How to Manage Policies for Directory Objects

From the Directory Object Properties window, you can manage the local policy configuration for a directory object by selecting the Policies link in the left navigation tree.

Directory Object Policy Detail

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a

Path to selected directory object

b

Directory object toolbar:

 

Browse to the parent object

 

View/Edit properties of this object

 

Search directories

 

Import devices into the HPCA device repository

 

Create an HPCA job

 

Start a new remote control session

 

Deploy the HPCA Agent

 

Create a new group

 

Launch the Policy Management Wizard (drop-down menu allows you to choose policy type)

 

Perform an OS Management task

 

Delete this Directory Object

c

Object links (see Viewing Properties for an Object)

d

Policy Management toolbar:

 

Refresh

 

Show/Hide filter

There are three tabs in the Directory Object Properties window when you select the Policies link in the left navigation tree. They allow you to view and assign policies, set defaults and overrides to policies, create relationships to other objects to influence policy inheritance, and to set resolution options that determine how the Policy Server will behave when resolving policies.

Note: When you click the Policies link, the HPCA Console checks your permissions. If you do not have write permissions, the Launch the Policy Management Wizard icon will not appear on the toolbar.

The actions you can perform on these tabs are discussed in the following sections. In the examples used, we will create a policy for one device. Directory Object Policy Detail shows the different sections of the Directory Object Properties window. Use this figure to orient where you are in the management console when performing these tasks.

By way of recap, to navigate to the Directory Object Properties window to view and create policies, you do the following:

  1. On the Management tab, expand the directory structure under Directories. The list of available directory services is displayed.
  2. Click the directory service that you want to expand, and then the directory object of interest. In our example, it is Zone:HP > Devices. A list of the Devices directory object’s children appears in the content pane.
  3. To work with a device, navigate to that object, and select View/Edit Properties from the drop-down menu. A new browser window opens for that directory object.
  4. Click the Policies link in the left navigation tree in the new browser window.

    As indicated in our example, the directory object we are selecting is a single device. We will create a policy for this single device.


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