Create and configure compliance policies

Use the Create and configure compliance policies page to change compliance policies.

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This topic describes how to access this task in the IBM® Flex System Manager Web user interface. If you are using the IBM FSM Explorer, use the finder at the top of the user interface (shown here) to locate this task:

To modify compliance policies, complete the following steps:

1. From the Update Manager summary page, click Create and configure compliance policies. The Compliance Policy page is displayed.
2. Select a system or system group.
3. Optional: Click Browse to see a list of systems.
   1. Click Add to add a system or system group.
   2. Click Remove to remove a system or system group.
4. Click Show Compliance Policies.
5. Select one of the following policies to create or, if it already exists, configure it:
   • Policy to ensure that the latest released updates are always applied
   • Policy to ensure that specific version levels of updates are maintained
   Important: If a policy already exists and you select and configure the other policy, the existing policy and its compliance checks are removed when you save the new policy.
   If the chosen policy already exists, the table displays all associated compliance checks. If the chosen policy does not already exist, the table is empty.
6. Choose a task to perform on the selected compliance policy:
   • Create a new compliance check. Complete the following steps:
     1. In the displayed table, click Add.... The Add... page is displayed.
     2. In the Show: list, select the type of updates to display in the table.
        Note: If you are adding a compliance check to the "Policy to ensure that the latest released updates are always applied" policy, you can choose from among only dynamic update groups. If you are adding a compliance check to the "Policy to ensure that specific version levels of updates are maintained" policy, you can choose from among only individual updates or static update groups.
     3. Choose the updates or update groups to include in the compliance policy.
     4. Click OK to add the updates or update groups to the compliance policy.
   • Remove a compliance check. Select a compliance check, then select Actions > Remove.
7. Click Save to save the changes to the compliance policy. This will activate the selected compliance policy and any compliance checks that you set up for it, and will remove any previously existing compliance policies and compliance checks.