Apply Configuration Policy
After you create configuration policy, apply it to machines throughout the enterprise. When you apply configuration policy, pushes a compiled configuration file that contains all policy settings to all specified agent machines. The application implements the new policy after an automatic agent warm start.
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After you create configuration policy, apply it to machines throughout the enterprise. When you apply configuration policy,
Server Automation
pushes a compiled configuration file that contains all policy settings to all specified agent machines. The application implements the new policy after an automatic agent warm start.You can reapply the policy to machines in the following cases:
- You updated the policy.
- You were notified that the configuration changed on an agent machine.
Follow these steps:
- Click the Resources tab, open the Configure pane, expand Policies, and selectCA SystemEDGEor Service Response.
- From the table on the Available Policies page, select the policy.
- On the Summary page, select a policy to apply.Server Automationdisplays the policy details in the right pane.
- Click Action and select Apply.The application displays tabs appear for selecting machines on which to apply the policy.
- Use theUpdate machines running this policytab to apply the policy to machines that already run it.
- Use theApply to Machines not running this Policytab to apply policies to machines without a policy or that use a different policy.
- (Optional) Complete one of the following options from theUpdate machines running this policytab:
- SelectUpdate all machines using this policyto deploy the policy on all machines that currently run it. This option is useful if you made configuration policy changes that you want to apply globally.
- SelectUpdate selected groups of machinesto update only machines that meet any of the following criteria:
- Machines running an out-of-date version of the policy.
- Machines where policy exceptions were applied. Policy exceptions occur when a user applies a point configuration change to an agent that is not represented in the applied policy
- Machines running the current version of the policy.
- Machines with configuration errors for the policy.
- SelectAdvanced (manually select machines)to add the machines manually in the Select Machines pane to which to reapply the policy.
- (Optional) From theApply to Machines not running this Policytab, select the machines to which to apply the policy.
- Click Apply Policy.The policy application is initiated.