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Distributing Agents to Manage Systems
Distributing agents
Installing the agent with login scripts
Use this task to set up and use network login scripts to install the agent on systems logging on
to the network.
Using network login scripts is a reliable method to make sure that every system logging on to
your network is running an agent. You can create a login script to call a batch file that checks
if the agent is installed on systems attempting to log onto the network. If no agent is present,
the batch file can install the agent before allowing the system to log on. Within ten minutes of
being installed, the agent calls in to the server for updated policies, and the system is added
to the System Tree.
This is a desirable method to use when:
• Sorting filters or NT domain names are assigned to the segments of your System Tree.
• You already have a managed environment and want to ensure that new systems logging
on to the network become managed as a result.
• You already have a managed environment and want to ensure systems are running a current
version of the agent.
Best practices
McAfee recommends you first create segments of your System Tree that use either network
domain names or sorting filters that add the expected systems to the desired groups. If you
don't, all systems are added to the Lost&Found group and you must move them later manually.
The details of the login script depends on your needs. Consult your operating system
documentation for writing login scripts. This task uses a basic example.
Task
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1
Copy the FRAMEPKG.EXE agent installation package on your server to a shared folder on
a network server to which all systems have permissions.
Systems logging on to the network are directed to this folder to run the agent installation
package and install the agent when they log on.
By default, the agent installation package is in this location:
C:\PROGRAM FILES\MCAFEE\EPO\DB\SOFTWARE\CURRENT\ ePOAGENT3000\INSTALL\0409\FRAMEPKG.EXE
2
Create a custom agent installation package with embedded administrator user credentials.
These credentials are required to install the agent on the system.
3
Create a batch file that contains the lines you want to execute on systems when they log
onto the network. The contents of this batch file may differ depending on your needs, but
its purpose is to:
• Check whether the agent has been installed in the expected location.
• Run FRAMEPKG.EXE if it is not present.
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