HP 3PAR Policy Server Administrator's Guide (QR483-96003, December 2012)

HP 3PAR Policy Server i
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 About This Guide ............................................................................................ 1-1
Supported Platforms ........................................................................................................... 1-1
Help from HP ....................................................................................................................... 1-1
Documentation Feedback ................................................................................................... 1-1
Chapter 2 Policy Server: User Administration .............................................................. 2-1
Signing In ............................................................................................................................ 2-2
Setting User Attributes ........................................................................................................ 2-3
Setting Up Security ............................................................................................................. 2-4
Adding Profiles ................................................................................................................ 2-5
Adding Roles ................................................................................................................... 2-9
Adding Users .................................................................................................................2-11
Chapter 3 Policy Server: Asset Groups ......................................................................... 3-1
Understanding Asset Groups .............................................................................................. 3-2
Automatic Creation of Asset Groups ............................................................................... 3-2
Manual Creation of Asset Groups ................................................................................... 3-3
Assets Tab .......................................................................................................................... 3-3
Notifications ..................................................................................................................... 3-6
Editing Asset Groups .......................................................................................................... 3-6
Deleting Asset Groups ........................................................................................................ 3-8
Chapter 4 Policies ............................................................................................................. 4-1
What is a Policy? ................................................................................................................. 4-2
Inheriting a Policy ............................................................................................................ 4-2
Understanding Permissions ................................................................................................ 4-2
Access Rights .................................................................................................................. 4-3
Inheritance and Permissions ........................................................................................... 4-4
Applying Filters .................................................................................................................... 4-4
Filter Evaluation ............................................................................................................... 4-6
Configuring Policies ............................................................................................................ 4-7
Setting All Permissions .................................................................................................... 4-8
Locking Permissions ....................................................................................................... 4-9
Tips for Policies .................................................................................................................4-10
Avoiding Performance Problems ...................................................................................4-10
Avoiding Unexpected Actions from Packages ..............................................................4-10
Base Installation Actions ...................................................................................................4-11
Chapter 5 Managing Assets from the Policy Server Application ................................ 5-1
Finding and Removing Missing Assets ............................................................................... 5-2
Monitoring Pending Requests ............................................................................................. 5-2
Monitoring Remote Sessions .............................................................................................. 5-4
Using Redundant Agent Gateways with Policy Server ....................................................... 5-5
Communication with Policy Server in a Redundant Gateway Configuration .................. 5-5
Association between an Agent Gateway and Managed Assets ...................................... 5-6