What triggers communication between Deep Security Manager and Deep Security Agents?

Communication between Deep Security Manager and Deep Security Agents is primarily triggered by a heartbeat schedule or administrator intervention. The heartbeat is a predefined interval at which agents check in with the Deep Security Manager to update their status and receive any policy changes or new configuration settings. This regular communication ensures that the security policies applied to the agents are up to date and that any critical alerts are reported back to the manager promptly.

Administrator intervention can also trigger communication when changes are made, such as updating policies or reconfiguring settings. This ensures that the agents immediately receive the new configurations or commands issued by the administrator, enhancing the security posture of the environment as quickly as possible.

Other options, such as reconfiguration of network settings, scheduled maintenance windows, or automatic updates from vCenter, do not serve as regular triggers for communication in the same way. While these situations may affect the overall operation of the agents or the Deep Security Manager, they do not directly initiate the ongoing, routine communication that occurs via the heartbeat mechanism.