McAfee EPOLICY ORCHESTRATOR 4.5 Product Manual page 54

Configuring ePolicy Orchestrator
Agent Handlers and what they do
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Agent Handlers, then click Actions | New Assignment.
2 Specify a unique name for this assignment.
3 Specify the agents for this assignment using one or both of the following Agent Criteria
options:
• Browse to a System Tree location.
• Type the IP address, IP range, or subnet mask of managed systems in the Agent
Subnet field.
4 Specify Handler Priority by deciding whether to:
• Use all Agent Handlers — Agents randomly select which handler to communicate
with.
• Use custom handler list — When using a custom handler list, select the handler or
handler group from the drop-down menu.
NOTE: When using a custom handler list, use + and – to add and remove additional Agent
Handlers to the list (an Agent Handler can be included in more than one group). Use the
drag-and-drop handle to change the priority of handlers. Priority determines which handler
the agents try to communicate with first.
Managing Agent Handler assignments
Use this table to complete common management tasks for Agent Handler assignments. To
perform these actions, click Menu | Configuration | Agent Handlers, then in Handler
Assignment Rules, click Actions.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
To do this...
Delete a handler
assignment
Edit a handler assignment
Export handler
assignments
Import handler
assignments
Edit the priority of handler
assignments
View the summary of a
handler assignments
details
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Do this...
Click Delete in the selected assignment row.
Click Edit for the selected assignment. The Agent Handler Assignment page opens, where
you can specify:
• Assignment name — The unique name that identifies this handler assignment.
• Agent criteria — The systems that are included in this assignment. You can add and
remove System Tree groups, or modify the list of systems in the text box.
• Handler priority — Choose whether to use all Agent Handlers or a custom handler
list. Agents randomly select which handler to communicate with when Use all Agent
Handlers is selected.
TIP: Use the drag-and-drop handle to quickly change the priority of handlers in your
custom handler list.
Click Export. The Download Agent Handler Assignments page opens, where you can view
or download the AgentHandlerAssignments.xml file.
Click Import. The Import Agent Handler Assignments dialog box opens, where you can
browse to a previously downloaded AgentHandlerAssignments.xml file.
Click Edit Priority. The Agent Handler Assignment | Edit Priority page opens, where you
change the priority of handler assignments using the drag-and-drop handle.
Click > in the selected assignment row.