User guide

Creating Policies and Rules
Extreme Networks Policy Manager (EPM) 1.2 User Guide
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5 Click Yes or No. The following Merge Results box is displayed.
6 Click OK. The Rule Mark Notice is displayed stating that Updated and inserted rules will be
marked. (Refer to “Marking Rules” on page 44.)
7 Click OK. The new rule is displayed in all the rule viewing panels in rank order.
8 Save the policy.
Exporting Rules
Rules are exported from the currently open policy (the source) in two ways. They can be exported into
an existing policy or into a new policy that is created as part of the export process.
To export rules into an existing policy, use the following procedure.
1 "Mark" one or more or all rules that are to be exported. (Refer to “Marking Rules” on page 44.) A
mark icon appears next to the rule name.
NOTE
Rules must be marked to be exported.
2 From the Menu Bar, choose File > Export To... > Policy File. The Save box opens.
3 Select the target policy and click Save. The Confirm Export box opens as shown below.
4 Click No to cancel the process, or
Click Yes to overwrite the rules in the target policy. A Validation Notice box is displayed that
confirms the Policy was successfully exported.
To export rules into a new policy, use the following procedure.
1 "Mark" one or more or all rules that are to be exported. (Refer to “Marking Rules” on page 44.) A
mark icon appears next to the rule name.
2 From the Menu Bar, choose File > Export To... > Policy File. The Save box opens.
3 In the File Name: field, type a new policy name ending in “.pol” and click Save. A Validation
Notice box is displayed that confirms the Policy rules were successfully exported and the new policy
is opened with all of the rules displayed.
4 Open the new policy again to see the final new policy displaying only the marked rules.