Glossary - McAfee MANAGEMENT EDITION 2.5 Administrator's Manual

Glossary

Alert Manager
anti-virus components
anti-virus domain
Desktop Management
Interface (DMI)
One of the anti-virus components, the Alert Manager
runs on the Management Server and receives alerts from
the Management Agents. There is only one for each
anti-virus domain. Using the Management Console, you
can define who to alert and how to alert them.
The anti-virus components are the on-access and
on-demand scanners.
See also on-access and on-demand scanner.
An anti-virus domain has anti-virus policies for
distributing anti-virus software and for virus alerts. An
anti-virus domain is different from a Microsoft network
domain. A Microsoft network domain has security
policies at login.
An anti-virus domain can span several sites; machines
may be on different networks in different cities. You can
create one complete anti-virus domain, or separate
anti-virus domains for each site.
DMI (Desktop Management Interface) is an industry
interface for keeping track of and monitoring the status
of components, including hardware and software, in the
computers on your network. Alert Manager and DMI
work together to alert the DMI management console
instantly of an attack. When an attack is detected, DMI
immediately generates an alert message for Alert
Manager to display on the DMI management console.
For more information about DMI, visit the Desktop
Management Task Force website at
http://www.dmtf.org.
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