TRITON - Web Security Help, Version 7.7 - Websense

Web Security Server AdministrationUnderstanding the Policy DatabaseTRITON - Web Security Help | Web Security Solutions | Version 7.7.xRelated topics: Working with Policy Server, page 370 Working with Filtering Service, page 376 Policy Server, Filtering Service, and State Server, page 379Websense Policy Database stores both policy data (including clients, filters, filtercomponents, and delegated administration settings) and global settings configured inTRITON - Web Security. Settings specific to a single Policy Server instance (like itsFiltering Service and Network Agent connections) are stored separately.In multiple Policy Server environments, a single Policy Database holds policy andgeneral configuration data for all Policy Server instances.1. At startup, each Websense component requests applicable configurationinformation from the Policy Database via the Policy Broker.2. Running components frequently check for changes to the Policy Database.3. The Policy Database is updated each time administrators make changes inTRITON - Web Security and click Save and Deploy.4. After a change to the Policy Database, each component requests and receives thechanges that affect its functioning.Back up the Policy Database on a regular basis to safeguard important configurationand policy information. See Backing up and restoring your Websense data, page 397,for more information.Working with Policy ServerTRITON - Web Security Help | Web Security Solutions | Version 7.7.xRelated topics: Reviewing Policy Server connections, page 371 Adding or editing Policy Server instances, page 372 Working in a multiple Policy Server environment, page 373 Changing the Policy Server IP address, page 373 Working with Filtering Service, page 376 Policy Server, Filtering Service, and State Server, page 379370 Websense Web Security Solutions