Policy export enables you to save one or more custom (created/cloned) IPS policies and reconnaissance policies from your Manager server to your client. This is effective for archiving as well as transferring a policy from a test Manager environment to your live environment. For example, you log in to your test Manager from a client and create a policy. After creation, you export the policy to your client. You then log into your live Manager from the client and import the policy for active use.
Note
Policies of the Central Manager are not available for export.
You can export policies as an excel file using the Save as CSVoption. This option is available only for few policies. You can also export policies from an NTBA device. For more information, see the McAfee Network Threat Behavior Analysis Product Guide.
In the Manager, click Policy and select the required Domain.
Select Intrusion Prevention → Advanced → Policy Export → IPS.
Select the policies you want to export from the IPS and Reconnaissance Policies tables.
Master Attack Repository corresponds to the Master Attack Repository from the root admin domain.
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Click Export when you have selected the wanted policies.
Browse to the location on your client where you want to save the exported file.
Verify successful export by checking the destination for the exported file. The policy file is saved as an XML file, and it contains all of the policies you selected for export. Thus, if you selected two policies for export, both policies are saved in the same file.
Important
Although this feature outputs an XML file, this file is NOT intended for reading or editing. Any manipulation of this file besides regular copying from/to different media will result in possible import failure.