Policy groups

Policy groups are applicable to both agent policies and object policies.

Agent policy groups

Agent policy groups are a logical collection of agent policies and actions that apply to the agent policies, object policies, and/or object policy groups.
Possible uses for an agent policy group include:

• Applying the same actions to several agent policies, without having to associate the actions with each agent policy individually.
• Grouping agent policies together for easier administration and identification.

Object policy groups

Object policy groups are a logical collection of object policies and other object policy groups. Note that circular references of object policy groups are not permitted and generate a validation error.
Possible uses for an object policy group include:

• Group object policies together to make administration and association at the agent level easier.
• Group object policy groups together to make administration and association at the agent level easier.

To create an agent policy group

1. From the Policies tab, click the Agent Policies tab.
2. Click the Create a New Agent Policy Group icon.
3. In the displayed Create a New Agent Policy Group dialog box, add a name and description for the new policy, and click Create.
   
   The right side of the Policies tab is refreshed with a new section, as shown in the following image.
   
   
4. In the Policy Components this Agent Policy Group uses section you can select from Agent policies or Policy actions to define objects that are assigned to the policy group.
5. Click  to test the agent policy group without executing any actions. The Test Agent Policy Group Results window is displayed, where you can see any Policy Actions, Policy Conflicts or Validation Issues. Click Stop to stop the test or wait for the test to complete.
6. Click  to apply the policy to the matching objects and execute actions. The Test Agent Policy Group Results window is displayed, where you can see any Policy Actions, Policy Conflicts or Validation Issues. Click Stop to stop the policy from continuing to run, or wait for the operation to complete. If you stop the operation, note that some of the actions might/might not have been executed.
7. Click  to commit and save the policy group. If there are any validation issues, they are displayed in a dialog box via which you have the option to continue with the save operation, or to cancel so that you can correct the issues.

To create an object policy group

1. From the Policies tab, click the Object Policies tab.
2. Click the Create a New Object Policy Group icon.
3. In the displayed Create a New Object Policy Group dialog box, add a name and description for the new policy, and click Create.
   
   The right side of the Policies tab is refreshed with new sections, as shown in the following image:
   • Policy Components this Object Policy Group uses are policy components that are associated with the currently selected object policy group.
   • Policy Components that use this Object PolicyGroup are policy components associated with the currently selected object policy group.
     
     
4. In the Policy Components this Object Policy Group uses section you can select from Object Policies or Object Policy Groups to define objects that are assigned to the policy group.
5. As per the instructions for creating an agent policy group, test and apply the policy group, and then click the Commit Policies icon to save the policy group.