# Oneagent in several host groups

**URL:** <https://community.dynatrace.com/t/oneagent-in-several-host-groups/20244>\
**Category:** Open Q&A\
**Tags:** oneagent, hosts-classic\
**Created:** [September 9, 2020, 8:55am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/oneagent-in-several-host-groups/20244 "2020-09-09T08:55:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![gautier\_begin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@gautier\_begin](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/gautier_begin)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 8:55am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/oneagent-in-several-host-groups/20244/1 "2020-09-09T08:55:47Z")

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Hello,

We can have several agents per hostgroup. Can an agent belong to several hostgroup? How to proceed in automatic way.

Regards

Gautier

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**Author:** ![pahofmann](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/pahofmann/32/17076_2.png) [@pahofmann](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/pahofmann)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 10:08am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/oneagent-in-several-host-groups/20244/2 "2020-09-09T10:08:15Z")

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An agent can only belong to one host group.

If you want to group your hosts further, you can use [tagging](https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/how-to-use-dynatrace/tags-and-metadata/) and [Management Zones](https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/how-to-use-dynatrace/management-zones/).

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**Author:** ![nick\_hurt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/82dd89/32.png) [@nick\_hurt](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/nick_hurt)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/oneagent-in-several-host-groups/20244/3 "2020-09-09T20:18:51Z")

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To expound on the above answer - an auto-tag can be created with tagging rules that include multiple host group metadata properties.