How do I edit or delete an OS Security policy?

Purpose
CAUTION 

CAUTION

Communication problems

If an OS security password is edited when it is in use by a discovery rule, communication with devices may be affected.

If the password has been changed on the NE, verify that the updated credentials match the configuration on the NE.

Use this procedure to update the description or password in an OS Security policy, or to delete the policy. You can update the password only, to resolve a password mismatch, or create an operation to push the updated password to the NEs. See the NSP Device Management Guide for more information about operations.

This procedure requires an administrator role.

Steps
 
1 

Open Network Security, OS Security Policies.

The system displays the list of configured policies.

Choose a policy and click png3.png(Table row actions), Edit.

To update the password to resolve a password mismatch
 
2 

To resolve a mismatch between the password on the NE and the OS security policy, perform the following.

  1. Enable the Change password toggle.

    Change password options are displayed.

  2. Choose Change password only.

  3. Enter and confirm the new password.

    Ensure that the new password matches the new password on the NEs.

  4. Click Update.

To update a password and push it to the NEs
 
3 

To change the password and push the new password to NEs, perform the following.

  1. Enable the Change password toggle.

    Change password options are displayed.

  2. Choose Change password and create a scheduled operation to push it to the NEs.

  3. Enter the current password and click Validate to confirm.

  4. Click Schedule.

    The Create Operation form opens. Proceed to Step 4

4 

To schedule a password push to the NEs, perform the following in the Create Operation form:

  1. Enter a name in the Operation Name field.

  2. In the Operation Inputs panel, choose Enabled or Disabled from the Anti-theft Mode drop-down.

  3. In the View/Edit Schedule panel, configure the timing of the operation:

    • To start the operation immediately, choose Run Immediately.

    • To schedule the operation to start at a later time, choose Schedule a date and time and configure the scheduling options.

To delete an OS security policy
 
5 

To delete an OS Security policy, choose a policy , click png3.png (Table row actions), Delete, and confirm.

A policy cannot be deleted if it is in use by a discovery rule.

End of steps