Testing a Utilization Policy

After you create or modify a utilization policy, test it to verify it provides the results you are anticipating. To test a policy, click the Test button in the Utilization Policy table. The management server fires a test for all utilization policies associated with that element.

Keep in mind the following:

•If you want to run the Test functionality more than once, set the Re-arm period to zero before clicking the Test button a second time.

•Policies that are triggered for virtual applications are also triggered for file servers.

Modifying Policies

This section describes the following:

•”Modifying Utilization and Backup Policies” on page 542

•”Modifying Discovery Policies” on page 543

•”Modifying Provisioning Policies” on page 545

•”Modifying Policies for Events” on page 546

Modifying Utilization and Backup Policies

To modify a utilization or backup policy:

1.Access Policy Manager as described in the topic, ”Accessing Policy Manager” on page 532.

2.Click the button corresponding to the policy you want to modify.

3.In the Name field, change the name for the policy.

4.In the Description field, change the description for the policy.

5.Select or deselect the Active option.

When the Active option is selected, the policy is active.

6.In the Re-arm Period field, change the re-arm period in minutes.

The rearm period is the amount of time after the policy executes before it can execute again. It is useful for limiting the number of times the same actions will execute.

IMPORTANT: Specify shorter periods for important applications.

7.(Skip this step for backup clients)In the Condition drop-down menu, change the conditions of the policy.

8.To change the action to occur when the policy condition is fulfilled click one of the following buttons (more than one action can be assigned to a policy):

•Send E-mail- Policy Manager sends an e-mail when the condition is fulfilled. Enter a comma-separated list of e-mail addresses, and then click OK.

•Generate Event - Policy Manager generates an event of the specified event type. The event appears in Event Manager. Select one of the following event types.

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