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Setting the CPU Limit for Selected Host Sets

  • Published on Sep 8, 2026
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To set the maximum CPU limit for selected host sets:

Note

See Creating a Custom Policy for more information about using the Web UI to create a custom policy.

  1. Log in to the Web UI as an administrator.

  2. From the Admin menu, select Policies to access the Policies page.

  3. In the Policies table, click the link for the custom policy you want to modify.

  4. Click the Resource Use tab.

  5. In the Resource Use section, specify the percentage of CPU that agents can use when performing tasks on behalf of the Endpoint Security (HX) server in the CPU use field. Valid values range from 10 through 100 percent. The default is 100 percent. For more information about the use of this field, see CPU Limiting.

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  6. Click Save.

Now you can assign host sets to the custom policy and set the policy priority level. See Assigning Host Sets to Agent Policies and Configuring Policy Priority Using the Web UI for more information.

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