Location Policies
The Unified Profile Location Policy Screen displays all configured Location Policies that is used to create, edit, and delete Location Policies and manage device configuration on the network. A Location Policy defines a specific location from which a device can access the network. The policy is associated with an Access Role Profile and applied to devices classified into the Access Role Profile.
To create a Location Policy, navigate to the Location Policy Information screen by clicking on Network Access > Unified Access > Location Policies under the “Configure” section of the OmniVista Cirrus Menu. The Location Policies Information screen displays.
Creating a location Policy
The Create Location Policy screen is used to configure the Location Policy Settings and Network Assignment settings for a location policy. To access the Create Location Policy screen, click on Create Location Policy at the top of the Location Policies screen, as shown above and complete the fields as described below.
Location Policy Name - User-configured Location Policy Name.
System Location - The configured system location for the switch from which the device can access the network.
System Name - The configured system name from which the device can access the network.
When you are finished, click on the Create button.
Editing a Location Policy
Select the policy in the Location Policy List and click on the Edit icon to bring up the Edit Location Policy Screen.
Use one of the following methods to access the Edit Location Policy screen (as shown above):
Select the policy to edit by clicking on the checkbox next to the policy, click on Actions, then select Edit from the drop-down menu.
Click on the pencil icon under the “Actions” column next to the policy that you want to edit.
Edit the fields as described above, then click on Save.
Note: You cannot edit the policy name.
Deleting a Location Policy
To delete a Location Policy, use one of the following methods to select the policy you want to delete:
Select the policy to delete by clicking on the checkbox next to the policy, click on Actions, then select Delete from the drop-down menu.
Click on the trash can icon under the “Actions” column next to the policy that you want to delete.
When you select the policy you want to delete, the following confirmation prompt appears:
Click on Delete to confirm that you want to delete the Location Policy.
Display Additional Location Policy Information
To display additional information about a specific profile, click on the Additional Information icon under the “Actions” column. The information displayed on this screen is defined below.
The following information is displayed for each Location Policy Profile:
Location Policy Name - Specifies the User-configured Location Policy Name.
Config Status - The status of applying the profile to devices (Successful, Failed, Pending, or Partially Failed).
Pending - The configuration is being pushed to the devices and has still not received any response from any device.
Failed - The configuration failed to apply to all the selected devices. Possible reasons include a timeout while applying the configuration due to the device being unreachable or a network issue, or the configuration being invalid and rejected by the device. Check alerts to identify the specific reason.
Successful - The configuration is pushed to all the selected devices successfully.
Partially Failed - The configuration is pushed to some devices successfully, while to others it failed or remains in a pending state.
System Location - The configured system location for the switch from which the device can access the network.
System Name - The configured system name from which the device can access the network.
Display and Manage Device Configuration details
The Location Policies list shows information for the configured Location Policies. To view detailed switch configuration for a specific Profile, click the Policy Name below or select the Manage Device Configurations under the “Actions” column.
The following screen appears:
You can now view the current profile configuration for selected Switch that is assigned to a Location Policy Profile. This screen also allows you to export, search and filter the data. You can click the back icon on the top right to navigate to the Location Policies List page.
The following Device Configuration of the selected Profile is displayed.
IPv4 Address - The IPv4 address of the device.
Device Friendly Name - The name assigned to the device is derived from the Preferred Device Naming convention specified in the user preference settings. By default, the Friendly Name is set to IP Address (System Name).
Config Status - The configuration status of the device. (Successful or Failed or Pending).
Pending - The configuration is being pushed to the device and is still not receiving a response from the device.
Failed - The configuration failed to apply to the device. Possible reasons include a timeout while applying the configuration due to the device being unreachable or a network issue, or the configuration being invalid and rejected by the device. Check alerts to identify the specific reason.
Successful - The configuration is pushed to the device successfully.
Location Policy Name - User-configured Location Policy Name.
System Location - The configured system location for the switch from which the device can access the network.
System Name - The configured system name from which the device can access the network.
Edit Location Policy Device Config
You can edit the Device configuration for the selected Location Policy. Select the policy to edit by clicking on the checkbox next to the policy name, click on Actions, then select Edit from the drop-down menu or click on the pencil icon under the “Actions” column next to the policy that you want to edit.
The below screen appears:
Edit the fields and click on Save.
You cannot edit the Location Policy Name.