The Firewall Catalog is a repository of items that you can use with Firewall. For example, you can define rule and groups to add to multiple policies or networks and applications to add to firewall rules.
Note
You can add an item to or from the catalog while creating a firewall rule or group. When you add an item, you create a link between the item and the catalog — items inherits properties from items in the catalog. To break the inheritance and create a new independent item, click Break Catalog Inheritance.
Best Practice:
Firewall Catalog objects must be manually imported or exported between ePO Server.
Firewall catalog object must be imported before importing Firewall Catalog rules and groups.
While importing Firewall Catalog, ensure that you import in the following order:
Catalog RULES
Catalog GROUPS
Other Firewall Catalog objects
Policy Catalog Firewall RULES Policies
Note that, during import, all duplicate entries will be skipped. Entries with the same GUIDs will be ignored and only unique entries are added to the database.
Ensure that the firewall policy size doesn't cross 2 MB in size.
Firewall Catalog cannot be actioned using any back-end web APIs.
Select Menu → Policy → Firewall Catalog.
From the Item type drop-down list, select a catalog item.
Do any of the following on the Firewall Catalog page.
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Steps
Filter for an item.
Click Show Filter Items, enter filter criteria, then click Set Filter. Click Clear to return to the default view.
Change the view of items.
Select Options → Choose Columns, change the columns, then click Save.
Change an item.
Click the Edit link associated with the item.
Create and add an item to the catalog.
Click New.
Delete an existing item.
Click the Delete link associated with the item.
Note
If you delete an item with a dependent link, a new, independent copy of that item is placed with the linking rule or group.
Export a single item.
Click the Export link associated with the item.
Export all items of the catalog type.
Click Export in the upper-right corner of the page, then name and save the XML file.
Import items of the catalog type.
Click Import in the upper-right corner of the page, then locate and open the XML file with catalog data.