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Assign and Unassign Nodes from Backup Policies

To protect multiple virtual machines, select the policy that you wish to use and then assign it to one or more nodes.

Follow these steps:

1. Log in to the application.

   Click Policies on the Navigation bar to open the Policies screen.

2. From the Policies screen, click the Policy Assignment tab.
3. From the Policies list, select the policy that you want to assign.

   Click Assign and Unassign to open the Assign/Unassign Policy dialog.

4. Specify the following fields from the Assign/Unassign Policy dialog:
   • Group--Lets you select the group name containing the nodes that you want to assign.
   • Node Name Filter--Lets you filter the available nodes based on common criteria.

     Note: The Node Name field lets you filter nodes using wildcard characters.

     For example, Acc* lets you filter all nodes having a node name that begins with Acc. To clear the filter results, click X in the Filter field.

5. Do one of the following actions:
   • Assign nodes to policies--Select the nodes that you want to add and click the single right arrow.

     The nodes move from the Available Nodes list to the Selected Nodes list.

     Note: To select and move all nodes, click the double right arrow.

   • Unassign nodes from policies--Select the nodes that you want to unassign and click the single left arrow.

     The nodes move from the Selected Nodes list to the Available Nodes list.

     Note: To select and move all nodes, click the double left arrow.

   Click OK.

6. If necessary, provide a global user name and password and apply them to the selected nodes.

   Click OK.

   The selected nodes are added to the Policy Assignment list with a Deploy Status of [Assigned] Pending.

   Note: You can also view the Deploy Status on the Node screen.

7. Click Deploy Now to apply the assigned policy to the specified nodes immediately. Use the Refresh button to update the status.

On the Node screen, the status for the nodes you specified on the Policy Assignment list now shows the assigned policy in the Policy column. Click the Node Name and click Login D2D to verify the status of your backup jobs.