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Manifests

A manifest for a server is the set of values that the Management Console collects from or assigns to that server and stores as a record in the database.

When it chooses a server for a project or a step, the system compares a selector against its set of manifests and picks a matching server.

You can view the manifests for your servers in the Servers module. Select Servers > <server_name> , then click the Manifest tab.

You cannot directly change the manifest for a server. Instead, you must edit the collector assigned to the server, or assign a different collector to the server. The collector defines the kinds of properties the system assigns to a server or attempts to collect from it; the manifest is the resulting set of property values.

Related concepts
Selectors
Built-in Properties Reference
Special Manifest Properties
Special Set Value Properties
Creating a Selector
Collectors
Selecting the Server for a Project or Step
Using Filter Boxes