Repositories; Source Repository; Fallback Repository; Master Repository - McAfee EPOLICY ORCHESTRATOR 3.6 - WALKTHROUGH GUIDE Manual

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ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6 Walkthrough Guide

Repositories

Source repository

Fallback repository

Master repository

Before implementing the ePolicy Orchestrator software, you should decide the type of
update repositories to use, and how they should be organized.
The source repository provides all updates for your master repository. The default
source repository for clean installations is the McAfee FTP update site (FtpSite), but
you can change the source repository or even configure multiple source repositories if
you require. McAfee recommends using the McAfee HTTP (HttpSite) or FTP (FTPSite)
update sites as your source repository.
You can download updates manually and check them into your master repository.
However, using a source repository automates this process.
Note
McAfee posts software updates to these sites regularly. For example, DAT files are
posted daily. Update your master repository with updates as they are available.
Use pull tasks to copy source repository contents to the master repository.
The McAfee update sites provide virus definition (DAT) and scanning engine file
updates (SCP templates and Spam rules are also available if the corresponding
managed products are in the master repository as well). All other packages and updates
must be checked into the master repository manually.
The fallback repository is a repository from which managed systems can retrieve
updates when their usual repositories are not accessible. For example, when network
outages or virus outbreaks occur, accessing your established update infrastructure may
be difficult. Therefore, managed systems can remain up-to-date in such situations. The
default fallback repository is the McAfee HTTP download site (HTTPSite) for clean
installations, upgrades keep the designated repository. You can only define one fallback
repository.
Source repositories can be used as a fallback repository, but fallback repositories
cannot be created manually.
The master software repository maintains the latest versions of security software and
updates for your environment. This repository is the source of software and updates for
the rest of your environment. There is only one master repository for each ePolicy
Orchestrator server.
The master repository is configured when installed. However, you must ensure that
proxy server settings are configured correctly. By default, ePolicy Orchestrator uses
Microsoft Internet Explorer proxy settings.
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