Update policy on node

You can ensure that the latest version of all policies are deployed to a managed node, or update an individual policy on a node.

To update policies on a node

1. In the console tree, select the nodes or node groups for which you want to update policies.
2. Right-click your selection, and then click All Tasks Reinstall/Update.... The Reinstall/Update Node dialog box opens.
3. Select Update.
4. In the list under Scope, select Policies.
5. Optional. Select the Ignore missing policies/packages check box. If the node inventory contains policies that are not available on this management server, the management server updates only the policies that are available. Otherwise, if you clear this check box, the job succeeds only if all the policies in the node inventory are available on this management server.
6. Optional. If another management server has already deployed a version of a policy to a node, that management server owns the policy on that node. If you want to update the policy from this management server, and transfer the ownership, select the Ignore policy owner check box. You must have the user right to ignore policy ownership. The management server that you are connected to must be a primary or secondary manager of the node. If you do not select this check box, the management server updates only the policies that it owns.
7. Optional. If you want to deploy the policies to nodes that already have a more recent version of the policy, clear the Update only if version is newer check box. If you do this, the management server deploys the latest version of the policy that is available on the management server, even if the node already has the same version or a newer version.
8. Click OK. The management server creates deployment jobs, which update the policies.

To update an individual policy

1. In the console tree, click Policy managementAgent policies grouped by type. Click a policy type.
2. In the details pane, right-click the policy and select All TasksDeploy on.... The Deploy policies on... dialog box opens.

3. Select the nodes that you want to deploy the policies to by selecting check boxes for the nodes and node groups in Managed nodes. The following options appear, which enable you to automatically select nodes based on policy inventory:

   • Select all nodes on which the current version of the policy is deployed.

   • Select all nodes on which any version of the policy is deployed.

   If you need to modify the automatic selections, click Select nodes from the tree.

4. Click OK. The management server creates deployment jobs, which update the policies.

Related Topics:

• Policy versioning

• Deployment jobs