Certify or plan traffic removal

Relevant for network operation users

Once you have received responses from the related change requestors, you must decide whether to certify the Allow traffic or plan its removal.

This topic describes how to certify or plan traffic removal for recertification requests in the Approve stage.

In this topic:

Certify traffic

Certify the Allow traffic if the related change requestors' responses indicate that the Allow traffic should not be removed.

Do the following:

1. View the change request. For details, see View change requests.

2. Click , and then click Traffic is Needed.

   A confirmation message appears.

3. Click OK.

   The Certify Change Request page is displayed.

   

4. Complete the fields as needed. For details, see Respond to change requests.
5. Click Next.

The email message is sent to the requestor, the change request is resolved, and the HOME page appears.

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Plan traffic removal

Plan traffic removal when the related change requestors' responses indicate that the Allow traffic should be removed.

Do the following:

To plan traffic removal

1. View the change request. For details, see View change requests.

2. Click , and then click Plan Removal.

   The Plan Removal page appears displaying a list of devices on which the traffic is allowed.

   

3. Specify the devices from which the Allow traffic should be removed, by doing any of the following:

   • To select an individual device in the list, select the check box next to its name.
   • Click Check All to select all devices in the list.
   • Click Clear All to select none of the devices in the list.

   • To specify additional devices that are not listed, do the following:

     1. Click Select additional devices.

        The All Devices dialog box opens with a list of all devices in the FireFlow system.

        

     2. Select the check boxes next to the desired device(s).

     3. Click OK.

        The selected devices appear in the list of devices from which to remove the Allow traffic, with an asterisk next to their name.

     4. Click Next.

        The recertification request proceeds to the Implement stage.

A request is opened for each of the selected devices.

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