Delete, copy, and move managed nodes

You can easily delete a node from the managed nodes list. You can also move a node to another node group or copy a node to more than one node group.

NOTE:
Node groups with identical names that exist more than once at different locations in the console tree are stored on the server as a single data unit.

To delete a managed node

Open the Node Configuration editor if it is not already open.
In the Nodes list, either select the name of the node or node group you want to delete and press the Delete key or right-click to open the shortcut menu and select Delete. If you are deleting the only instance of the node, a message box opens to explain what happens when nodes are deleted and how to handle policies and packages on the deleted node.

If you are deleting a copy (shortcut to the node), the following message box appears.
Click Yes to continue the delete operation. The selected node is removed from the list of managed nodes.
To cancel the delete operation, click No.

To move a managed node

Open the Node Configuration editor, as explained above in Step 1.
Right-click the name of the node you want to move to another node group to open the shortcut menu.
Click Cut to remove the node from the selected group.
Select the node group you want to move the node to.
Click Paste Shortcut to place the node in the selected group.
If you decide to delete this node, you will see the same error message shown in Step 2 of To Delete a Managed Node.

To copy a node into one or more additional node groups

Open the Node Configuration editor.
Right-click the name of the node you want to copy to another node group to open the shortcut menu.
Click Copy.
Select the node group to which you want to copy the node.
Right-click to open the shortcut menu.
Click Paste Shortcut. The node appears in the second node group.
If you decide to delete this node, you will not receive a message. You are deleting a shortcut to the node, not the node itself, which still exists in the original node group.