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Agent Groups

An Agent group is a collection of Agents of the same type. These agent Groups allow access to the same resource to a larger user base when the resource is duplicated on many web servers. Groups also save time by defining only one policy for all of the Web Agents. An Agent group can protect a group of Web Servers that use round robin processing to supply access to the same resources.

The following graphic describes protecting the Web farm with one set of policies: One Agent group is bound to the set of policies.

You can create the agent groups before creating agents. Edit an Agent group and add new agents to the group.

Note: Share configuration settings in an agent group with an agent configuration object.

More information:

Policies

Configure an Agent Group

Manage the agents that protect common resources more efficiently with an agent group. All agents in a group must be of the same type.

Follow these steps:

1. Click Infrastructure, Agent.
2. Click Agent Groups.
3. Click Create Agent Group.
4. Click OK.
5. Type the name and a description of the Agent group.
6. Select the Agent Style and Agent Type.

   Note: An Agent group can only contain one type of agent, for example, all Web Agents, all Affiliate Agents, or all RADIUS Agents.

7. Click Add/Remove.

   Note: Only Agents of the specified Agent type are listed under Available Members. For example, if the specified Agent Style is Radius and the specified Agent Type is 3-Com, only 3-Com Agents are listed. If the specified Agent Type is Generic Radius, all RADIUS Agents are listed.

8. Select one or more Agents from the list of Available Members, and click the right-facing arrow.
9. Click OK.
10. Click Submit.

More information:

Copy Policy Server Objects

Add Agents to an Agent Group

You can add existing Agents to an Agent group.

Follow these steps:

1. Click Infrastructure, Agent.
2. Click Agent Groups.
3. Specify search criteria and click Search.
4. Click the name of an Agent group that you want to modify.
5. Click Modify.
6. Click Add/Remove.

   Note: Only Agents of the specified Agent type are listed under Available Members. For example, if the specified Agent Style is Radius and the specified Agent Type is 3-Com, only 3-Com Agents are listed. If the specified Agent Type is Generic Radius, all RADIUS Agents are listed.

7. Select one or more Agents from the list of Available Members, and click the right-facing arrows.
8. Click OK.
9. Click Submit.