Applying Template to Device Groups or Devices

You need to apply a template to deploy and manage common configurations across devices. When you apply a template to device group(s), you can deploy and manage configuration across all the devices of the group(s). You also have an option to apply a template to selected devices within any group.

NSM supports application of multiple templates to device group(s) or device(s): To overwrite the configuration of the devices associated with any template, you can apply another template.

 

• You need to apply a template to review any apply errors and edit the template if needed to fix the errors.
• NSM identifies and groups dependent configurations automatically before committing it to unapplied firewalls.
• Make sure to resolve the variables before applying to device group(s) or device(s). For more information, refer to Resolving a Variable.
• Apply Template results track only status of devices updated in NSM.
• For further deploy changes to your firewalls, go through Commit and Deploy wizard.

To apply a template

1. Navigate to Manager View | Home > Templates page.

2. Do one of the following:

   1. Click the Ellipses icon in the ACTION column of the template you want to apply to the device group(s) and click Apply Template.

      

   2. Click the template name from the list and click Apply Template from the Template View.

      

3. Select the device group(s) or devices within any group (s) to apply the template.

   A template cannot be applied to device(s) that do not belong to any group. Hence, Unassigned Firewalls are not displayed in the dialog.

   

4. Click Apply.

Restart the devices after applying the Template and deploying changes for the first time.