The PolicyView Application Visibility Policies Screen displays and is used to create, edit, delete, and view Application Visibility Policies for OS6900/OS10K Switches. The Policies are created using a wizard that guides you through each of the steps needed to create the Policy and apply the Policy to switches in the network. As shown below, all currently-configured Policies are listed in the Existing Policies Table. You can view basic information about a Policy in the table or click on a specific policy to view more detailed information.
Note: Application Visibility Policies are configured using Application Groups configured as part a Signature Profile created in the Application Visibility Application. The drop-down menu on the Set Condition Screen in the wizard is populated with the Application Groups contained in the Signature Profile for the selected switch(es). You must configure and apply a Signature Profile to a switch before creating an Application Visibility Policy.
Application Visibility Policies are created using a wizard that guides you through each of the steps needed to create the policy and apply the policy to switches in the network. To create an Application Visibility Policy, click on the Create icon. The wizard will then guide you through the following screens:
After configuring and saving a policy(ies), you must go to the PolicyView Expert Screen to notify the switches. The policy(ies) you created will appear in the Existing Policies Table. Click on the Notify All button to notify all switches in the network; or click on the Select Devices button to notify specific switches. When you click on the Notify All button, all of the policies listed in the Existing Policies Table are applied to all of the switches configured for each policy. To apply the policy(ies) only to certain switches within the configured group of switches, click on the Select Devices button and use the Device Selection Wizard to select specific devices (select the device(s) and click OK; then click the Notify Selected button).
After notifying the switches, you can view the status of the re-cache operation, by clicking on the Status button to view the Devices Pending Notification Table. In addition, you can view the success or failure of the re-cache operation for each switch in the policy.log file of the Audit application, including an indication of any error that may have occurred. Note that the re-cache operation for each switch occurs in a separate thread and may take some time. Any errors that occur will also be reported in the server.txt file, in the Audit application.
Note: When you notify network switches, all QoS-enabled switches flush their policy tables and reload policies from the LDAP repository, which is very expensive in terms of switch resources and time. It is recommended that you review all policies that you have created and apply them at the same time to minimize switch downtime.
To edit a policy, select the policy in the Existing Application Visibility Policies Table and click on the Edit icon. Use the wizard to make any edits. When you are done, apply the edited policy to the network.
To delete a policy(ies), select the policy(ies) in the Existing Application Visibility Policies Table and click on the Delete icon, then click OK at the confirmation prompt.
The Existing Application Visibility Policies Table displays basic information for all configured Policies. You can also click on a policy to view detailed information about the Policy (e.g., Condition, Action).