You can import predefined policy sets or import policy
sets from a selected location using the administrative console.
Before you begin
Before you begin this task, review Application policy sets
collection.
About this task
The policy sets panel has an Import button to allow the import
of policy sets. You can import a policy set from the default repository
or from a selected location.
Procedure
- From the administrative console navigation, click or .
The policy
sets collection page displays a listing of the custom and default
policy sets. Custom policy sets are displayed only if you have created
them. If you have not created a custom policy set, then only the default
policy sets are displayed.
- From the Application policy sets panel, click Import.
- Choose the option for importing the policy set.
You
can choose to import a policy set from the default repository or from
a selected location. Selecting
Import from Default Repository accesses
the next panel that displays a set of predefined default policy sets
that are available for you to import. Some of the predefined policy
sets have already been imported for you from the default repository.
You can import additional predefined policy sets that are available
in the predefined policy set repository.
Select Import
from Selected Location to provide a path or browse your
file system for a policy set file to import.
- To import a policy set from the default repository, select Import
from Default Repository and perform task step 4.
- To import a policy set from a selected location, select Import
from Selected Location and perform task step 7.
- Select Import from Default Repository and
select either the Import or the Import
a Copy radio button.
The behavior of
Import policy
set:
- Available for selection of one or more policy sets.
- Imports the default, not editable, policy set. You are returned
to the Application policy sets panel after the import of the policy
set.
- The imported policy set can be deleted, but it cannot be modified.
The behavior of
Import a Copy for
a policy set:
- Not available for multiple selection. If multiple policy sets
are selected and the Import a Copy radio button
is selected, an error message is displayed, indicating that only one
policy set can be copied at a time.
- Prompts you for a name and description for the copy. You are returned
to the Application policy sets panel after you import the policy set.
- The imported policy set can be modified or deleted.
- If you selected Import from the
previous step, select one or more policy sets to import in the Name column.
- Click OK.
You are
returned to the Application policy set panel.
- Click Save, to save your changes
to the configuration.
- If you selected Import a Copy from
step 4, select the policy set to import a copy in the Name column.
You can only select one policy set in the Name column to import
its copy.
- Provide a different name for the copy.
- Click OK.
You are
returned to the Application policy set panel.
- Click Save, to save your changes
to the configuration.
- Select Import from Selected Location.
- Specify the full path or browse for the policy set file
in your file system.
- Select either Use current policy set name or Specify
a different name to use for this policy set.
- Click OK.
You are
returned to the Application policy set panel.
- Click Save to save your changes
to the configuration.
Results
When you finish this task, you have been able to import
a policy set using either the default repository or from a selected
location.
Example
If you have a policy set, XYZ_ps
and you
want to import it from a selected location, perform the following
steps:
- From the Application policy set panel, click Import.
- Select Import from Selected Location.
- Specify the full path or browse to where the
XYZ_ps
policy
set file is located in your file system.
- Select either Use the current policy set name,
XYZ_ps
,
or Specify a different name for the policy set.
- Click OK.
- Click Save, to save your changes to the
configuration.
What to do next
You can modify or use the policy set that you just imported.