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Host Configuration Objects for Trusted Hosts

Host Configuration Objects hold configuration settings for trusted hosts. After a trusted host connects to a Policy Server, it uses the settings in the Host Configuration Object.

The hostconfigobject parameter of the SmHost.conf file identifies the Host Configuration Object that the agent uses. The agent uses settings in the SmHost.conf file during the initialization phase of each web server child process. The SmHost.conf file is not only used at start-up, but is also used at run time by web servers starting new child processes. After this initialization occurs, the settings in the Host Configuration Object are used.

Create a Host Configuration Object before you can create trusted host objects.

Copy a Host Configuration Object

To create a Host Configuration object, we recommend you to copy an existing Host Configuration object and modify its properties. You can copy the DefaultHostSettings object and use its properties as a template for the new object.

Important! The name of a Host Configuration Object must be unique; do not use the same name as an existing Agent object. If you use a name assigned to another Web Agent, a message displays stating that the trusted host exists.

Follow these steps:

1. Click Infrastructure, Hosts.
2. Click Host Configuration Objects.

   The Host Configuration Objects page appears.

3. Click Create Host Configuration.

   The Host Configuration Search page appears.

4. Select Create a copy of an object of type Host Configuration and click OK.

   Note: By default, the DefaultHostSettings Host Configuration Object is selected.

   The Create Host Configuration page appears.

   Note: Click Help for descriptions of settings and controls, including their respective requirements and limits.

5. Enter a name and description.

   Note: Do not start the host configuration object name with a hyphen ("-") character.

6. In Configuration Values and Clusters, modify the properties that are different for the new object.
7. Click Submit.

   The Host Configuration Object is created.