Assessing the need for additional policy engines

To check the number of transactions analyzed by a policy engine instance:

1. Log on to the Security Manager.
2. Go to the Main > Status > System Health page.
3. Select the policy engine instance, then review its “Analysis status” chart.
   

   Red on the chart indicates a heavy load on the policy engine during the corresponding period.

   In monitoring mode, a few red bars may not be an issue. The system will process the incidents during a less busy period.

   In blocking mode, even one hour of red is undesirable. If a red bar appears, perform load balancing, and, if that does not resolve the issue, add a new Forcepoint DLP server.