HP Session Allocation Manager (HP SAM) v.3.1 Administrator's Guide

Policies Tab
Policy management allows administrator to override the user’s HP SAM client settings. In general, the
user is allowed the flexibility to customize the connection settings on the client side. If there are
specific settings that the user must always connect with, then the administrator may use the Policies
tab to define the forced settings.
The HP SAM hierarchical policy has 5 levels:
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Global
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Role
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OU (organizational unit)
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Security Group
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User
Policy settings assigned to User override policy settings assigned to a Security Group, and so forth
up the list.
Steps:
1. Create or update the policy in the Policies tab. To update an existing policy, click the policy
name hyperlink.
2. Assign the policy:
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to a role (User and Roles > Manage resource roles)
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to a user, OU, or Security Group (User and Roles > Manage users)
HP SAM always creates the Global Policy. This policy applies to all user connections, unless
overridden by other policies. The default sets the Auto Reconnect box to Off. This ensures multiple
users do not attempt to log in to the same blade at the same time. When a network failure or
something similar occurs, the user may unknowingly have been logged off that resource, depending
on the network and AD group policy settings. HP SAM may allocate that computing resource to
another user. If the auto-reconnect feature is turned on, the original user reconnects to this computing
resource, which could potentially have been allocated to another person. If this is not a concern, then
change Auto Reconnect to an appropriate value.
Table 4-1 Effective Hierarchical Policy Example
Parameter Global Role OU SG1 SG2 User Effective
P1 ON Not Assigned Not Assigned Not Assigned Not Assigned Not Assigned ON
1
P2
ON OFF Not Assigned Not Assigned Not Assigned Not Assigned OFF
P3 ON OFF ON OFF Not Assigned Not Assigned OFF
2
P4
ON/No
Overrides
Allowed
OFF Not Assigned Not Assigned Not Assigned Not Assigned ON
P5 ON/No
Overrides
Allowed
OFF/No
Overrides
Allowed
Not Assigned Not Assigned Not Assigned Not Assigned ON
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