1 Delete the computers of a computer group
A computer group is a group of computers that can be used in the multiple-computer interfaces. You delete the computers in a group from Delete Multiple Computers.
- Open Devices › Delete Multiple Computers.
- Set Select computers by to Query, and choose the group's query in Select WQL Query. Computer groups are listed with the queries.
- The computers of the group are listed in the centre. Tick the ones to delete. Use Quick-find computer to find one in the list, and click a computer under Computers to delete in the right menu to take it out again.
- Tick Delete in Active Directory if the computers should also be removed from Active Directory.
- Tick Delete group to delete the group as well. It is only shown for a computer group (a static query), and only if your security role has the Delete Computer Group button. Use it only when all computers of the group are selected; SoftwareCentral does not check this for you, and the group is deleted even if you left some of its computers unticked.
- Click Delete. The button shows the number of selected computers.
Deleting is permanent
The computers, and the group if you chose to delete it, cannot be restored from SoftwareCentral.
When a group is deleted, it is also removed from every security role that had access to it. The computers are deleted in the background, so check the SoftwareCentral log afterwards.
See Delete Multiple Computers for the full interface, and Computer Groups for how groups are created.
2 Best practice
- Check the list first. Review the computers under Computers to delete before you click Delete; the button shows how many are selected.
- Delete the group only with all its computers. If some computers should stay, leave Delete group unticked, otherwise the group is gone while those computers remain.
- Decide on Active Directory deliberately. Tick Delete in Active Directory only when the computer accounts should disappear too.