Configuring a proxy server

The ObjectServer receives alert information from probes. In a standard configuration, alerts are forwarded directly to the ObjectServer. You can configure a proxy server to reduce the number of probe connections to an ObjectServer.

Where a large number of probes are forwarding alert information directly to the ObjectServer, and a large number of desktop connections are also made to the same ObjectServer, there can be a negative impact on performance.

A proxy server provides a buffer to reduce the number of direct connections to the primary ObjectServer. Multiple probe connections made to the proxy server are multiplexed and forwarded through a single connection to the ObjectServer.

The following figure shows how probes communicate with the proxy server.