Policy Lists

The PolicyView Policy Lists Screen displays all configured Policy Lists, including the Policies Rules included in each list, and is used to create, edit, and delete Policy Lists. You can click on a Policy List to display the Policies contained in the list. A Policy List is a set of Policies that are grouped together and can be assigned to switches as a group. The QoS/ACL Policies that you add to a Policy List can be defined using the PolicyView Application. You can also include Resources or Resource Groups in a Policy using the "Resources - Add to Policy" Screen.

Creating a Policy List

Click on the Create icon. The Create Policy List Screen appears. Enter a Name for the Policy List and select the Policies you want to include in the list from the Add Policies drop-down menu. (All of the currently-configured Policies appear in the list. You can also click the Add icon to go to Expert Mode and create a new policy(ies) to add to the list.) When you select a Policy from the drop-down menu, the Policy will appear in a table below, so you can review the Policy and modify the Precedence value, if needed. When you are finished reviewing the Policy(ies), click the Create button. The new Policy List will appear on the Policy Lists Screen.

Editing a Policy List

You can edit the Policies included in a Policy List or edit the Precedence value of any Policy in the list. Select a Policy List and click on the Edit icon. The Edit Policy List Screen appears. Click on the Add Policies drop-down menu . (All of the currently-configured Policies appear in the list. You can also click the Add icon to go to Expert Mode and create a new policy(ies) to add to the list.) Select/unselect Policies to add/remove them from the Policy List. When you are finished editing the Policy, click the Update button. The updated Policy List will appear on the Policy Lists Screen.

Note: Adding/deleting a policy to/from a policy list will automatically update any switch roles that contain this policy list with the updated policies.

Deleting a Policy List

To delete a Policy List(s), select the list(s), click on the Delete icon, then click OK at the confirmation prompt. Note that you cannot delete a Policy List that is associated with a User Network Profile (UNP). To delete the list, you must first remove it from the UNP.

Policy List Information

Click on a Policy List to display the Policies contained in the list. The following information is displayed for each Policy contained in the Policy List.