Defining Policy Modules for a VSC Blueprint

For information about defining policy modules, see the following topics:

• About Working with Policy Modules
• Creating Policy Modules
• About Importing Policy Modules
• Importing Policy Modules from the Library
• Importing Policy Modules from Files
• Exporting Policy Modules
• Deleting Policy Modules
• Overriding Alert Actions in Policy Modules
• Overriding Send Email Alert Notifications in Policy Modules
• Overriding Send Alert Notification Escalations in Policy Modules
• Overriding Create Trouble Tickets Alert Action in Policy Modules

About Working with Policy Modules

The Policy Modules window lists the policy modules that have been added or imported into VSC Blueprint, and it allows for new policy modules to be

created or imported. For more information, see Creating Policy Modules and About Importing Policy Modules.

To access the Policy Modules window

1. In the Hosted Console website, click Configuration > VSC Blueprints.
2. Click an existing Blueprint name
3. Click the Policy Modules tab.

The Policy Modules window provides the following information:

The policy module list can be sorted in ascending or descending order by clicking a column header.

A policy module is not a container for groups or devices, but a means of applying monitor and alert rules to groups or devices. Removing policy modules removes all monitor and alert rules from the groups or devices to which the policy module was applied. For more information, see Deleting Policy Modules.

You can export a policy module to an XML file for backup purposes. For instructions, see Exporting Policy Modules.

Creating Policy Modules

You can create policy modules to monitor devices or applications. When creating a new policy module, some research will be required to identify how the device or application reports its status or events. See Configuring Individual Monitor Types for a list of the monitors that you can add to policy modules, and how they are configured.

To create a policy module

1. In the Hosted Console website, click Configuration > VSC Blueprints.
2. In the Blueprints list, click a blueprint name.
3. Click the Policies tab.
4. Click New.
5. In the New Policy Module Name box, type a name for the new policy module.
6. If desired, in the Description box, type a description for the policy module.
7. Click Create.

To add a monitor to the policy module

1. Click the Monitors tab.
2. Click Add Monitor.
3. From the Choose Monitor Type box, select the type of monitor you want to add to the policy module.
4. Click OK.
   If the monitor type doesn’t have monitor rules applied to it, you will have to add them now. For detailed instructions about adding a specific monitor type, see Configuring Individual Monitor Types.
5. Click the Overview tab.

To apply the policy module to one or more groups

1. In the Applied Groups section, click Add Groups.
2. In the Group Type list, select the type of group (All, Service Groups or Site Groups) to which you want to apply the policy module.
   You can filter the groups list by selecting items from the lists located under each column header.
3. Do one of the following:
   • Select the check box that corresponds with each group to which you want to apply the policy module.
   • Select the check box in the column header to select all groups.
4. Click Add to apply the policy module to the selected groups.

The groups to which the policy module is applied appear in the Applied Groups section of the Policy Module window.

About Importing Policy Modules

Barracuda RMM ships with a library of policy modules that let you implement remote monitoring and management quickly. The policy modules have been created with the monitors and alerts that are most useful, but may not be appropriate for every environment.

Policy modules can be added manually by creating a new policy module (see Creating Policy Modules). Or you can import a policy module from the library or from a file. For more information, see Importing Policy Modules from the Library and Importing Policy Modules from Files.

Importing Policy Modules from the Library

1. In the Hosted Console website, click Configuration > VSC Blueprints.
2. In the Blueprints list, click the blueprint into which you want to import the policy modules.
3. Click the Policies tab.
4. Click Import From Library.
5. Do one of the following:
   • Select the check box that corresponds with policy modules you want to import.
   • Select the check box in the column header to select all policy modules.
6. Click Import.

Importing Policy Modules from Files

To import a policy module from a file

1. In the Hosted Console website, click Configuration > VSC Blueprints.
2. In the Blueprints list, click the blueprint into which you want to import the policy modules.
3. Click the Policies tab.
4. Click More Actions to display a list.
5. Click Import Policy Module.
6. In the Policy Module file name box, click Browse to search for the file.
7. Select the file you want to import and then click Open.
8. Click Import.

Exporting Policy Modules

You can export a policy module to an XML file for backup purposes.

1. In the Hosted Console website, click Configuration > VSC Blueprints.
2. In the Blueprints list, click the blueprint that has the policy module you want to export.
3. Click the Policies tab.
4. Do one of the following:
   • Select the check box that corresponds with the policy module you want to export.
   • Select the check box in the column header to select all policy modules.

   Only one policy module can be exported at a time.

5. Click More Actions to display a list.
6. Click Export Policy Module.
7. Click Save.
8. Browse to the location where you want to save the file.
9. Type a file name and click Save.

Deleting Policy Modules

1. In the Hosted Console website, click Configuration > VSC Blueprints.
2. In the Blueprints list, click the blueprint that has the policy modules you want to delete.
3. Click the Policies tab.
4. In the list of policy modules, select the check box that corresponds with the policy module you want to delete.
5. Click Delete.
6. Click OK.