Option 2: Server/Server - More Than One Anti-Virus Domain Manager; Option 3: Local Machine/Local Machine - Ten Machines Or Fewer - McAfee MANAGEMENT EDITION 2.5 Getting Started Manual

Installing the Management Edition Program
Option 2: Server/server – more than one anti-virus domain
manager
We recommend this configuration for sites that have more than one person
administering the anti-virus solution.
The program files in this option are stored on a server rather than a local
machine. This allows easy access to the Management Console from any
machine/user that has sufficient access rights to the share/directory on the
server containing the files. However, the performance is slower than Option 1,
because the program and its configuration files are being accessed across the
network.
Option 3: Local machine/local machine – ten machines or fewer
We do not recommend this configuration, but it is usable in small locations
consisting of ten machines or fewer.
Storing the program files on the local machine provides optimal performance
for the Management Console user on the same machine, but restricts its usage
to a single machine unless the local installation directory is shared by that user.
This may be useful when one person has primary responsibility for use of the
Management Console and wants the best performance. Other users who use it
occasionally will have slower access across the network.
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Program Files location:
Repository location:
Management Server location:
Program Files location:
Repository location:
Management Server location:
IMPORTANT: A Windows NT Workstation has a limit of ten concurrent
connections with other machines; if the Repository is installed on a local
machine, simultaneous updates are limited to no more than ten
machines. With this configuration, sites with more than ten machines
using the Batch Install method will experience poor performance or
possible update failures. To avoid this, such sites can place a repository
on a NetWare server (with sufficient spare connections) and configure
their anti-virus domain members to update from this repository.
Server
Server
Server
Local machine
Local machine
Local machine