Trigger an activation and policy assignment

After completing the tasks in Prepare for activation, you are ready to trigger an activation and policy assignment.

If you chose Method 1, you can trigger an activation and policy assignment manually. For instructions, see below.

If you chose Method 2 or 3, all VMs should be activated and assigned policy automatically now. They are protected.

To activate and assign a policy through the Actions button:

1. Go to Deep Security Manager, click Computers at the top, and click your vCenter on the left. Your guest VMs appear on the right.
2. Shift+click a set of VMs, right-click them and then select Actions > Assign Policy. Select a policy and click OK. A Deep Security policy is assigned to your VMs.
3. Shift+click the same set of VMs, right-click them and then select Actions > Activate/Reactivate.Your VMs are activated in Deep Security Manager. They are now protected.
4. If you have additional, existing VMs you want to protect, repeat the procedure in this section to assign a policy and activate them.

You have now triggered an activation and policy assignment. Continue to Check that VMs are activated and assigned a policy.