Adding EPPM Agent Policy

Create policies to manage agents.

From Add EPPM Agent Policy, you can:

• Add, modify and delete agent policies

Note

Offline policies can be deployed if the agent is not connected to the server.

 To add an agent policy:

1. Click Policy/Advanced Rule on the top.
2. Select the Policy tab.
3. Click Add.
4. Click Add > Agent Policy.
5. Enable Use offline policy after and specify the time.

• Use offline policy after: Enable this option to change the policy to Offline Policy when the agent cannot connect to the server for the set time. Offline Policy is only available for agents that cannot connect to the server. When the agent gets to connect to the server, Online Policy will be deployed. If you enable this option, set Online Policy and Offline Policy individually.
• Online Policy: Agent policy that will apply when the agent is connected to the server.
• Offline Policy: Agent policy that will apply when the agent is not connected to the server. Set the offline elapsed time between 1 and 12 hours to apply the policy. (Default: 3 hours)
• Agent Settings: Configure the agent settings.
• Update: Configure the update settings.
• V3 Settings: Configure the V3 settings.

6. Select the agents to apply the Agent Policy.
7. From <Add Policy>, set the agents to apply the agent policy.

Note

If you click OK without applying the policy, the policy will be saved without getting applied.

• Name: Specify the policy name.
• Target: Specify the target to apply the created policy.
• Description: Add a policy description.

8. Click OK.
9. The message, Are you sure you want to apply the policy to the selected target?, will appear. Click Yes to apply the policy, and click NO if you do not want to apply the policy. To change the agent to apply the policy, click Change Policy Target.

Note

If you click OK without applying the policy, the policy will be saved without getting applied. To import an existing policy, click Import.