Verifying Installation - McAfee VIRUSSCAN ENTERPRISE 8.7I PATCH 4 - RELEASE NOTES Release Note

temporary folder on your hard drive.
2. Open the ePolicy Orchestrator 3.x console and add the package from the temporary folder created in Step 1 to your repository.
NOTE: Refer to Checking in Package in the ePolicy Orchestrator 3.x online Help, or Checking in PKGCATALOG.Z product
packages to the master repository in the ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6 online Help, for instructions on adding a package to the
repository. The package type for this Patch is "Products or Updates."
The next time an agent update task runs, the VirusScan Enterprise client automatically downloads and installs the Patch.
3. In the ePolicy Orchestrator console, add the VSE870.NAP file using the Check in NAP wizard.
4. Repeat the check-in process for the VSE870REPORTS.NAP reports extension.
NOTE: Once the NAPs are updated, the version can be verified in the ePolicy Orchestrator console (see Patch Inventory for
version information).
Installation steps via ePolicy Orchestrator 4.x
1. On the computer where the ePolicy Orchestrator 4.x console resides, extract the Patch files and folders from VSE87P4.zip to a
temporary folder on your hard drive.
2. Open the ePolicy Orchestrator 4.x console and add the package from the temporary folder created in Step 1 to your repository.
NOTE: Refer to Checking in Packages Manually in the ePolicy Orchestrator 4.x online Help, for instructions on adding a package
to the repository. The package type for this Patch is "Products or Updates."
The next time an agent update task runs, the VirusScan Enterprise client automatically downloads and installs the Patch.
3. From the top menu of the ePolicy Orchestrator console, click Configuration.
4. From the menu tabs, click Extensions, then click Install Extensions in the lower left of the window.
5. Click Browse and locate the VIRUSCAN8700(195).zip extension update from the temporary folder created in Step 1.
6. Click OK to begin the extension update.
7. Repeat the check-in process for the VIRUSCANREPORTS(154).zip reports extension.
NOTE: Once the extensions are updated, the version can be verified in the ePolicy Orchestrator Extensions list (see Patch
Inventory for version information).
McAfee Installation Designer patch configuration
When creating a custom install while using McAfee Installation Designer and VirusScan Enterprise 8.7 Repost 3, the configuration
requires an additional step in order to properly include patches to the custom installation package.
1. Create a registry file with the following registy settings.
Registry Entry: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\McAfee\DesktopProtection] "PatchRepair_582208"="1"
2. Insert the registry file listed above into the "Registry Settings" option page. This will apply the file before attempting to launch
the patch installer.
3. Finish creating the McAfee Installation Designer custom installation package and deploy

Verifying installation

Always reboot prior to validating that a Patch has been installed successfully.
Open the VirusScan Console and select About from the Help menu. The About VirusScan Enterprise window, Installed Patches,
displays "4."
After property information has been collected by the ePolicy Orchestrator agent, the client system displays that Patch 4 is
installed as the "Hotfix" version within the agent "About..." section. If the value HotfixVersions appears, it is a temporary value
and is removed after a full property collection from the client is performed.
Confirm that the expected files are installed by checking the version number of individual files. File versions should match the list
of files in Patch Inventory, above.
NOTE: Patch releases are not displayed or do not report that the Patch is installed if an error occurred during installation, or if a file did
not install correctly.
Hotfix and Patch reporting
There is Hotfix/Patch information in the ePolicy Orchestrator properties for each computer. On the ePolicy Orchestrator Properties tab for
each computer, the VirusScan 8.7i General branch displays two entries:
Patch – Displays the current Patch installed.
Fixes - Displays any number of Hotfixes listed in the registry.
A check is involved to verify that the Hotfix/Patch matches the entry in the registry to the private build description of the binary. If the