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17 Using the Policy Manager
This chapter describes how to use the EPICenter Policy Manager for:
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Creating, modifying, and deleting network Quality of Service (QoS), access list, and Access-based
policies
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Configuring QoS profile settings on network devices
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Configuring network devices with the defined network policies
Using the Policy Manager
The Policy Manager provides a high-level interface for specifying QoS and access list rules for Extreme
devices. It is strongly recommended that you become familiar with the Policy Manager concepts
presented in the
EPICenter Concepts and Solutions Guide before you begin to create policies through
EPICenter on your network devices.
The Policy Manager is closely tied to the EPICenter Grouping applet, which is used to define the
network resources that can be used as endpoints or in the scope for a policy definition. Resources must
be set up through the Grouping applet prior to using them in a policy definition. You should be
familiar with the Grouping applet before you begin to define policies through the Policy Manager.
In addition, you must have Administrator or Manager access to create, modify, and configure policies
within the Policy Manager. If you have Monitor-level access only, you cannot use these functions.
To invoke the Policy Manager, click the Policy button in the Navigation Toolbar. The Policy Manager
main window is displayed (see Figure 248 ).
The Policy Manager is organized into two functional areas.
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The Policies View , where you can create, view, and modify EPICenter policy definitions for
Extreme devices. The organizing principle within the Policies View is the policy definition.
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The ACL Viewer where you can view the access list and QoS rules generated by the Policy Manager
for the devices in your network. You cannot modify EPICenter policy definitions from within this
view. The organizing principle within the ACL Viewer is the network device.
From either the Policies View or ACL Viewer, you can modify QoS profiles, change policy precedence,
and configure the currently enabled policies on one or more devices.
When the Policy Manager applet first appears, the Policies View is selected, showing a summary of the
policies currently defined within the EPICenter Policy Manager. You can view the details of an
individual policy by selecting the policy in the component tree, or by double-clicking a policy entry in
the policy list in the main window of the applet.
From the Policies View you can create and modify access list and QoS rules. See “The Policies View” on
page 482 for details on defining policies.