## Topology Grouping

Use Topology Grouping to create multi-level device groups. The device groups are then viewable in the monitoring and diagnostic topologies. You can select from the following options:

- Create an Island Grouping-creates a new topology group based on SAN islands.
- Create an Admin Grouping-creates a new topology group that corresponds to the Admin Group that was defined in Creating Administration Groups.

Examples of Topology groups follow:

- Geographical-Devices are grouped into labs, rooms, or GUIldings.
- Administrative-Devices are grouped according to system administrator's responsibilities.
- Vendor-Devices are grouped by vendors.

Note -

Multiple groups can be created out of the same topology. When the software recognizes a grouped topology, SAN links and alert levels are automatically summarized and displayed in the group.

### Related Topics

- Creating Administration Groups
- Deleting an Administration Group
- Assigning Administration Groups