Schedule Automatic Repository Synchronization - McAfee EPOLICY ORCHESTRATOR 3.6 - WALKTHROUGH GUIDE Manual

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ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6 Walkthrough Guide
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Enable
8 Select .
Settings
9 Click , then deselect
This task updates only the following components
10 Ensure that
allows you to specify which components you want to update. Specifying these
allows you to save network resources by limiting which updates are distributed in
your environment.
11 Leave the default selections under
Patches and Service Packs
12 Under
Schedule
13 Click the tab and deselect
Schedule Task
14 Set the option to
15 Initiate agent wakeup calls to all sites in your Directory so your agents call in
immediately to pick up the agent update task. See
force agents to call back immediately on page
How can I tell that VirusScan Enterprise has actually updated to the latest DATs?
First, check the DAT version that is currently checked into your master repository. These
are the DATs that should now be on your client systems after they updated. To do this:
1 From the console tree, select the ePolicy Orchestrator server, then select the
tab.
MyAVERT Security Threats
2 Under
This should be a 6-digit number like
Next, check the DAT versions used by client software, such as VirusScan Enterprise,
from the ePolicy Orchestrator console. Note that the console does not show the
updated status until the next time the agent calls into the server as part of its regular
agent-to-server communication. To do this:
1 In the console tree, select any system that has recently been updated.
2 In the details pane, select the
General
to expand the list of general properties.
DAT Version
3 Check the number. It should match the latest DAT version in your master
software repository.

Schedule automatic repository synchronization

In just a few hours, you now have a fully-functional installation of ePolicy Orchestrator
deployed in your test network. You have agents deployed to client systems, and these
agents are active and calling back to the server for updated instructions regularly. You've
also used ePolicy Orchestrator to deploy VirusScan Enterprise to your client systems,
and have created a small software repository that you can use to deploy updates and
additional software to your client systems.
Inherit Update
on the tab.
is selected. This selection
Signatures and Engines
.
VirusScan Enterprise 8.0
, select
Inherit
.
Run Immediately OK
and click
Send an agent wakeup call to
105.
, check which DAT file version is
4.0.4576
.
Properties
tab, then select
108
Installing and setting up
Installing agent manually on client systems
OK
, then click .
.
General
Current in Repository
.
VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i
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