COPY POLICYSET (Copy a policy set)

Use this command to copy a policy set (including the ACTIVE policy set) within the same policy domain.

The server copies the following information to the new policy set:
  • Policy set description
  • Management classes in the policy set (including the default management class, if assigned)
  • Copy groups in each management class
The policies in the new policy set do not take effect unless you make the new set the ACTIVE policy set.

Privilege class

To issue this command, you must have system privilege, unrestricted policy privilege, or restricted policy privilege for the policy domain to which the new policy set belongs.

Syntax

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>>-COPy POlicyset--domain_name--current_set_name--new_set_name-><

Parameters

domain_name (Required)
Specifies the policy domain to which the policy set belongs.
current_set_name (Required)
Specifies the policy set to copy.
new_set_name (Required)
Specifies the name of the new policy set. The maximum length of this name is 30 characters.

Example: Copy a policy set to a new policy set

Copy the policy set VACATION to the new policy set HOLIDAY in the EMPLOYEE_RECORDS policy domain.
copy policyset employee_records vacation holiday

Related commands

Table 1. Commands related to COPY POLICYSET
Command Description
ACTIVATE POLICYSET Validates and activates a policy set.
COPY MGMTCLASS Creates a copy of a management class.
DEFINE MGMTCLASS Defines a management class.
DELETE POLICYSET Deletes a policy set, including its management classes and copy groups, from a policy domain.
QUERY POLICYSET Displays information about policy sets.
UPDATE POLICYSET Changes the description of a policy set.
VALIDATE POLICYSET Verifies and reports on conditions the administrator must consider before activating the policy set.