Policy Server Guides › Policy Design Guide › Agents and Agent Groups › How a Host Configuration Object is Configured for a Trusted Host › Dynamic Host Configuration Object (HCO) Updates › Enable Dynamic Host Configuration Object (HCO) Updates

Enable Dynamic Host Configuration Object (HCO) Updates

With dynamic HCO updates, you can add Policy Servers to and remove them from an existing Policy Server cluster without needing to reboot the Web Server for the changes to take effect.

To enable dynamic Host Configuration Object (HCO) updates

1. Open the following file with a text editor:

   web_agent_home\config\SmHost.conf
   

   web_agent_home

   Specifies the directory where the Web Agent is installed.

2. Add or update the following line in the file:

   enableDynamicHCO="YES"
   

3. Save and close the SmHost.conf file.
4. Restart the Web Server.

Dynamic HCO updates are enabled.

Note: For more information, see the Web Agent Installation Guide.