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Distributing Agents to Manage Systems
Forcing the agent to call in to the server
For instructions, see the documentation for your preferred image-creation product.
Using other deployment products
You may already use other network deployment products to deploy software. You can use many
of these tools, such as Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), IBM Tivoli, or Novell
ZENworks, to deploy agents. Configure your deployment tool of choice to distribute the
FRAMEPKG.EXE agent installation package located on your ePO server.
For instructions, see the documentation of the desired deployment tool.
Distributing the agent to WebShield appliances and Novell
NetWare servers
You cannot use ePolicy Orchestrator to deploy agents to WebShield
NetWare servers. Instead, use a login script or manual installation.
These systems require different agents, which can be downloaded from the McAfee web site.
These agent installation packages are not installed on the ePO server by default.
See your product documentation for details.
Forcing the agent to call in to the server
Use this task to force the new agent to call into the ePO server immediately. You can do this
from any system on which an agent has just been installed. This is useful after installing the
agent manually.
Task
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1
From the system where you just installed the agent, open a DOS command window by
selecting Start | Run, type
2
In the command window, navigate to the agent installation folder containing the
CMDAGENT.EXE file.
3
Type this command.
CMDAGENT /p
4
Press Enter. The agent calls into the server immediately.
When the agent calls in to the server for the first time, the system is added to the System Tree
as a managed system. If you configured criteria-based sorting for the System Tree, the system
is added to the location appropriate for its IP address or tags. Otherwise, the system is added
to the Lost&Found group. Once the system is added to the System Tree, you can manage its
policies through ePollicy Orchestrator.
Upgrading existing agents
Use these tasks to upgrade existing agents in your environment.
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0.2 Product Guide
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