Disabling Network Agent

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Disabling Network Agent

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The Network Agent Disable option is offered only when Network Agent is provisioned and running on a TRITON AP-WEB appliance. Network Agent cannot be disabled on a Web Filter & Security appliance.

When Network Agent is enabled, CPU and memory is allocated to it. If Network Agent is enabled but not used, those resources are unavailable to other modules on the appliance.

If you do not plan to use Network Agent, you can disable it, thereby reallocating its resources to other modules.

When disabling Network agent, you can disable it either temporarily or permanently.

When Network Agent is permanently disabled, the appliance must be re-imaged in order for you to regain the ability to use Network Agent on the appliance.

When Network Agent is temporarily disabled, a flag is set to indicate that Network Agent should be shut down and not restarted the next time the appliance is restarted. When the appliance is restarted, Network Agent resources are reallocated to other modules on the appliance.


	Important A side effect of temporarily disabling Network Agent is that it must be re-enabled before you change the policy source, change the C interface IP address, or apply a patch. On average, it takes 10 minutes to re-enable Network Agent.

When Network Agent is in the temporarily disabled state, both the Enable and Permanently Disable buttons display.

For an introduction to Network Agent, see Network Agent Interface (N).

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