Updating policies for device groups

To apply the changes to the printers after configuring and deploying solutions, perform a policy update.

Notes:

• To avoid affecting system performance, schedule policy updates during off-peak hours.
• To monitor all changes, schedule policy updates after the system is set up. For more information, see Scheduling policy updates.
• If a large eSF application or several eSF applications are included with a hybrid solution, then increase the timeout period for policy updates. This configuration allows sufficient time for policy updates that include the deployment of eSF applications to complete.

Policy updates that include the deployment of eSF applications to e-Task 2 printers are the following:

• Deployment of the AP Bundle when updating policies for the first time

• First deployment of eSF applications that are associated with hybrid solutions

• Any policy updates that occur immediately after updating the AP Bundle or other eSF applications

Note: If the validation occurs during deployment of eSF applications, then policy updates that include deployments of eSF applications take longer to complete. If you do not want to validate the deployment of eSF applications on each printer, then see Disabling the validation of eSF application deployment.

1. From LMC, click the Device Groups tab.

2. From the Device Groups section, select a device group, or select All Device Groups to update policies for printers in multiple device groups.

3. From the Tasks section, select Policy Update.

   Note: The Policy Update task can also be accessed from the Policy Update link in the reminder shown when working with the Solutions and Home Screen tasks.

4. Select the update method. Do either of the following:

   • To update only out-of-policy printers in the device group, select Only update those devices which are Out of Policy.

   • To update all printers in the device group, clear Only update those devices which are Out of Policy.

   Note: If you are updating policies for printers from multiple device groups, then from the main section, select the device groups.

5. Click Update Policy.

   Note: After updating policies, the number of devices that failed to update appears, if applicable. To view the error logs, click Failed Devices Count. To view the full set of logs, clear the message filter.