Applying policies (via wizard)

Compliance policies are defined by an administrator. To validate a device or group of devices against one or more defined policies, you can apply a policy by using the Applying policies wizard. You access the wizard from either the Activity Viewer or from the Network Views portlet in Network Manager IP Edition.

1. Navigate the Policy Selection tree and select the policy to be applied to a specific device.
   Policies in the Policy Selection tree are arranged by realm, matching the realm structure that is defined in the Compliance UI. Policies are not filtered by vendor or type and all policies defined for the selected device are displayed. You can add any policy to the list of policies to applied regardless of vendor or type. Expand the tree to find the policies that have been defined.
2. You can perform the following actions:

   Add

   Click Add on the menu bar, or double-click the policy. The policy is moved to the main window.

   Note: You can add as many policies as are available in the Policy Selection tree.

   Remove

   Select a policy from the list of policies on the main window and click Remove on the menu bar, or double-click the policy. The policy is removed from the main window.

   Move up

   Select a policy and click Move up to move it up the list.

   Note: The order in which policies are applied is not important.

   Move down

   Select a policy and click Move down to move it down the list.

   Clear all

   Click Clear all to remove all policies from the list.

   Show VTMOS columns

   Click Show VTMOS columns to display the following information for each policy:

   Vendor

   The device vendor, such as Cisco.

   Type

   The device type, such as switch.

   Model

   The device model, such as 2940.

   OS

   The operating system, such as *12.0*.

   Information

   If you launch the wizard via a device, click the Information icon to display the device's VTMOS, managed state, and support level, as well as user assistance.

   If you launch the wizard via a view, click the Information icon to display user assistance only.

3. When you have added policies as required, click Next.
   The Supply Parameters window is displayed.
4. Enter parameters for each policy.
   Parameters are configurable values you enter for a policy before you apply it. You must assign an actual value to each parameter before a policy can be applied. Parameters are global to all policies, which means that if one or more policies have the same parameter, then only one value can be supplied for that parameter, and it is applied to all policies that have that parameter. These parameters have 'Multiple' listed in the Resource column.
5. Click Save, then Next.
   The Enter Description window is displayed.
6. Type a description for each policy.
   You can use a maximum of 290 characters to describe each policy.
7. Click Save, then Next.
   The data is validated and the policy is applied to the device as a process. The Summary window is displayed with feedback received, as is a confirmation dialog, and a process ID is issued.
8. Click Yes, then OK to close the confirmation dialog.