Features elements

The Features page contains these elements:

Table 12-20 Elements on the Features Page

Element	Description
Feature	List of the features.
Description	An optional comment can be entered to help identify the feature.
Role	The Role name for the feature can be specified from the pulldown menu. The menu contains known network roles. Select a name from the pulldown the list to associate the feature to all network interfaces with this role.
Enabled	Enables the feature when checked, or disables when unchecked. Enabling means to configure any services and firewall rules that are applicable to the feature.
Add Role	Roles are uses to associate a network to a feature. The name is immaterial; it is the association that determines the behavior. To define a new role to be used by features and networks, select Add Role to display the work area in the Features - Add Role page.
Apply	Select to save the Feature Configuration and reconfigure the platform. Unlike Network Configuration or Initialization, this is not a background task. The work area displays a notification box to indicate a successful reconfiguration. An Error box indicates a problem with the Feature Configuration. Select to save the Feature Configuration and reconfigure the platform. The PM&C Feature Reconfiguration work area displays a notification box to indicate the start of the reconfiguration. The Tasks manager box identifies the Reconfigure PM&C Features background task and its status, where PM&C Feature set reconfigured indicates a successful completion. An Error box will indicate a problem with the start of the reconfiguration.