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Deploying Policies

date_range 21-Jun-18

You can deploy firewall, NAT, SD-WAN, and SSL proxy policies added by various services immediately or schedule the deployment for a later date and time.

To configure a deployment:

  1. You can initiate the deployment of a policy in the following ways:
    • Select a policy from the Awaiting Deployment tab on the Deployments page and click Deploy.

    • Select a policy from the Scheduled tab on the Deployments page and click Deploy.

    • Select a policy from the Scheduled tab on the History page and click Re-Deploy.

    • Use the deployment icon on the Customer Portal banner. For more information about deploying policies using the deployment icon, see Using the Deployment Icon to Deploy Policies.

      Note

      The deployment icon is highlighted in orange if there are undeployed policies.

    • Select Configuration > Firewall > Firewall Policy. The Firewall Policy page appears, displaying the intents associated with the policy. Click Deploy.

    • Select Configuration > NAT > NAT Policies and select the NAT policy you want to deploy. Click Deploy.

    • Select Configuration > SSL Proxy > Policy. The SSL Proxy Policy page appears, displaying the intents associated with the policy. Click Deploy.

    • Select an SD-WAN policy intent on the SD-WAN Policy page and click Deploy.

  2. The Deploy page appears. In Choose Deployment Time options, select Run Now to deploy the policy immediately.

    Select Schedule at a later time to deploy the policy at a later date and time. For scheduling options, see Table 1.

  3. Click Deploy.

Table 1 provides guidelines on using the fields on the Deploy page.

Table 1: Fields on the Deploy Page

Field

Description

Summary

Policies

The summary of the policy that is to be deployed.

Choose Deployment Time

Type

  • Select Run now if you want to deploy the policy immediately.

  • Select Schedule at a later time if you want to schedule the deployment for a later date and time.

    • Click on the calendar icon to choose the date for the deployment in MM/DD/YYYY format.

    • Enter the time for the deployment in HH:MM:SS format. You can choose the 12 hour (AM or PM) or 24 hour format to specify the time by selecting the option from the drop-down list provided beside the time field.

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