Add a New Adaptive Response Agent

Each PacketShaper or PolicyCenter configuration can have a maximum of 32 agents. Each new agent you create is based on one of the existing agent templates.

To create a new agent on a PacketShaper or a PolicyCenter configuration:

1. Click the setup tab.
   
   
2. From the Choose Setup Page list, select adaptive response, or click the Adaptive Response Settings link.
   
   
3. Click add. The add agent entry window will open.
   
   
4. Click the create a new agent from this agent template drop-down list, and choose the type of agent you want to create.
   
   
5. Enter a unique identifying name for the new agent in the Name field. An agent name can have up to 32 alphanumeric characters, including -, _, and . (period).
   
   
6. Specify an evaluation interval, in minutes (how often the agent should measure its target).
   
   
7. If you have already created a red or green action file, you may specify the filenames in the Red Action File and Green Action File fields. You must include the .cmd file extension with the filename. If you have not yet created action files, you may do so later.
   
   
8. Click OK and Edit Parms. This will open the Edit Agent Entry window where you can define the parameter values for your new agent.
   
   
9. The Agent Parameters section lists all scoring parameters for the agent, as well as any user-defined variables in the green or red action files. Enter a new value for any parameter you wish to modify. The definition of each field depends on the template you selected. For descriptions of the parameters associated with each template, see Adaptive Response Agents Overview and select the agent template name.
   
   
10. Click OK to save your changes.