CLI Reference Guide

Configuring and Applying Policies 345
Configuring and
Applying Policies
The Policies section of the Organizer panel allows you to set configuration
parameters that you define once in 3WXM and then apply to multiple
WX switches.
When you apply a policy to a set of WX switches, all parameter settings in
the policy are applied to the switches and override the settings already on
the switches.
By default, 3WXM applies all applicable policies to a switch’s
configuration when you upload the configuration into a network plan, or
when you create a new switch using the WX Switch wizard.
How Changes Are
Managed
After you associate a new policy with a switch, all new switches (switches
you create using the WX Switch wizard or switches you upload)
automatically receive the parameter settings in the policy. The policy
settings also are applied automatically to any existing switches you
associate with the policy.
However, after you have associated a policy with at least one switch, any
changes you later make to the policy are not automatically applied to
new or existing switches. To apply the changes you make to a policy to
the switches associated with that policy, use the Policy Manager.
Policies Created
When You Migrate a
3.x Network Plan to
4.0
When you open a 3.x network plan in 3WXM 4.0, 3WXM automatically
creates a policy for each Mobility Domain in the plan. The policy contains
all the parameter settings that were in the Domain Policies for the
Mobility Domain in 3.x.
To avoid unintended configuration changes, 3WXM does not
automatically apply the Mobility Domain policy to new switches or to
switches that already exist in the plan. However, you can use the Policy
Manager to apply the parameter settings in the Mobility Domain policy to
switches.