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Summary of Contents for FARONICS DEEP FREEZE ENTERPRISE - COMPUTER ASSOCIATES ETRUST ANTIVIRUS 09-28-2007
- Page 2 Introduction The process of updating virus definitions on workstations protected by Deep Freeze Enterprise involves three fundamental steps: Rebooting the workstations into a Thawed state so the updates are kept upon restart Updating the virus definitions Shutting down or restarting the workstation into a Frozen state This white paper provides technical information on how to approach these steps with CA’s eTrust Antivirus.
- Page 3 Manually Using the Deep Freeze Enterprise Console The Enterprise Console contains a toolbar at the top of the screen that allows quick access to the functions of the Console. Thaw Workstation To boot a workstation into the Thawed state, select the workstation and click the Thaw Workstation icon on the toolbar.
- Page 4 Setting up a Scheduled Maintenance Period There are two ways to set up a Scheduled Maintenance Period. One is to set it up when configuring the Deep Freeze Enterprise installation files with the Configuration Administrator (best method for new deployments) and the other way is to create or update the Maintenance Period using the Enterprise Console.
- Page 5 4. Click on the Maintenance tab and place a check in the Enable Thawed Maintenance Schedule check box. Also place a check beside each day you want the Maintenance Schedule to run. 5. Set the Maintenance start time for each day in the Start Time column, and the end time in the Stop Time column.
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Page 6: Dfc Boot Control
DFC Boot Control Syntax Description Restarts workstation into a Thawed state. Only works on DFC password /BOOTTHAWED Frozen workstations. Sets up workstation to restart Thawed the next time it restarts. Only works on Frozen workstations. Does not DFC password /THAWNEXTBOOT force workstation to restart. Restarts workstation into a Frozen state. - Page 7 Example Batch File Below is a sample batch file that can be modified for use with any antivirus software that supports updating through a command line. @ECHO OFF \\SERVER\SHARE\FOLDER\DFC.EXE get /isfrozen IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO FROZEN IF ERRORLEVEL 0 GOTO THAWED ECHO Errors where encountered running the command line control on this workstation. :FROZEN \\SERVER\SHARE\FOLDER\DFC.EXE password /bootthawed GOTO END...
- Page 8 Updating the Virus Definitions This document provides three different ways to approach virus signature file updates for CA eTrust Antivirus clients. 1) Do Nothing The virus signature file continues getting updated every time the workstations are restarted or whenever the updates are pushed down, but the changes are lost upon reboots. On fast-switched networks this has a negligible impact on the boot-up time.
- Page 9 ) Scheduling the Virus Updates From the Local Computer Using the Deep Freeze Enterprise Console, schedule a Maintenance Period as per instructions provided on p. 4-5. Right click the eTrust icon on the system tray and choose About on the menu. On the Summary page, click on Change your update settings here. On the Update tab set the date and time that updates will be downloaded to correspond with the date and time of the Maintenance period configured in step 1.
- Page 10 ) Scheduling the Virus Updates from eTrust Threat Management Console Using the Deep Freeze Enterprise Console, schedule a Maintenance Period as per instructions provided on p. 4-5. Open the eTrust Threat Management Console and click on the Policy Management tab On the Policy Management tab select Common on the Applications drop down menu, and then select Content Update on the Type menu and click on New to create a new policy.
- Page 11 Click on the Update Scheduler tab and set the schedule to match the settings for the Maintenance period specified in step one. Click on the Components tab and select the eTrust components that you want to update. When the appropriate settings have been selected click Apply to finish.