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You can also re-configure any of these scheduled tasks to
need to run a particular task manually.
Table 7-1 Suggested server tasks
Server task Description
Daily DAT & engine pull Performs a repository pull for updated weekly DATs or engine
task files from the default source repository on the McAfee FTP
site. The task is scheduled as
Daily incremental Replicates only changes to the master repository to all
repository replication
distributed repositories. The task is scheduled as
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Weekly full repository A weekly task runs once each Sunday to perform a full
replication replication to all distributed repositories. This extra layer of
redundancy is a good way to ensure that all distributed
repositories are fully up-to-date at least once a week.
Daily inactive agent task Daily task scans the
have not communicated with the server and places them in an
"Inactive Agents" group.
To keep anti-virus and security software on client systems up-to-date, make sure you
have the right client tasks created and scheduled for the appropriate parts of your
Directory. The following describes a sample of what your client task configuration
might look like in a typical deployment.
Table 7-2 Suggested client tasks
Client task Task type
Daily DAT-only agent Update
client update
task
Weekly agent Update
engine-only
client update
task
Weekly agent agent Update
patch and
service pack
update
Daily VirusScan VirusScan 4.5.1
4.5.1 update for Windows
AutoUpdate
Daily VirusScan VirusScan 4.5.1
4.5.1 for Windows
On-Demand ODS
Scan
Daily update NetShield for
task for Novell NetWare 4.6
NetWare On-Demand
servers Scan
Tasks to do on a daily or weekly basis to stay prepared
Hourly
hours.
Directory
for systems with agents that
Description
Update DATs every day for products using the CMA
common updater, such as VirusScan Enterprise.
The task is scheduled to run 4 times every day, starting
at 3 am, one hour after your replication server task.
Repeat task
is selected to repeat the task every 6 hours,
so it occurs 4 times a day.
Task Settings
In the , select only
These are updated the most often.
Update anti-virus engines once a week. McAfee
releases new engines only about once every 2-3
months, so save network bandwidth by updating them
less frequently than DATs.
Task Settings
In the , select only
Update the agent and security products like VirusScan
Enterprise or Desktop Firewall with patches and service
packs. Run the task once per week.
Task Settings
In the , select all the
types. These are updated the most often.
Update DATs daily for Windows 9X client systems using
VSC 451. Schedule it to run several times a day, similar
to the DAT update task for CMA products.
Daily ODS scan for VirusScan 4.5.1.
Daily update for NetShield for NetWare on Novell
NetWare servers.
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Run Immediately
should you
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, every hours.
Hourly
, every
DAT EXTRA.DAT
and .
Engine
.
Service Pack Patch
and
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Outbreaks