To modify a policy

Purpose

Use this procedure to change existing policies and entries within policies using the NFM-P client GUI.

Steps


1	Choose Policies→Policy Type from the NFM-P main menu, where Policy Type is the type of policy that you want to edit. The Policy Type manager form opens.
2	Choose Global from the Policy scope drop-down menu.
3	Click Search and choose the policy that you want to modify.
4	Click Properties and perform one of the following: If the policy configuration mode is set to Released, go to Step 5. If the policy configuration mode is set to Draft, configure the parameters, as required, and go to Step 10.
5	Configure the parameters, if required. When you modify the configuration, the NFM-P changes the policy configuration mode to Draft.
6	When you modify filter entries for policies with filters, click on the appropriate tab and click Refresh to list the filter entries.
7	Save your changes.
8	Compare the global policy with the existing local definitions to verify whether you need to reset the policy configuration to the previously released global policy configuration. Perform To identify differences between a global and local policy or two local policies if required.
9	Click on the Action button and choose Reset to Released to reset the global policy configuration to the last released configuration of the policy and to cancel any modifications you entered in Step 5.
10	Click Switch Mode beside the Configuration Mode parameter. A dialog box appears.
11	Click Yes. The policy configuration mode changes to Released and the Release form opens. The NEs that have a local definition of the policy set to Sync with Global are shown in the Selected Objects panel and are ready for distribution. You can select an NE and move it to the Available Objects panel by using the left-arrow. This will exclude it from distribution.
12	Click Distribute to distribute the policy locally to the devices listed in the Selected Objects panel. A progress bar at the lower right of the GUI displays the overall percentage of distribution progress completion to the selected sites. Distribution states (In Progress, Succeeded, or Failed) for individual sites are shown in the Status column for the Selected Objects. Note: Distribution failures are reported in a pop-up message. You can view the error message to determine the cause of the failure and which NE or NEs were affected. Distribution failures are also reported using JMS.
13	Click on the Local Definitions tab to view the local instances of the global policy, if required.
14	Save your changes and close the form. End of steps