Convert and Publish a Unit Configuration

Although the convert and publish operations are two separate functions of PolicyCenter, they are often used together to create a new PolicyCenter group configuration based upon the configuration of an individual unit.

The convert option allows the unit to retain its local configuration after it becomes part of a PolicyCenter group. If you add a unit to PolicyCenter without this option, any existing local unit configuration is cleared, and the unit will take its entire configuration from its group.

After a unit has been added to PolicyCenter with its local configuration intact, you can use the publish operation to transfer the unit's entire configuration to its group. This includes both its individual local configuration, and any shared classes that it currently inherits from its group. The publish operation then clears the unit's local configuration. Because local settings always override group settings, if the publish operation did not clear the unit's local configuration, its local settings would completely supersede the shared configuration. As a result, the unit would not be able to be managed from a PolicyCenter group.

For more detailed information on how to perform the convert or publish operations, click on a link below:

• Convert a Configuration
  
  
• Publish a Configuration

Note: for additional examples illustrating the use of the convert and publish operations, see also Sharing Configurations between Packeteer Devices.