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By default, the AutoUpdate task included with Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
Console comes configured to download the most recent .DAT file updates
directly from the Network Associates FTP site. This configuration can make
administration simple and straightforward for small networks or individual
Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus installations. If you have a large network, however,
retaining this configuration can severely tax your external bandwidth if, as
will happen if you leave the default configuration enabled, each network node
tries to update its .DAT files at once.
Instead, Dr Solomon's recommends that you use AutoUpdate in conjunction
with its companion service, the Enterprise SecureCast channel, in an efficient
"push-pull" arrangement. Once you install its client software on an
administrative server, the SecureCast service can send, or "push," updated
files to you automatically, as soon as Dr Solomon's makes them available on
its servers. To learn more about the SecureCast service, see
"Using the SecureCast Service to Get New Data Files"
Associates website at:
http://www.mcafeeb2b.com/asp_set/anti_virus/securecast/enterprise.asp
If you make the files you download files available on one or more central
servers on your network, then configure your remaining network nodes to
"pull" the updated files from those servers, you can
• Schedule network-wide .DAT file roll-outs for convenient times and with
minimal intervention from either administrators or network users. Use the
AutoUpdate Task Properties dialog box to determine when each network
node will check your network server for updated files.
You might, for example, specify one convenient update time when you first
deploy Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus, but set the AutoUpdate utility to trigger
at a random interval within 60 minutes of that time, or set a schedule that
phases in or rotates .DAT file updates among different parts of the
network. To learn how to schedule the AutoUpdate task or other tasks, see
"Enabling tasks" on page 223
• Split roll-out administration duties among different servers or domain
controllers, among different regions of wide-area networks, or across other
network divisions. Keeping update traffic primarily internal can also
reduce the potential for network security breaches.
• Reduce the likelihood that you will need to wait to download new .DAT
files. Traffic on Network Associates servers increases dramatically on
regular .DAT file publishing dates. Avoiding the competition for network
bandwidth enables you to deploy your update with minimal interruptions.
Other advanced AutoUpdate options allow you to back up existing .DAT files,
install the .DAT file update, reboot the updated computer, if necessary, or run
particular programs after successful updates.
Updating and Upgrading Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
of the Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus User's Guide.
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