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You can create a resource group to set up resources that match certain conditions to be displayed as a group.

Creating a Resource Group

You can create and use the Resource Group service in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

To create a Resource Group, follow these steps:

1. Click on All Services > Management > Resource Group menu. You will be moved to the Resource Group List page.

2. On the Resource Group List page, click the Create Resource Group button. You will be moved to the Create Resource Group page.

3. On the Create Resource Group page, enter the necessary information for service creation and select detailed options.

   • In the Service Information Input section, select the necessary information.

   Category	Required	Detailed Description
   Resource Group Name	Required	Enter group name
   Description		Enter description
   Resource Type	Required	Select all or multiple resource types
   Group Definition Tag	Required	Set the tag criteria for grouping Key Value
   Target Resource		Click the resource preview button to check and select the target resource

   Table. Resource Group Creation Input Information
   • In the Additional Information Input section, enter or select the necessary information.

     Category	Required	Detailed Description
     Lock	Optional	Set whether to use Lock Using Lock prevents accidental actions such as server termination, start, and stop
     Init Script	Optional	Script to run when the server starts The init script should be written in Batch script for Windows or Shell script or cloud-init for Linux Up to 45,000 bytes can be entered
     Tag	Optional	Add a tag Up to 50 tags can be added per resource Click the Add Tag button and enter or select the Key and Value

     Table. Resource Group Additional Information Input Items

4. Review the input information and click the Complete button.

   • Once created, you can check the created resource on the Resource Group List page.

Checking Resource Group Details

The Resource Group service allows you to check and modify the resource group list and detailed information. The Resource Group Details page consists of Basic Information, Group Resources, and Tags tabs.

To check the detailed information of the Resource Group service, follow these steps:

1. Click on All Services > Management > Resource Group menu. You will be moved to the Resource Group List page.
2. On the Resource Group List page, click on the resource you want to check the details for. You will be moved to the Resource Group Details page. * The Resource Group Details page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Basic Information, Group Resources, and Tags tabs.

Basic Information

You can check and modify the detailed information of the selected resource on the Resource Group List page.

Group Resources

You can check and modify the group resources of the selected resource on the Resource Group List page.

Tags

You can check, add, modify, or delete the tag information of the selected resource on the Resource Group List page.

Managing Resource Groups

Modifying Resource Group Basic Information

You can modify the description of a Resource Group. To modify the description of a Resource Group, follow these steps:

1. Click on All Services > Management > Resource Group menu. You will be moved to the Resource Group list page.
2. On the Resource Group list page, click on the Resource Group name of the resource you want to modify. You will be moved to the Resource Group Details page.
3. Click the Modify button next to the Resource Group name. You will be moved to the Modify Description popup window. Modify the description and click the Confirm button. You can check the modified description on the Resource Group Details page.

Modifying Resource Group Group Resources

You can modify the group resources of a Resource Group. To modify the group resources of a Resource Group, follow these steps:

1. Click on All Services > Management > Resource Group menu. You will be moved to the Resource Group list page.

2. On the Resource Group list page, click on the Resource Group name of the resource you want to modify. You will be moved to the Resource Group Details page. Click on the Group Resources tab. You will be moved to the Group Resources tab.

3. Click the Modify Group Resources button. You will be moved to the Modify Resource Group page.

   • Modify the Resource Type and Group Definition Tag information, and then click Save.

   Category	Required	Detailed Description
   Resource Type	Required	Select all or multiple resource types
   Group Definition Tag	Required	Set the tag criteria for grouping Key Value
   Target Resource		Click the resource preview button to check and select the target resource

   Table. Resource Group Resource Modification Input Information

4. Check the modified information on the Resource Group Details page.

Deleting a Resource Group

You can delete an unused Resource Group. However, once a Resource Group is deleted, it cannot be recovered.

To delete a Resource Group, follow these steps:

1. Click on All Services > Management > Resource Group menu. You will be moved to the Resource Group List page.
2. On the Resource Group List page, click on the resource you want to delete. You will be moved to the Resource Group Details page.
3. On the Resource Group Details page, click the Delete Resource Group button. Check the message in the Notification popup window and click the Confirm button.
   • On the Resource Group List page, select multiple Resource Groups using the check boxes and click the Delete button at the top of the resource list.