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.