Automatic Policy Versioning; Setting Nsm To Automatic Policy Versioning; Viewing Existing Policy Versions - Juniper NETWORK AND SECURITY MANAGER 2010.2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE REV1 Administration Manual

Network and Security Manager Administration Guide

Automatic Policy Versioning

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NSM creates a new subdirectory for each export. To view the policy, point your browser
at file zone.html in the created subdirectory.
NSM policies are objects that reference other objects in the database. Those objects, in
turn, reference other objects. When a version is created for a "versioning" you must also
version all directly and indirectly referenced objects in the database to maintain referential
integrity.
To simplify the process, you can generate a database snapshot, which is a virtual copy
of the whole database at a specific point in time. However, you cannot change the
database snapshot. At a later time when changes are made, you update an "object
version" of the database.
This section explains how to set NSM for automatic policy versioning, create a new policy
version, and view existing versions.

Setting NSM to Automatic Policy Versioning

This section explains how to use the GUI to make NSM default to automatic policy
versioning.
To set the NSM default to policy versioning:
In the NSM GUI, select Tools > Preferences.
1.
Under Object Versioning, check Policy.
2.
NOTE: You can use this window to set NSM to automatically create versions after
changes for devices and shared objects
Click OK.
3.
NSM is set to automatically create a new version after each database change to the
policy objects.

Viewing Existing Policy Versions

This section explains how to use the GUI to view existing policy versions.
NOTE: Some policies or shared objects must exist in NSM before you can view them.
To view existing policy versions:
In the NSM GUI, right-click on a policy.
1.
In the NSM GUI, select View Versions.
2.
The Version History window displays the version history for the selected policy. You
can use this window to create a new version or work with existing versions. When
you set NSM up for automatic policy versioning, a new version is created each time
you save changes to this object.
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