When you use the NFM-P to apply an NE configuration change, for example, by clicking OK or Apply after setting a service parameter, the NFM-P deploys the change to the NE according to the NFM-P deployment policy. The NFM-P deployment policy also specifies the conditions under which each managed NE performs a configuration save.

The information in a deployment policy includes the following:

• number and frequency of NFM-P deployment retries

• NE configuration save settings, such as the following:

  • save frequency

  • level of configuration detail to save

  • delay between consecutive saves

In a lab or testing environment, it is sometimes necessary to disable NFM-P deployment. See the NSP NFM-P XML API Developer Guidefor information about disabling NFM-P deployment.

Note: The Deployment tab on an object properties form lists the failed deployments and deployments that are in progress. In addition, a deployment icon is displayed on the configuration form beside the parameter associated with the failed or attempted deployment, beside the NE object in the navigation tree, in list tables, and in map info tables.