Activating a Run-Time Policy
When you activate a run-time policy, CentraSite applies it to the services you specified in the policy.
To activate a policy, you change the policy’s lifecycle state to the Productive state. This state change executes CentraSite's Automatic Policy Activation policy.
Note: | The Automatic Policy Activation policy is a hidden system policy. You cannot edit or delete this policy. |
When you activate a policy, be aware that:
You will not be allowed to activate the policy unless all of its parameters have been set. When you switch the policy to the Productive state,
CentraSite executes the
Validate Policy Activation policy. This policy will not allow you to switch a policy to the Productive state if the policy’s parameters have not yet been set.
Some organizations require an approval to activate a policy. If your organization has an approval action associated with the activation of a policy,
CentraSite will not activate the policy until the required approvals are obtained. For more information about approval actions, see the
CentraSite User’s Guide .
To activate a policy, you must have permission to change the policy to the Productive state.
To successfully change a policy to the
Productive state, you must also have the Modify permission on all virtual type services to which the policy is applied.
To determine whether a policy is active or inactive, examine the policy’s Active indicator on the Policies > Run-Time page. The icon in the Active column indicates the policy’s activation state as follows:
Icon | Description |
| Policy is active. |
| Policy is inactive. |
The activation state of a policy is also reported next to the State field in the Run-Time Policy Details page.
To activate a policy
1. Display the Run-Time Policy Details page for the policy you want to activate. If you need procedures for this step, see Modifying a Run-Time Policy. 2. Examine the Actions profile and verify that all of the actions on this profile display the green checkmark icon in the Parameters Set column. If any of the actions display the red circle icon in this column, set their parameters before you continue. For information about setting action parameters, see Modifying Action Parameters. 3. In the Policy Information panel, click the Change State button. (If you do not see the Change State button, it is probably because you do not have permission to change the lifecycle state of a policy.)
4. In the Change Lifecycle State dialog box, select the Productive lifecycle state and click OK.
5. Examine the State field in the Policy Information panel to verify that the policy's state has been changed.
If this state change requires approval, the State field will indicate that the policy is in the pending mode. CentraSite will automatically switch the policy to the requested state (and activate the policy) after all the necessary approvals have been obtained. For information about checking the status of objects that you have submitted for approval, see the CentraSite User’s Guide .
Note: | While the policy is in pending mode, it cannot be edited. |
6. After you activate the policy, users with the proper permissions will deploy the services to your PEP. At that time, CentraSite will automatically validate the service's policies (e.g., check for policy conflicts or other violations). For information about how Mediator evaluates actions (and how to avoid policy conflicts), see Action Evaluation Order and Dependencies. 
