Introducing Epolicy Orchestrator 4.0.2; Epolicy Orchestrator 4.0.2 Components And What They Do; The Epo Server - McAfee EPOLICY ORCHESTRATOR 4.0.2 Product Manual

Introducing ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0.2

ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0.2 provides a scalable platform for centralized policy management and
enforcement of your security products and the systems on which they reside. It also provides
comprehensive reporting and product deployment capabilities, all through a single point of
control.
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ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0.2 components and what they do

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ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0.2 components and what
they do
The ePolicy Orchestrator software is comprised of these components:
• ePO server — The center of your managed environment. The server delivers security policy
and tasks, controls updates, and processes events for all managed systems.
• Master repository — The central location for all McAfee updates and signatures, residing on
the ePO server. Master repository retrieves user-specified updates and signatures from
McAfee or user-defined source sites.
• Distributed repositories — Placed strategically throughout your environment to provide access
for managed systems to receive signatures, product updates, and product installations with
minimal bandwidth impact. Depending on how your network is set up, you can set up
SuperAgent, HTTP, FTP, or UNC share distributed repositories.
• McAfee Agent — A vehicle of information and enforcement between the ePO server and
each managed system. The agent retrieves updates, ensures task implementation, enforces
policies and forwards events for each managed system.

The ePO server

The ePO server provides management, reporting, and enforcement capabilites and includes:
• A robust database that accrues information about product operation on the client systems
in your network.
• A querying system that lets you monitor the security status in your company, and quickly
act on gathered data.
• A software repository that stores the products and product updates (for example, DAT files)
that you deploy to your network.
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