Using Local Distributed Repositories That Are Not Managed - McAfee EPOLICY ORCHESTRATOR 4.5 Product Manual

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Using local distributed repositories that are not managed

• Subnet distance — Compares the IP addresses of client systems and all repositories
and sorts repositories based on how closely the bits match. The more closely the IP
addresses resemble each other, the higher in the list the repository is placed.
NOTE:
• User order in repository list — Selects repositories based on their order in the list.
6 From the Repository list you can disable repositories by clicking Disable in the Actions
field associated with the repository to be disabled.
7 In the Repository list, click Move up or Move down to specify the order in which you
want client systems to select distributed repositories.
8 Click Save when finished.
Using local distributed repositories that are not
managed
Use this task to copy contents from the master repository into the unmanaged distributed
repository. Once created, you must manually configure managed systems to go to the
unmanaged repository for files.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
1 Copy all files and subdirectories in the master repository folder from the server. By default,
this is in the following location on your server:
C:\Program Files\McAfee\ePO\4.0.0\DB\Software
2 Paste the copied files and subfolders in your repository folder on the distributed repository
system.
3 Configure an agent policy for managed systems to use the new unmanaged distributed
repository:
a Click Menu | Policy | Policy Catalog, then click Product | McAfee Agent.
b Click Edit Settings of an existing agent policy, or create a new agent policy.
CAUTION:
you apply this policy to systems, ensure that only the desired systems receive and inherit
the policy to use the unmanaged distributed repository.
c On the Repositories tab, click Add. The Add Repository window appears.
d Type a name in the Repository Name text field. The name does not have to be the
name of the system hosting the repository.
e Under Retrieve Files From, select the type of repository.
f Under Configuration, type the location you created using the appropriate syntax for
the repository type.
g Type a port number or keep the default port.
h Configure authentication credentials as needed.
i Click OK to add the new distributed repository to the list.
j Select the new repository in the list.
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If needed you can set the Maximum number of hops.
Policy inheritance cannot be broken for tabs of a policy. Therefore, when