Create a Data Collector Group

This process is for creating a data collector group not already connected to a data collector. When you add a new data collector, a new data collector group will also be created. It will have a system generated name of: <Data Collector Name>-Group and a description of: Generated automatically from <Data Collector Name> first time registration.

To create a data collector group, complete the following steps.

  1. On the toolbar, click System > Data Collector Groups.
  2. Click Create.
  3. In the General Properties section:
    1. Enter a unique Name for the data collector group. The system will not allow duplicate names.
    2. Enter an optional Description for the data collector group.
    3. For Palo Alto Prisma users: If you will be using a TLS Certificate and Private Key, use the copy-and-paste function to enter the encoded in PEM format TLS Certificate and Private Key information in the appropriate fields.
  1. In the Assignment section, select from the available data collectors to create a data collector group.

The best practice is to select 3, 5, or another odd number per data collector group. It is recommended that all data collectors in a data collector group be in the same data center.

  1. Click Save.

    The devices associated with each data collector in the group will be listed in the Devices section.