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Each Node is running a Rudder Agent, which is sending regularly an inventory to the Rudder Server.
Following the first inventory, Nodes are placed in a transit zone. You can then view the detail of their inventory, and accept the final Node in the Rudder database if desired. You may also reject the Node, if it is not a machine you would like to manage with Rudder.
An advanced search engine allows you to identify the required Nodes (by name, IP address, OS, versions, etc.)
You will have to create sets of Nodes, called groups. These groups are derived from search results, and can either be static or a dynamic:
- Static group
- Group of Nodes based on search criteria. The search is performed once and the resulting list of Nodes is stored. Once declared, the list of nodes will not change, except manual change.
- Dynamic group
- Group of Nodes based on search criteria. The search is replayed every time the group is queried. The list will always contain the nodes that match the criteria, even if the data nodes have changed since the group was created.
