Applies to:

Forcepoint Web Security, v8.5.x Forcepoint URL Filtering, v8.5.x

Important  If Policy Broker and Policy Server are not installed with the management components, they must already be installed and running elsewhere in the deployment. If a full policy source appliance has been deployed, Policy Broker and Policy Server reside there. For instructions on installing these components, see Installing web protection components.

Note  Sync Service and Log Server consume considerable system resources. For production deployments, it is recommended to install these components on another machine.

Important  Filtering Service must be installed in your network before you install Linking Service. In an appliance-based deployment, Filtering Service is installed on all Web mode appliances (full policy source, user directory and filtering, and filtering only). In a software-based deployment, it is recommended that you install Filtering Service with Policy Broker and Policy Server on another separate machine from the management server, as Filtering Service can consume considerable system resources and may have a performance impact on the management server. Large or distributed environments may include multiple Filtering Service instances. You can return to the management server at a later time to install Linking Service, if required.