We have the ability to search for resources and groups via the Search menu item text field (under both main menu "Resources" and "Groups"). However, when you type letters to search, it is very slow on pages that take long to render. It is fast when you are on pages that render fast. I think what is happening is we are refreshing the entire page, rather then just issuing an ajax request to refresh only the search results box.
This bug was previously known as http://jira.rhq-project.org/browse/RHQ-2011
We should see if this is still a problem after the new search work.
close fixed during struts -> jsf migration