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Activate a Cloudlets policy version

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Now that you have a Cloudlets policy that contains rules, you have to activate it on the ​Akamai​ network. Keep in mind you need to activate the policy to use it with a chosen property.


Shared Policy activation

Shared Policy functionality significantly simplifies Cloudlets activation. Once a Shared Policy is activated, the Shared Policy is available and fully usable for an unlimited number of properties. Before Shared Policy functionality, you had to activate a policy each time you wished to use it for another property. Also, if you activate any Shared Policy, there is an option to deactivate it.

Policy activation time and property changes

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Changes to properties belonging to a policy increases policy activation time

You may receive an email after a policy is deployed, however additional time maybe required if there are property additions or deletions. These changes can take up to an hour. The policy displays a Pending state in the Edge logic Cloudlets UI, and terraform may timeout during this time.

How to

  1. Go to ☰ > CDN > Edge logic Cloudlets.

  2. Click the action cog for the policy you want to activate.

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You can also activate from the Cloudlets Policies, Policy Details, and Version Details screens in Cloudlets Policy Manager.

  1. Select Activate Policy.

  2. Complete these fields:

FieldAction
Active Policy Version(s)Review the current activation status for this Cloudlets policy.
Policy Version to ActivateSelect the Cloudlets policy version you want to activate.
Activation NetworkSelect the network you want to activate the policy version on. Options are Staging and Production.

Before activating the policy in the production environment, it's a good practice to test it in staging.
Property AssociationsReview the list of properties that are already linked to this Cloudlets policy.

Note: Not applicable for Shared Policies.
Add PropertiesSelect the property or properties you want to link to this Cloudlets policy.

A property includes all the rules for processing end-user requests for a set of your web assets. You configure properties using Property Manager, which is also available from Control Center.

Note: Not applicable for Shared Policies.

  1. Click Activate Version.

  2. If you were directed to this page from another procedure, continue with the next task of adding the Cloudlet behavior in Property Manager:

Updated 3 months ago