Administrator's Reference

DEFINE POLICYSET (Define a Policy Set)

Use the DEFINE POLICYSET command to define a policy set in a specified policy domain.

A policy set provides you with a logical way of grouping management classes and a set of definitions for use in the ACTIVE policy set. You can define one or more policy sets for each policy domain; however, only one policy set can be active at a time in a given policy domain.

A policy set can contain zero or more management classes. You can specify one default management class for each policy set. A management class can contain a backup copy group, an archive copy group, or both. However, neither is required.

Use the ACTIVATE POLICYSET command to make a new policy set the active policy set. When a policy set is activated, ADSM uses these new definitions to manage client files for the client nodes assigned to the policy domain where this newly activated policy set resides. Use the VALIDATE POLICYSET command to verify that a policy set is complete and valid before activating it with the ACTIVATE POLICYSET command.

After you define a policy set, you can define policy objects to the new policy set, such as management classes, a default management class, and copy groups. You can use the COPY MGMTCLASS command to copy a management class and its associated copy groups into the new policy set.

Privilege Class

To issue this command, you must have system privilege, unrestricted policy privilege, or restricted policy privilege for the policy domain to which the policy set belongs.

Syntax

>>-DEFine POlicyset--domainname--setname------------------------>
 
>---+------------------------------+---------------------------><
    '-DESCription--=--description--'
 

Parameters

domainname

Specifies the name of the policy domain to which the policy set belongs. This parameter is required.

setname

Specifies the name you want to assign to the policy set. This parameter is required. The maximum length of this name is 30 characters. You cannot define a policy set named ACTIVE.

DESCription=description

Describes the new policy set using a text string. This parameter is optional. The maximum length of the description is 255 characters. The description must be enclosed in quotation marks if it contains any blank characters. The default is no description.

Examples

Task 1

Define a policy set called VACATION for the EMPLOYEE_RECORDS policy domain.

Command:

define policyset employee_records vacation

Task 2

Define a policy set called SUMMER for the PROG1 policy domain and include a description of Programming Group Policies.

Command:

define policyset prog1 summer description="programming group policies"

Related Commands

Table 58. Commands Related to DEFINE POLICYSET

Command	Description
ACTIVATE POLICYSET	Validates and activates a policy set within a policy domain.
COPY MGMTCLASS	Creates a copy of an existing management class.
COPY POLICYSET	Creates a copy of an existing policy set.
DEFINE DOMAIN	Defines a policy domain that can be assigned to one or more clients.
DEFINE MGMTCLASS	Defines a management class within the policy domain and policy set specified.
DELETE POLICYSET	Deletes a policy set, including its management classes and copy groups, from a policy domain.
QUERY POLICYSET	Displays information about one or more policy sets.
UPDATE POLICYSET	Changes the description of a policy set.
VALIDATE POLICYSET	Verifies and reports on conditions the administrator must consider before activating the policy set.