About the states of multiple hosts

The host properties dialog boxes use the following conventions regarding multiple host selections:

Title of dialog box

If a dialog box contains a Selected Host (or similarly named) box, all controls on the dialog box reflect the values for the host currently selected in the Selected Host box.

If a dialog box does not contain a Selected Host (or similarly named) box, settings of all the selected hosts are combined to arrive at a value that is displayed to the user.

Button selection

When multiple hosts are selected, no options appear selected. Selecting any option updates the setting on all selected hosts. To leave each host configured independently, do not select any option while multiple hosts are selected.

Number spinners

When multiple hosts are selected, number spinners appear blank. Selecting any value updates the setting on all selected hosts. To leave each host configured independently, do not select any option while multiple hosts are selected.

Check box states

The host property check boxes may appear in one of the following states:

  • Selected (checked) if the attribute has been set the same for all selected hosts. To set the property on all selected hosts, select the check box.

  • Clear (unchecked) if the property has been set the same for all selected hosts. To clear the property on all selected hosts, clear the check box.

  • Gray check if the property is set differently on the selected hosts. To leave the property unchanged, set the box to a gray check.

Edit field states

If the property contains a text field for specifying a value, the field may be in one of the following states:

  • The field may contain a value if the property has the same value for all selected hosts.

  • The field may be empty or indicate <<Multiple Entries>> if the property was not set the same for all selected hosts. When the cursor is moved to such a field, a small notice appears at the bottom of the dialog box noting that the value is different on the selected hosts.

Note:

In a clustered environment, host properties must be made on each node of the cluster separately.