Auditing a policy

To audit a WhatsConfigured policy:

1. On the WhatsUp Gold console, select Configure > WhatsConfigured Policy Library. The WhatsConfigured Policy Library appears.
2. Click New. The WhatsConfigured Policy dialog appears.

   - or -

   Select an existing policy, then click Edit.

3. Select a policy, then click Audit Now. The WhatsConfigured Policy Audit dialog appears.
4. Under the Audit Criteria section of the dialog, click Add to select the device(s) against which to audit the policy.

   Tip: To delete a device from the list, select it, then click Remove.

5. Select the Archive Key of the configuration files for which the policy will be audited. For example, to view audit results for running config archives, select the running-config key from the list. This list is populated with all of the keys from the configuration files archived for the selected device(s). To view all possible archives, select All.

   Tip: To limit audit results to a device's most recently archived configuration file for a particular key, select Latest Archive Only.

6. After you have specified the appropriate audit criteria, click Audit to verify the policy. Results from the audit are displayed in the Audit Results section of the dialog:
   • The either successful or failed Audit Result.
   • The Device Name of the device by which the policy was audited.
   • Any revelant Message regarding the policy audit. For example, the number of archives that failed against the policy.

   Tip: Select an audit result, then click View to see the details for that result.

7. Click Close to exit the dialog.

See Also Using Policies About policies About the Policy Library Configuring a policy