Property states for 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 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.
Option 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. In this case, when the cursor is moved 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.

If the focus is on a setting that is set differently between the selected hosts, the following statement appears at the bottom of the dialog box:

This value is different on the selected hosts.

This notice is especially helpful regarding differences in text field settings.

If the selected hosts are of various operating systems, none of the operating system-specific information appears.

For example, select a Linux client and a Windows client. Neither the Windows Client properties nor the UNIX Client properties appear in the Host Properties. If all the selected hosts are of the same operating system, the corresponding properties node appears.

Property states for multiple hosts

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