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HowTo
How to optimize
the Security Management Center
for large networks
Avira Support
August 2009
Content
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................... 2
2. Activation of the Pull Mode for the SMC Agents ......................................................... 2
3. How to define the events sent by the SMC Agent ..................................................... 3
4. Minimizing the Frontend Updates ..................................................................................... 4
6. Deactivation of the Function „Automatic Update"...................................................... 6
security environment .................................................................................................................. 7
8. How to use an SQL server as Event Data Base .......................................................... 7
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- Page 1 HowTo How to optimize the Security Management Center for large networks Avira Support August 2009 Content 1. Introduction..........................2 2. Activation of the Pull Mode for the SMC Agents ............2 3. How to define the events sent by the SMC Agent ............. 3 4.
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Page 2: Introduction
1. Introduction This document helps you to optimize the SMC for large installations (1000 or more administered computers). This document should be seen as a complement to the Security Management Center Server HowTo. 2. Activation of the Pull Mode for the SMC Agents The SMC is using the push mode by default in order to get a direct connection to the SMC agent. -
Page 3: How To Define The Events Sent By The Smc Agent
The interval of the pull mode can be configured depending on the size and the available brandwidth of the network. The SMC agent logs on to the every minutes default looks commands/configurations and sends the current status of the computer. 3. -
Page 4: Minimizing The Frontend Updates
4. Minimizing the Frontend Updates Especially with a large amount of computers in the security environment of the SMC it may occur that the update (the renewal of all entries) needs a certain time (the SMC frontend has to display the new status for every computer). -
Page 5: Configuration Of Maximum Connections Of The Internet Update Manager
5. Configuration of maximum connections of the Internet Update Manager In networks where only the integrated Internet Update Manager of the SMC is used, we recommend to check the settings for the “Maximum amount of connections of the HTTP server”. Twice the number of possible connections to the server as computers in the SMC security environment should always be available. - Page 6 6. Deactivation of the Function „Automatic Update“ The Internet Update Manager sends an update command to all computers in the security network in case the Internet Update Manager has loaded new files (e.g. VDF/engine). But by the use of this function all computers execute the update at the same time.
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Page 7: Security Environment
(e.g. a slow reaction in case of the maximum size of files of 2 GB). But it is possible to use the SMC with a Microsoft SQL server. The necessary steps are described in detail in the Avira Knowledgebase where you find an SQL script for the creation of the data base.
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