Systems management policy validation, distribution and enactment

Applying policy rules to software installed on a device. A group of devices to receive policy rules for the software is identified. The devices belonging to the specified group is identified. A set of policy rules assigned to the devices in the specified group are identified. The policy rules assign...

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Hauptverfasser: BURNS STEVEN PATTERSON, MOHAMMED MAZHAR NAVEED, GUPTA RAHUL, SHAJI ULLATTIL, MENZIES DEREK, KUMAR RAJIVE, WILSON JOHN HAYDEN
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Sprache:chi ; eng
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Zusammenfassung:Applying policy rules to software installed on a device. A group of devices to receive policy rules for the software is identified. The devices belonging to the specified group is identified. A set of policy rules assigned to the devices in the specified group are identified. The policy rules assigned to the devices are aggregated into one or more policy documents. The one or more policy documents are received. The received policy documents are stored in a data store associated with the device. The set of policy rules specified by the received policy documents are applied to the software. A feedback is provided to the policy authority in response to the applying, and the feedback is indicative of whether the set of policy rules is applied to the software.