Updating policies for device groups
When solutions are deployed, home screens are configured, or settings are changed for a device group, the printers in
the group are marked as “Out of Policy,” and a policy update is required to apply the changes to the printers. Changes
are not automatically pushed to printers, so you can schedule policy updates during times of off
‑
peak usage to avoid
negatively affecting system performance.
Additionally, because the system cannot monitor changes that occur outside of the system that affect the policy
conformance of a printer, it is a good idea to schedule policy updates after a system is set up. For more information,
see “Scheduling policy updates” on page 105.
Policy updates include deployment of eSF applications to e
‑
Task 2 printers when necessary. This includes deployment
of the Advanced Prompting Bundle the first time policies are updated on e
‑
Task 2 printers, first
‑
time deployment of
eSF applications associated with hybrid solutions, and any policy updates immediately after the Advanced Prompting
Bundle or other eSF applications are updated. Validation that occurs during deployment of eSF applications causes
policy updates that include eSF deployments to take significantly longer than those that do not.
If a large eSF application or several eSF applications are included with a hybrid solution, then you may need to increase
the default timeout for policy updates using the PolicyUpdate service on the Services tab in order to allow enough time
for the policy update to complete. If you do not want to validate eSF application deployment on each printer, then see
“Disabling validation of eSF application deployment” on page 106.
1
Click the
Device Groups
tab.
2
Select a device group from the Device Groups list, or select
All Device Groups
to update policies for printers in
multiple device groups.
3
Select
Policy Update
from the Tasks list.
Note:
The Policy Update task can also be accessed from the Policy Update link in the reminder shown when
working with the Solutions and Home Screen tasks.
4
Select the update method:
•
To update only out
‑
of
‑
policy printers, select the
Only update those devices which are Out Of Policy
check box.
•
To update all printers, regardless of current policy conformance, clear the
Only update those devices which
are Out Of Policy
check box.
5
If you are updating policies for printers in multiple device groups, then select the device groups for the policy update
task in the main section. The list does not appear if a specific device group is selected in the Device Groups list.
6
Click
Update Policy
to deploy the solutions to the printers in the device group.
Note:
After updating policies, the Policy Update status appears showing the number of devices that failed to
update, if applicable. Click
Failed Devices Count
to view the error logs for this task. To view the full set of logs
for this task, clear the Message filter.
Scheduling policy updates
1
Click the
Device Groups
tab.
2
Select a device group from the Device Groups list, or select
All Device Groups
to update policies for printers in
multiple device groups.
3
Select
Schedule
from the Tasks list.
4
Click
Add
>
Policy Update
.
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