HP ProCurve Threat Management Solution Implementation Guide 2009-05

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HP ProCurve Network Immunity Manager Standalone Solution

Step 1: Establish a Policy

Figure 2-2. PCM+ Dashboard

You can now complete the tasks to configure NIM for your environment.

Task: Ensure Policy Execution Is Disabled

A policy combines an alert with an action. A setting in the Policy Management window

determines whether NIM executes a policy action when the corresponding alert occurs. By

default, this setting is disabled.

You can use this setting as a safety switch: if policy execution is disabled, the actions that would

be taken are logged, but no network configuration changes are actually made.

You can quickly determine whether or not this setting is enabled or disabled by looking at the

bottom right corner of any PCM+ window. In Figure 2-2, for example, you can see the words

“Policy configuration actions disabled.” The setting is disabled.

If the default setting has been changed, you can disable policy execution by completing the

following steps:

1. Open the Preferences window by completing one of the following:

• Click Tools > Preferences.

•Click the Preferences icon in the toolbar.