McAfee EPOLICY ORCHESTRATOR 4.5 Product Manual page 67

Distributing Agents to Manage Systems
Installing the McAfee Agent
1 Download both the agent extension, ePOAgentMeta.zip and the agent package,
MA450Win.zip to the system containing the ePO server.
2 Install the agent extension:
a Click Menu | Software | Extensions. The Extensions page opens.
b Click Install Extension.
c Browse to the location containing ePOAgentMeta.zip, select it and click OK. The
Install Extensions summary page appears.
d Click OK to complete the installation of the extension.
3 Check in the agent package to the ePolicy Orchestrator repository.
NOTE: If installing on a computer running Common Management Agent 3.6, the package
must be checked in to the Current repository branch.
a In ePolicy Orchestrator, click Software.
b Click Check In Package.
c Browse to MA450Win.zip, select it and click Next.
d If Allow package check-in for any repository branch has been enabled, place the
package any branch. To enable this feature, click Menu | Configuration | Server
Settings, then select Repository Packages from the list of Setting Categories. Click
Edit to toggle from No to Yes.
e Click Save.
4 Push the agent to client systems by following these steps:
a Click Menu | Systems | System Tree.
b Select the target systems or groups.
c Click Actions, select Agent from the pop-up menu, then select Deploy Agents from
the submenu. The Deploy McAfee Agent page appears.
d Select the version of the agent to be deployed.
e If needed, select installation options:
• Install only on systems that do not already have an agent managed by this
ePO server
• Force installation over existing version(Not recommended)
f Define the installation path for the agent: select a prefix from the drop-down menu,
then accept the folder name that appears or type a new one.
g Type valid credentials in the Domain, User name, and Password fields.
h Click OK.
Installing on Windows using third-party deployment methods
The agent extension must be installed on the ePO server before the agent is installed on any
target systems. McAfee recommends that you refer to the release notes to verify that you are
using the most current package and extension.
TIP: This task requires the creation of an agent installation package, FramePkg.exe (see Step
4). Installation of the package requires administrator credentials.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
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