Policy Visual Representation
Policy visual representation provides a graphical view of the policies.
To navigate to the policy visual representation page: On the Policies page, click the graph icon (
) to the right of the list icon.
Policy View Elements
The visual elements on the policy view are:
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This Element |
Represents This |
|---|---|
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A blue, orange, or purple icon |
A node (the consumer or provider of a policy) |
|
Blue icon |
A scope |
|
Orange icon |
An inventory filter |
|
Purple icon |
A cluster |
|
Line connecting two icons |
One or more policies. |
Policy View Options
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To |
Do This |
|---|---|
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View the list of workloads included in a consumer or provider node |
Double-click the node's icon. |
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View policy specifics such as services (ports), action (Allow/Deny) and protocol between a consumer and provider |
Double-click the line connecting them. Details appear in the pane on the right. |
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View the policies entering and leaving a node |
Click the icon. |
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View only the policies between workloads within the scope |
Click the Internal button. |
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View only the policies in which the provider is in a different scope from the consumer |
Click the External button. |
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Use advanced filtering options |
Click the (i) button to the left of the filter text input box to see the options, then enter filter criteria. |
To download a high resolution image of the graphical view of the policies:
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In the lower-right corner of the graph, click the ellipsis icon, and then click Export Image.
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Select the required resolution and image type.
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Click Download.
Add a Policy (Policy View Page)
To create a policy, hover over the consumer until you see a “+” sign and then hold and drag the policy onto the provider. To create an Absolute policy, toggle the Absolute checkbox in the modal. Otherwise, the policy is created as a Default policy. Policies can also be managed by clicking a line and selecting a policy from the pop-up list. Policies will be displayed in the sidebar.
