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Centralized Service Configuration - Policies Tab

Centralized Service Configuration – Policies Tab

Note: The information in this topic applies to NetWitness Platform Version 11.7 and Later.

The netwitness_configureicon_34x30.png (Configure) > Policies view contains two tabs: Groups and Policies.

Workflow

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Related Topics:

What do you want to do?

  • User Role: Administrator
  • I want to...: set up a host.
  • Documentation:

    Setting Up a Host


  • User Role: Administrator
  • I want to...: maintain a host.
  • Documentation: Maintaining Hosts



* You can perform these tasks in the current view.

Quick Look

Below is an example of the Policies tab:

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  • Column 1: 1
  • Column 2:

    Toolbar

    • Create New- Lets you create a new policy. For more information, see "Create a Policy" in the Centralized Service Configuration via Policy.

    • Edit – Lets you edit the policy. For more information, see "Managing Policies and Groups" in the Centralized Service Configuration via Policy.

    • Publish – Publishes the selected policy or policies.

    • More Actions

      • Assign to Group -Lets you assign policy to a group.

      • Clone – Lets you clone a policy.

      • Revert – Lets you revert to previous policy settings. By default, the revert value is set to 5. You can customize the revert value in Explorer view.

      • Delete - Deletes the selected policy or policies permanently.


  • Column 1: 2
  • Column 2:

    Filter Pane

    • Filters: You can filter policies based on Policy Type and Policy Status and Service Type.

      To hide, click the netwitness_icon-close.png icon at the top-right of the panel. To display if hidden, click the netwitness_ic-filter4.png icon in the toolbar.

    • Reset: Removes the currently applied filter criteria.

    For more information, see "Filter Policies" in the Centralized Service Configuration via Policy.


  • Column 1:

    3

  • Column 2:

    Policy List Pane
    Name – Name of the policy.

    • Description – Description of the policy.

    • Category – Type of policies applied.

    • Service Type – Displays the service type to which the policy is applied.

    • Groups - Lists the group to which this policy is applied.

    • Policy Status – Status of the policy. The values are: Published, Unpublished, Failed, N/A.

    • Last Updated – Displays the time when the policy is updated.

    • Updated By – The user who updated the policy.

    You can also sort on any column. If you mouse over a column header, a sort icon is displayed: netwitness_ic-colsortasc2.png. Click the icon to sort by the selected column.


  • Column 1:

    4

  • Column 2:

    Policy Details Pane

    Displays the properties of the selected policy.

    Note: Click the row to view the Properties panel for a policy.


Create Policy

Below is an example of the Create Policy dialog.

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The table describes the information and options in the Create Policy dialog.

  • Field: Policy Type
  • Description: Displays the policy type.

  • Field: Policy Name
  • Description: Name of the policy. The name should be unique.

  • Field: Policy Description (Optional)
  • Description: Description of the policy. Description should not exceed 8000 characters.

  • Field: Service Type
  • Description: Displays the type of the service. Available options are Log Decoder, Decoder, and Concentrator.

  • Field:

    (For version 11.7.1 and Later) Clone from Existing Service (Optional)

  • Description:

    Displays the list of services based on the service type to clone those settings.


  • Field:

    Save and Close

  • Description:

    Saves the settings and closes the Create Policy dialog.


Define Policy Settings

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  • Field: Default Settings
  • Description:

    Displays the settings of the service based on the category, for example, Database, Decoder and so on.
    Click netwitness_arrowright.png to expand the setting category.

    ConfiDefSett.png

    The following describes Default settings:

    • Setting- Name of the setting.

    • Value- The settings value.

    • Description- Description of the setting.

    • All – Lets you to select the settings for customization. You can either click netwitness_ic-circled-plus.png to customize all the settings value or click netwitness_ic-circled-plus.png on a specific setting


  • Field: Common Settings
  • Description: Displays the common settings of the service. By default, it is disabled.

  • Field:

    (For version 11.7.1 and Later) 10g Settings

  • Description:

    Fetches the 10g settings.


  • Field: Customized Settings
  • Description:

    Lists the selected settings for customization. Click netwitness_ic-circled-plus.png to add the setting.

    122_ConfCustSett_1222.png

    Update the value based on your requirement.

    122_ConfUpdCusSett_1222.png


Assign to Group

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  • Field: Group List
  • Description:

    Displays the list of group associated with the policy. A group is disabled if it is already assigned to another policy.

    • Group Name

    • Policies

    • Services

    • Service Type

    • Action


  • Field: Selected Group
  • Description: Lists the selected groups. Click netwitness_ic-circled-plus.png to add groups.

  • Field: Save and Close
  • Description: Saves the settings and closes the Assign to Group dialog.

  • Field: Save and Publish
  • Description:

    Saves and publishes the created policy.

    Note: This option is disabled if:
    - Policy settings are not customized.
    - Policy is not assigned to groups.


  • Column 1:
  • Column 2: