Viewing Container Policy Settings

Viewing Container Policy Settings

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The Policies tab provides a summary of the policies that can be applied to your container environments. You cannot edit policy settings from this tab. Contact [email protected] for more information on customizing your policy settings.

Container Optimization Policies

Container deployment policies that can be used to analyze your cloud or container environments are displayed on the Optimization Policies page. Navigate to the Policies summary page from:

  • Containers Overview >   Policies
  • Containers Overview > Data tab > Container Manifest column > Details > click the link in the Policy column.

Select Policy Section

Use the Select drop down menu to review a specific section of the policy. The policy settings displayed in the top pane as well as the Settings Descriptions tab, in the bottom pane, are defined by this filter.

Using the Upper Pane

Available container policies are listed in the top pane. Select a policy to see its settings details in the lower pane.

Table: Optimization Policies - Upper Pane

Field

Description

Policy

The policy name can be one of the standard policies provided by Densify or one that has been customized. All available policies are listed here.

Used By
(# of Analysis Groups)

The of analysis groups that are using the listed policy.

Covers (# of Container Manifests)

The number of container manifests using the named policy.

Select a policy in the upper pane to see the details of each policy setting, in the lower pane.

Using the Lower Pane

The lower pane displays policy settings for the policy and policy section that you selected in the top pane:

  • Policy Settings—Descriptions of the policy settings, including the parent category, the default value and units. You can select whether or not to show the Show Advanced Settings using the check box.
  • Used By—The analysis groups associated with the selected container policy. The Densify analytics use the policy to generate recommendations for the listed container environments.
  • Policy Description—A description of the container policy, including recommended usage.

Note:  Policies, defined in Densify, but not referenced by any containers are not displayed in the Optimization Policies page.