Epo 450 Product Guide En-Us PDF

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 4.
5
Product Guide
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WHICH SETS FORTH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE USE OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHICH
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Contents
Introducing ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Components and what they do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using this guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Finding documentation for McAfee enterprise products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Getting Started with ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Logging on and off ePO servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Logging on to ePO servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Logging off ePO servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Viewing the server version number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
How to navigate the ePO interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
The Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
The navigation bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Setting up ePolicy Orchestrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Configure your ePO server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Add systems to the System Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Distribute agents to your systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Create repositories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Configure your policies and client tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Deploy your products and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Configure advanced features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Configuring ePolicy Orchestrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ePO user accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Global administrators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Working with user accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
How permission sets work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Working with permission sets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Working with contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Server settings and the behaviors they control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Working with server settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Managing ePolicy Orchestrator users with Active Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Configuring Windows authentication and authorization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Registering servers for use with ePolicy Orchestrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
What are registered servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Registering servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Security keys and how they work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Backing up and restoring keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Master repository key pair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Agent-server secure communication (ASSC) keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
MyAvert Security Threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Working with MyAvert Security Threats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Agent Handlers and what they do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
How Agent Handlers work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Handler groups and priority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Working with Agent Handlers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
IPv6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Exporting tables and charts to other formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Distributing Agents to Manage Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
About the McAfee Agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Agent-server communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Wake-up calls and wake-up tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
SuperAgents and broadcast wake-up calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
System requirements and supported operating systems and processors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Installing the McAfee Agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Methods of agent deployment and installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Agent installation folder Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Agent installation folder UNIX-based systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
The agent installation package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Agent installation command-line options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Assigning values to custom properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Upgrading and Restoring Agents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Upgrading agents using product deployment task. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Upgrading agents manually or with login scripts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Restoring a previous version of the agent (Windows). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Restoring a previous version of the agent (UNIX). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Configuring Agent Policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
About agent policy settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Contents
Proxy settings for the agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Retrieving system properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Scheduling a client task for a group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Creating a new scheduled client task. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Configuring selected systems for updating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Working with the agent from the ePO server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Viewing agent and product properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Viewing system information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Accessing settings to retrieve properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Windows system and product properties reported by the agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Sending manual wake-up calls to systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Sending manual wake-up calls to a group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Making the system tray icon visible. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Locating inactive agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Running agent tasks from the managed system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Running a manual update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Enforcing policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Updating policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Sending properties to the ePO server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Sending events to the ePO server immediately. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Using the icon option to update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Forcing the agent to call in to the server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Viewing version numbers and settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Agent command-line options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Using the system tray icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
What the system tray icon does. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Making the system tray icon visible. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Enabling user access to updating functionality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Removing the McAfee Agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Running FrmInst.exe from the command line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Removing agents when deleting systems from the System Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Removing agents when deleting groups from the System Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Removing agents from systems in query results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Uninstalling from non-Windows operating systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Agent Activity Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Viewing the agent activity log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Contents
Organizing the System Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
The System Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Considerations when planning your System Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Administrator access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Environmental borders and their impact on system organization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Subnets and IP address ranges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Tags and systems with similar characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Operating systems and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Tags and how they work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Active Directory and NT domain synchronization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Active Directory synchronization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
NT domain synchronization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Criteria-based sorting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
How settings affect sorting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
IP address sorting criteria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Tag-based sorting criteria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Group order and sorting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Catch-all groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
How a system is first placed in the System Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Working with tags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Creating tags with the Tag Builder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Excluding systems from automatic tagging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Applying tags to selected systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Applying criteria-based tags automatically to all matching systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Creating and populating groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Creating groups manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Adding systems manually to an existing group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Importing systems from a text file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Sorting systems into criteria-based groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Importing Active Directory containers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Importing NT domains to an existing group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Synchronizing the System Tree on a schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Updating the synchronized group with an NT domain manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Moving systems manually within the System Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Transferring systems between ePO servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Creating Repositories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Repository types and what they do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
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Types of distributed repositories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Repository branches and their purposes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Repository list file and its uses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
How repositories work together. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Ensuring access to the source site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Configuring proxy settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Configuring proxy settings for the McAfee Agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Configuring proxy settings for MyAvert Security Threats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Working with source and fallback sites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Switching source and fallback sites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Creating source sites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Editing source and fallback sites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Deleting source sites or disabling fallback sites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Using SuperAgents as distributed repositories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Creating SuperAgent repositories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Selecting which packages are replicated to SuperAgent repositories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Deleting SuperAgent distributed repositories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Creating and configuring FTP, HTTP, and UNC repositories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Creating a folder location on an FTP, HTTP server or UNC share. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Adding the distributed repository to ePolicy Orchestrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Avoiding replication of selected packages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Disabling replication of selected packages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Enabling folder sharing for UNC and HTTP repositories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Editing distributed repositories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Deleting distributed repositories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Working with the repository list files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Exporting the repository list SiteList.xml file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Exporting the repository list SiteMgr.xml file for backup or use by other servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Importing distributed repositories from the SiteMgr.xml file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Importing source sites from the SiteMgr.xml file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Changing credentials on multiple distributed repositories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Managing your Network with Policies and Client Tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Product extensions and what they do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Policy management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Policy application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Creating Policy Management queries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Client tasks and what they do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
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Bringing products under management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Viewing policy information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Viewing groups and systems where a policy is assigned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Viewing the settings of a policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Viewing policy ownership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Viewing assignments where policy enforcement is disabled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Viewing policies assigned to a group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Viewing policies assigned to a specific system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Viewing a groups policy inheritance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Viewing and resetting broken inheritance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Working with the Policy Catalog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Creating a policy from the Policy Catalog page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Duplicating a policy on the Policy Catalog page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Editing a policys settings from the Policy Catalog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Renaming a policy from the Policy Catalog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Deleting a policy from the Policy Catalog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Working with policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Changing the owners of a policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Moving policies between ePO servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Assigning a policy to a group of the System Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Assigning a policy to a managed system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Assigning a policy to multiple managed systems within a group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Enforcing policies for a product on a group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Enforcing policies for a product on a system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Copying and pasting assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Working with client tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Creating and scheduling client tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Editing client tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Deleting client tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Frequently asked questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Sharing policies among ePO servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Setting up policy sharing for multiple ePO servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
How policy assignment rules work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Policy assignment rule priority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Working with policy assignment rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Deploying Software and Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Deployment packages for products and updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
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Product and update deployment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Deployment tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Update tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Global updating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Pull tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Replication tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Repository selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Server task log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Checking in packages manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Using the Product Deployment task to deploy products to managed systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Configuring the Deployment task for groups of managed systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Configuring the Deployment task to install products on a managed system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Deploying update packages automatically with global updating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Deploying update packages with pull and replication tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Using pull tasks to update the master repository. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Replicating packages from the master repository to distributed repositories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Configuring agent policies to use a distributed repository. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Using local distributed repositories that are not managed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Checking in engine, DAT and ExtraDAT update packages manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Updating managed systems regularly with a scheduled update task. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Confirming that clients are using the latest DAT files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Evaluating new DATs and engines before distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Manually moving DAT and engine packages between branches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Deleting DAT or engine packages from the master repository. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Reporting On System Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Queries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Public and personal queries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Query permissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Query Builder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Working with queries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Creating custom queries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Running an existing query. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Running a query on a schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Making a personal query group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Making existing personal queries public. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Duplicating queries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Sharing a query between ePO servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
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Exporting query results to other formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Multi-server rollup querying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Preparing for rollup querying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Creating a query to define compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Generating compliance events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
The Audit Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Working with the Audit Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
The Server Task log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Working with the Server Task Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Allowed Cron syntax when scheduling a server task. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
The Threat Event Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Working with the Threat Event Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Data exports from any table or chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Monitoring with Dashboards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Default dashboards and their monitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Queries as dashboard monitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Default dashboards and their monitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Setting up dashboard access and behavior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Giving users permissions to dashboards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Configuring the refresh frequency of dashboards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Working with Dashboards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Creating dashboards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Making a dashboard active. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Selecting all active dashboards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Making a dashboard public. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Detecting Rogue Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
What are rogue systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
How the Rogue System Sensor works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Passive listening to layer-2 traffic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Intelligent filtering of network traffic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Data gathering and communications to the server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Systems that host sensors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
How detected systems are matched and merged. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Rogue System Detection states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Overall system status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Rogue System Sensor status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Subnet status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Contents
Top 25 Subnets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Rogue Sensor Blacklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Rogue System Detection policy settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Considerations for policy settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Rogue System Detection permission sets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Setting up Rogue System Detection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Configuring Rogue System Detection policy settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Configuring server settings for Rogue System Detection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Editing Detected System Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Editing Detected Systems Matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Editing Rogue System Sensor settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Editing Detected System Exception Categories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Editing Detected System OUIs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Working with detected systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Adding systems to the Exceptions list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Adding systems to the Rogue Sensor Blacklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Adding detected systems to the System Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Editing system comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Exporting the Exceptions list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Importing systems to the Exceptions list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Merging detected systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Pinging a detected system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Querying detected system Agents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Removing systems from the Detected Systems list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Removing systems from the Exceptions list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Removing systems from the Rogue Sensor Blacklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Viewing detected systems and their details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Working with sensors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Changing the sensor-to-server port number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Installing sensors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Editing sensor descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Removing sensors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Working with subnets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Adding subnets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Deleting subnets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Ignoring subnets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Including subnets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
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Renaming subnets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Viewing detected subnets and their details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Rogue System Detection command-line options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Default Rogue System Detection queries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Setting Up Automatic Responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Automatic Responses and how it works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Throttling, aggregation, and grouping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Default rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Determining how events are forwarded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Determining which events are forwarded immediately. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Determining which events are forwarded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Configuring Automatic Responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Assigning permission sets to access Automatic Responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Working with SNMP servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Working with registered executables and external commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Creating and editing Automatic Response rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Describing the rule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Setting filters for the rule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Setting thresholds of the rule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Configuring the action for Automatic Response rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Frequently asked questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Managing Issues and Tickets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Ways to manage issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Creating, configuring, and managing issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Creating basic issues manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Configuring responses to automatically create issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Managing issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Purging closed issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Purging closed issues manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Purging closed issues on a schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Tickets and how they work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Ways to add tickets to issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Assignment of ticketed issues to users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
How tickets and ticketed issues are closed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Benefits of adding comments to ticketed issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
How tickets are reopened. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
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Synchronization of ticketed issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Integration with ticketing servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Considerations when deleting a registered ticketing server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Required fields for mapping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Sample mappings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Working with tickets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Adding tickets to issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Synchronizing ticketed issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Synchronizing ticketed issues on a schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Working with ticketing servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Installing extensions for ticketing server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Registering and mapping a ticketing server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Configuring the field mappings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Upgrading a registered ticketing server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Appendix: Maintaining ePolicy Orchestrator Databases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Perform regular maintenance of SQL Server databases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Backup and restore ePolicy Orchestrator databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Changing SQL Server information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Contents
Introducing ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5
ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 provides a scalable platform for centralized policy management and
enforcement of your security products and the systems on which they reside. It also provides
comprehensive reporting and product deployment capabilities, all through a single point of
control.
Contents
Components and what they do
Using this guide
Finding documentation for McAfee enterprise products
Components and what they do
The ePolicy Orchestrator software is comprised of these components:
ePO server The center of your managed environment. The server delivers security
policies and tasks, controls updates, and processes events for all managed systems. The
ePO server includes these subcomponents:
Application server Auto Response, Registered Servers, and user interface
Agent Handler Policies, tasks, and properties
Event parser Threat events and client events
RSD server and data channel listener
Registered servers Used to register the ePO server with other servers. Registered
server types include:
LDAP server Used for Policy Assignment Rules and to enable automatic user account
creation.
SNMP server Used to receive an SNMP trap. You must add the SNMP servers
information so that ePolicy Orchestrator knows where to send the trap.
Ticketing server Before tickets can be associated with issues, you must have a registered
Ticketing server configured. The system running the ticketing extension must be able to
resolve the address of the Service Desk system.
Database The central storage component for all data created and used by ePolicy
Orchestrator. You can choose whether to house the database on your ePO server or on a
separate system, depending on the specific needs of your organization.
Master repository The central location for all McAfee updates and signatures, residing
on the ePO server. Master repository retrieves user-specified updates and signatures from
McAfee or from user-defined source sites.
Distributed repositories Placed strategically throughout your environment to provide
managed systems access to receive signatures, product updates, and product installations
with minimal bandwidth impact. Depending on how your network is configured, you can set
up SuperAgent, HTTP, FTP, or UNC share distributed repositories.
McAfee Agent A vehicle of information and enforcement between the ePO server and
each managed system. The agent retrieves updates, ensures task implementation, enforces
policies, and forwards events for each managed system. It uses a separate secure data
channel to transfer data to the ePO server. A McAfee Agent can also be configured as a
SuperAgent with the addition of a repository.
Remote Agent Handlers A server that you can install in various network locations to
help manage agent communication, load balancing, and product updates. Remote Agent
Handlers can help you manage the needs of large or complex network infrastructures by
allowing you more control over agent-server communication.
NOTE: Depending on the needs of your organization and the complexity of your network, you
might not need to use all of these components.
Using this guide
This guide provides information on configuring and using your product. For system requirements
and installation instructions, see the ePolicy Orchestrator Installation Guide.
This material is organized in the order that McAfee recommends you set up ePolicy Orchestrator
in a production environment for the first time, and is also accessible to anyone seeking specific
topics.
This guide serves as a tool to help administrators set up their ePolicy Orchestrator environment
for the first time, and as a reference tool for more experienced users.
Audience
This information is intended primarily for network administrators who are responsible for their
companys security program, and assumes the customer has installed and used ePolicy
Orchestrator in a lab environment.
Finding documentation for McAfee enterprise
products
To access the documentation for your McAfee products, use the McAfee ServicePortal.
1 Go to the McAfee ServicePortal (http://mysupport.mcafee.com) and, under Self Service,
click Read Product Documentation.
2 Select a Product.
3 Select a Version.
4 Select a product document
Product documentation by phase
McAfee documentation provides the information you need during each phase of product
implementation, from installing a new product to maintaining existing ones. Depending on the
product, additional documents might also be available. After a product is released, information
Using this guide
regarding the product is entered into the online KnowledgeBase, available through the McAfee
ServicePortal.
Installation phase Before, during, and after installation
Release Notes
Installation Guide
Setup phase Using the product
Product Guide
Online Help
Maintenance phase Maintaining the software
KnowledgeBase (http://mysupport.mcafee.com)
Finding documentation for McAfee enterprise products
Getting Started with ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5
This chapter provides a high-level overview of ePolicy Orchestrator and how it works. All of the
concepts included here, along with their associated tasks, are discussed in greater detail in the
chapters that comprise the rest of this guide.
Contents
Logging on and off ePO servers
Viewing the server version number
How to navigate the ePO interface
Setting up ePolicy Orchestrator
Logging on and off ePO servers
Use these tasks to log on to and off from ePO servers. Before using ePolicy Orchestrator, you
must be logged on to the ePO server with valid account credentials.
Tasks
Logging on to ePO servers
Logging off ePO servers
Logging on to ePO servers
Use this task to log on to the ePO server. You must have valid credentials to do this. You can
log on to multiple ePO servers by opening a new browser session for each ePO server.
Task
1 Open an Internet browser and go to the URL of the server to open the Log On to ePolicy
Orchestrator dialog box.
2 Type the User name and Password of a valid account.
NOTE: Passwords are case-sensitive.
3 Select the Language you want the software to display.
4 Click Log On.
Logging off ePO servers
Use this task to log off from ePO servers. Log off from the ePO server whenever you finish
using the software.
Task
To log off from the server, click Log Off at the top of any page, or close the browser.
You can view the version number, edition, and license information of the ePolicy Orchestrator
server.
To view the version number and edition of an ePO server, log on to the desired ePolicy
Orchestrator server. This information appears in the title bar.
NOTE: For more specific information about the version of ePolicy Orchestrator:
1 Click Menu | Software | Extensions, then click Server in the McAfee category of
the Extensions list.
2 Scroll through the server extension to ePO Core.
To view license information, go to the logon page.
To view detailed information about the extensions installed on your ePO server, click Menu
| Software | Extension. Select a category from the Extensions list to view details.
How to navigate the ePO interface
Navigation in ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 has been redesigned to make it faster and easier to find
the features and functionality you need. The interface now uses a single menu for all top-level
features of ePolicy Orchestrator, and a customizable navigation bar. Top-level features were
previously displayed as tabs when selecting a section.
For example, in ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0, when the Reporting section was selected, the top-level
features that were displayed included: Queries, Server Task Log, Audit Log, Event Log, and
MyAvert.
In version 4.5, all of these top-level features are accessed from the Menu. The following table
provides some examples of the change in navigation steps to arrive at a desired page.
in version 4.5 in version 4.0 To get to...
Click Menu and select User Management |
Audit Log.
Click Menu | Audit Log tab. The Audit Log
Click Menu and select Policy | Policy Catalog. Click Menu | Policy Catalog page. The Policy Catalog
The Menu
The Menu is new in version 4.5 of ePolicy Orchestrator software. The Menu uses categories
that comprise the various ePO features and functionalities. Each category contains a list of
primary feature pages associated with a unique icon. The Menu and its categories replace static
group of section icons used to navigate the 4.0 version of the interface. For example, in the
4.5 version, the Reporting category includes all of the pages included in the 4.0 version Reporting
section, plus other commonly used reporting tools such as the Dashboards page. When an item
in the Menu is highlighted, its choices appear in the details pane of the interface.
The navigation bar
In ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5, the navigation bar is customizable. In the 4.0 version of the interface,
the navigation bar was comprised of a fixed group of section icons that organized functionality
into categories. Now you can decide which icons are displayed on the navigation bar by dragging
any Menu item on or off the navigation bar. When you navigate to a page in the Menu, or click
an icon in the navigation bar, the name of that page is displayed in the blue box next to the
Menu.
On systems with 1024x768 screen resolution, the navigation bar can display six icons. When
you place more than six icons on the navigation bar, an overflow menu is created on the right
side of the bar. Click > to access the Menu items not displayed in the navigation bar. The icons
displayed in the navigation bar are stored as user preferences, so each user's customized
navigation bar is displayed regardless of which console they log on to.
How you set up ePolicy Orchestrator depends on the unique needs of your environment. This
process overview highlights the major set up and configuration required to use ePolicy
Orchestrator. Each of the steps represents a chapter in this product guide, where you can find
the detailed information you need to understand the features and functionalities of ePolicy
Orchestrator, along with the tasks needed to implement and use them.
Process overview
Configure your ePO server
Add systems to the System Tree
Distribute agents to your systems
Create repositories
Configure your policies and client tasks
Deploy your products and software
Configure advanced features
Configure your ePO server
To configure your ePO server, you'll need to:
Set up user accounts
Assign permission sets
Configure ePO server settings
Set up user accounts
Set up user accounts for all of the users in your network who need to access and use the ePolicy
Orchestrator software. You need to set up these accounts before assigning permission sets.
For more information on setting up user accounts, see ePO user accounts in Configuring ePolicy
Orchestrator.
To set up user accounts, click Menu | User Management | Users.
Assign permission sets
Assign permission sets for your ePO users. Permission sets allow you to define what users are
allowed to do with the software. You can assign permission sets to individuals or to groups. For
more information on assigning permission sets, see How permission sets work in Managing
User Roles and Permissions.
To assign permission sets, click Menu | User Management | Permissions Sets.
Configure server settings
Configure server settings for your specific environment. You can change the server settings at
any time. For more information on configuring server settings, see Server settings and the
behaviors they control in Managing User Roles and Permissions.
To configure server settings, click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings.
Add systems to the System Tree
The System Tree allows you to organize and act on all systems you manage with ePolicy
Orchestrator. Before setting up other features, you must create your System Tree. There are
several ways you can add systems to the System Tree, including:
Synchronize ePolicy Orchestrator with your Active Directory server.
Browse to systems on your network individually.
Add individual and groups of systems by importing a text (.txt) file containing a list of systems.
For more information on all of the methods you can use to add systems, including detailed
steps for each method, see Organizing the System Tree.
To begin adding systems to the System Tree, click Menu | Systems | System Tree.
Distribute agents to your systems
Each system you want to manage must have the McAfee Agent installed. You can install agents
on Windows-based systems manually, or by using the ePO interface. You must install agents
on non-Windows systems manually.
Once agents are installed on all of your systems, you can use ePolicy Orchestrator to manage,
update, and report on these systems. For more information on distributing agents, see
Distributing Agents.
To begin distributing agents to your systems, click Menu | Systems | System Tree.
Create repositories
Before deploying any products, components, or updates to your managed systems with ePolicy
Orchestrator, you must configure repositories. There are two types of repositories you can use
in your environment, master and distributed.
Master repository
The master repository is located on your ePO server. It is the location where products and
updates that are pulled from the Source Site are saved. For more information about the master
repository, see Repository types and what they do in Creating Repositories.
To start working with the master repository, click Menu | Software | Master Repository.
Distributed repositories
Distributed repositories are those that you place throughout your network. The placement and
type of distributed repositories you use depend on the unique needs of your organization and
environment. There are several ePO components and types you can use for distributed
repositories, including:
SuperAgents
FTP
HTTP
UNC share
Unmanaged
The complexity and size of your network are determining factors in which type and how many
distributed repositories you use. For more information about distributed repositories, see
Repository types and what they do in Creating Repositories.
To start working with distributed repositories, click Menu | Software | Distributed
Repository.
Configure your policies and client tasks
McAfee recommends that you configure policy settings before deploying the respective product,
component, or update to your managed systems. By doing so you can ensure that products
and components have the desired settings as soon as possible.
Policies
A policy is a collection of settings that you create and configure. These policies are enforced
by McAfee products. Policies ensure that the managed security products are configured and
perform according to that collection of settings.
Once configured, policies can be enforced at any level of the System Tree, as well as on specific
groups of users. System policies are inherited from their parent group in the System Tree.
However, you can break inheritance at any location in the tree in order to enforce specific
policies at a particular location. For more information about policies, see Policy management
and Policy application in Configuring Policies and Client Tasks.
To start configuring policies for systems in the System Tree, click Menu | Policy | Policy
Catalog, then select a product from the Product menu and click Actions | New Policy.
Client tasks
Client tasks are scheduled actions that run on managed systems that host any client-side
software. You can define tasks for the entire System Tree, a specific group, or an individual
system. Like policy settings, client tasks are inherited from parent groups in the System Tree.
For more information about client tasks, see Client tasks and what they do in Configuring Policies
and Client Tasks.
To start scheduling client tasks, click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Client Tasks, then
click Actions | New Task.
Deploy your products and software
Once your repositories, policy settings, and client tasks are created and configured, you can
deploy products, components, and updates to the desired systems with ePolicy Orchestrator.
You can perform these actions as needed, or you can schedule them using server tasks. For
more information, see Deploying Software and Updates.
To schedule these actions, click Menu | Automation | Server Tasks, then click Actions |
New Task.
Configure advanced features
Once your managed environment is up and running, you can configure and implement the
advanced features of ePolicy Orchestrator, including:
Remote Agent Handlers
Automatic Responses
Issues and Ticketing
More information on these and all ePolicy Orchestrator features is available in the following
chapters of this guide.
Configuring ePolicy Orchestrator
The ePO server is the center of your managed environment, providing a single location from
which to administer system security throughout your network.
If your organization is very large or divided into multiple large sites, ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5
is scalable to allow you to customize how you set up your managed environment. You can:
Install a separate ePO server at each site.
Install remote Agent Handlers at each site, provided an ePO server is installed that you want
to communicate with.
The option you choose depends on the needs of your environment. Using remote agent handlers
allows you to reduce network traffic when managing agents and sending updates. Agent handlers
can also serve as distributed repositories. Remote agent handlers help to load balance your
network and increase fallback security, while passing all agent-server communication back to
your ePO server and its database.
Using multiple ePO servers differs from using remote agent handlers because each ePO server
maintains a separate database from which you can roll up information to your main ePO server
and database. Both choices can help to limit the amount of network traffic created within a
local LAN. Network traffic has a larger impact on your resources when this communication takes
place across WAN, VPN, or other slower network connections typically found between remote
sites.
Are you configuring the ePO server for the first time?
When configuring the ePO server for the first time:
1 Decide how to implement the flexibility of permission sets.
2 Create user accounts and permission sets, and assign the permission sets to the user
accounts as needed.
3 Set up your contacts list and email server settings.
Contents
ePO user accounts
How permission sets work
Contacts
Server settings and the behaviors they control
Managing ePolicy Orchestrator users with Active Directory
Registering servers for use with ePolicy Orchestrator
Security keys and how they work
MyAvert Security Threats
Agent Handlers and what they do
IPv6
Exporting tables and charts to other formats
ePO user accounts
User accounts provide a means for users to access and use the software. They are associated
with permission sets, which define what users are allowed to do with the software.
You must create user accounts and permission sets to accommodate the needs of each user
that logs on to the ePO server. You can create accounts for individual users, or you can create
a permission set that maps to users or groups in your Active Directory/NT server.
There are two types of users, global administrators and users with limited permissions.
Global administrators
Global administrators have read and write permissions and rights to all operations. When you
install the server, a global administrator account is created with the user name admin.
You can create additional global administrator accounts for people who require global
administrator rights.
Permissions exclusive to global administrators include:
Create, edit, and delete source and fallback sites.
Change server settings.
Add and delete user accounts.
Add, delete, and assign permission sets.
Import events into ePolicy Orchestrator databases and limit events that are stored there.
Working with user accounts
Use these tasks to create and maintain user accounts.
Tasks
Creating user accounts
Editing user accounts
Deleting user accounts
Creating user accounts
Use this task to create a user account. You must be a global administrator to add, edit, or delete
user accounts.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
1 Click Menu | User Management | Users, then click New User. The New User page
appears.
2 Type a user name.
ePO user accounts
3 Select whether to enable or disable the logon status of this account. If this account is for
someone who is not yet a part of the organization, you might want to disable it.
4 Select whether the new account uses ePOauthentication or Windows authentication,
and provide the required credentials.
5 Optionally, provide the users full name, email address, phone number, and a description
in the Notes text box.
6 Choose to make the user a global administrator, or select the appropriate permission sets
for the user.
7 Click Save to save the current entries and return to the Users tab. The new user should
appear in the Users list.
Editing user accounts
Use this task to edit a user account. Global administrators can change passwords on any user
account. Other users can only change passwords on their own accounts.
Task
1 Click Menu | User Management | Users.
2 From the Users list, select the user you want to edit, then click Actions | Edit.
3 Edit the account as needed.
4 Click Save.
Deleting user accounts
Use this task to delete a user account. You must be a global administrator to delete user
accounts.
NOTE: McAfee recommends disabling the Login status of an account instead of deleting it,
until you are sure all valuable information associated with the account has been moved to other
users.
Task
1 Click Menu | User Management | Users.
2 From the Users list, select the user you want to delete, then click Actions | Delete.
3 Click OK.
A permission set is a group of permissions that can be granted to users or Active Directory (AD)
groups by assigning it to those users accounts. One or more permission sets can be assigned
to users who are not global administrators (global administrators have all permissions to all
products and features).
Permission sets only grant rights and access no permission ever removes rights or access.
When multiple permission sets are applied to a user account, they aggregate. For example, if
one permission set does not provide any permissions to server tasks, but another permission
set applied to the same account grants all permissions to server tasks, that account has all
permissions to server tasks. Consider this as you plan your strategy for granting permissions
to the users in your environment.
When are permission sets assigned?
Global administrators can assign existing permission sets when they create or edit user accounts
and when they create or edit permission sets.
What happens when I install new products?
When a new product extension is installed, it can add one or more groups of permissions to
the permission sets. For example, when you install a VirusScan Enterprise extension, a VirusScan
Enterprise section is added to each permission set. Initially, the newly added section is listed
in each permission set with no permissions yet granted. The global administrators can then
grant permissions to users through existing or new permission sets.
Default permission sets
ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 ships with four default permission sets that provide permissions to
ePolicy Orchestrator functionality. These are:
Executive Reviewer Provides view permissions to dashboards, events, contacts, and
can view information that relates to the entire System Tree.
Global Reviewer Provides view access globally across functionality, products, and the
System Tree, except for extensions, multi-server roll-up data, registered servers, and software.
Group Admin Provides view and change permissions across ePolicy Orchestrator features.
Users that are assigned this permission set each need at least one more permission set that
grants access to needed products and groups of the System Tree.
Group Reviewer Provides view permissions across ePolicy Orchestrator features. Users
that are assigned this permission set each need at least one more permission set that grants
access to needed products and groups of the System Tree.
Working with permission sets
Use these tasks to create and maintain permission sets.
Tasks
Creating permission sets for user accounts
Duplicating permission sets
Editing permission sets
Deleting permission sets
Creating permission sets for user accounts
Use this task to create a permission set.
Before you begin
You must be a global administrator to perform this task.
Task
1 Click Menu | User Management | Permission Sets, then click NewPermission Set.
2 Type a name for the permission set and select the users to which the set is assigned.
3 Select a server name from the drop-down list, or click Add if the server name you need
does not appear in the server list.
4 Click Save. The Permission Sets page appears.
5 Select the new permission set from the Permission Sets list. Its details appear to the right.
6 Click Edit next to any section where you want to grant permissions.
7 On the Edit Permission Set page that appears, select the appropriate options, then click
Save.
8 Repeat for all appropriate sections of the permission set.
Duplicating permission sets
Use this task to duplicate a permission set. Duplicating a permission set is useful when you
want to change only a few of the settings for a new permission set. Only global administrators
can duplicate permission sets.
Task
1 Click Menu | User Management | Permission Sets, then select the permission set
you want to edit in the Permission Sets list. Its details appear to the right.
2 Click Actions | Duplicate, type a New name in the Duplicate dialog box, then click OK.
3 Select the new duplicate in the Permission Sets list. Its details appear to the right.
4 Click edit next to any section where you want to change permissions.
Save.
6 Repeat for all sections of the permission set where you want to grant permissions.
Editing permission sets
Use this task to edit a permission set. Only global administrators can edit permission sets.
Task
you want to edit in the Permission Sets list. Its details appear to the right.
2 Click Edit next to any section where you want to grant permissions.
Save.
4 Repeat for all appropriate sections of the permission set.
Deleting permission sets
Use this task to delete a permission set. Only global administrators can delete permission sets.
Task
you want to delete in the Permission Sets list. Its details appear to the right.
2 Click Actions | Delete, then click OK in the Action pane. The permission set no longer
appears in the Permission Sets list.
Contacts
The ePolicy Orchestrator software maintains a list of email addresses that it uses to send email
messages to specified users in response to events. Currently this list is used by Automatic
Responses, Queries, and export functionality.
Working with contacts
Use these tasks to create and maintain email address information of individuals who might
receive email messages from ePolicy Orchestrator.
Tasks
Creating contacts
Editing contacts
Deleting contacts
Creating contacts
Use this task to add email addresses to Contacts.
Task
1 Click Menu | User Management | Contacts, then click Actions | New Contact.
2 Type a first name, last name, and email address for the contact.
3 Click Save. The new contact appears on the Contacts page.
Editing contacts
Use this task to edit information in an existing entry on the Contacts page.
Task
1 Click Menu | User Management | Contacts, then select a contact.
2 Click Actions | Edit. The Edit Contact page appears.
Contacts
3 Edit the information as desired.
4 Click Save.
Deleting contacts
Use this task to delete entries from the Contacts page.
Task
1 Click Menu | User Management | Contacts, then select a contact.
2 Click Actions | Delete, then click OK in the Action pane. The contact no longer appears
in the list.
Various settings control how the ePO server behaves. You can change most settings at any
time. But, only global administrators can access the server settings.
Types of ePO server settings are:
Dashboards Specifies the default active dashboard that is assigned to new users accounts
at the time of account creation, if one has been defined.
Detected System Compliance Specifies the settings that affect how rogue systems in
your network are identified and treated.
Detected System Exception Categories Specifies the categories that can be used to
mark systems in your environment as exceptions.
Detected SystemMatching Specifies the settings used to match detected systems and
system interfaces.
Detected SystemOUIs Specifies how your OUI (Organizationally Unique Identifier) list
is updated, and when the last update occurred.
Email Server Specifies the email server that is used when ePolicy Orchestrator sends
email messages.
Event Filtering Specifies which events are forwarded by the agent.
Event Notification Specifies the interval at which you want ePO Notification Events to
be sent to Automatic Responses.
Global Updating Specifies whether and how global updating is enabled.
License Key Specifies the 25 digit license key you provide while installing ePolicy
Orchestrator, via the hyperlink from the Log On to ePO page to an Enter License Key page,
or via this Server Settings page. McAfee introduced license keys to help customers with
license usage tracking needs and to be compliant with McAfee licensing terms.
MyAvert Security Threats Specifies the update frequency for the MyAvert Security
Threats service. If proxy settings are entered in Proxy Settings, they are used while collecting
MyAvert security threats.
Policy Maintenance Specifies whether policies for unsupported products are visible or
hidden. This is needed only after ePolicy Orchestrator is upgraded to 4.5 from a previous
version.
Ports Specifies the ports used by the server when it communicates with agents and the
database.
Printing and exporting Specifies how information is exported to other formats, and
the template for PDF exports. It also specifies the default location where the exported files
are stored.
Proxy Settings Specifies the type of proxy settings configured for your ePO server.
Repository Packages Specifies whether any package can be checked in to any branch.
Only agents later then version 3.6 can retrieve packages other than updates from branches
other than Current.
Rogue System Sensor Specifies the settings that define behavior for Rogue System
Sensors in your network.
Security Keys Specifies and manages the agent-server secure communication keys, and
repository keys.
Server Certificate Specifies the server certificate that your ePO server uses for HTTPS
communication with browsers.
SystemTree Sorting Specifies whether and how System Tree sorting is enabled in your
environment.
User Auto Creation Specifies whether ePO users are automatically created upon logon,
based on AD (Active Directory) user profiles.
Windows Authentication Specifies the domain name and Active Directory servers
configured. This is also used for user authentication. For example, Windows Authentication
is used to determine if the password entered should allow the user to log on to ePolicy
Orchestrator.
Windows Authorization Specifies the domain name and Active Directory servers
configured for use with this ePO server. This is used while dynamically assigning permissions
to the users who have logged on to ePolicy Orchestrator.
Working with server settings
Use these tasks to configure and maintain the server. Only general server settings are covered
here. Feature-specific server settings are covered in the sections for those features. For example,
System Tree sorting server settings are covered in Organizing the Systems Tree.
Tasks
Specifying an email server
Replacing the server certificate
Configuring the template and location for exported reports
Determining which events are forwarded to the server
Viewing and changing communication ports
Specifying an email server
Use this task to specify an email server that ePolicy Orchestrator uses to send email messages.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings, then click Email Server in the Settings
Categories list.
2 Click Edit. The Edit Email Server page appears.
3 Type the SMTP server name and SMTP server port.
4 Select whether to authenticate to the email server, and provide credentials if Authenticate
is selected.
5 Type the email address that appears as the return address on messages sent from ePolicy
Orchestrator.
6 Click Save, then select Email Server.
7 In the content area next to Test email, type a valid email address for receiving email
messages, then click Test to validate the settings.
Replacing the server certificate
Use this task to specify the server certificate and private key used by ePolicy Orchestrator.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings, then click Server Certificate in the
Settings Categories list.
2 Click Edit. The Edit Server Certificate page appears.
3 Browse to the server certificate file and click Open.
4 Browse to the private key file and click Open.
5 If needed, type the private key password.
6 Click Save.
NOTE: After applying the new certificate and private key, you need to restart ePolicy
Orchestrator for the change to take effect.
Configuring the template and location for exported reports
Use this task to define the appearance and storage location for tables and dashboards you
export as documents. You can configure:
Headers and footers, including a custom logo, name, page numbering, etc.
Page size and orientation for printing.
Directory where exported tables and dashboards are stored.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings, then select Printing and Exporting
in the Settings list.
2 Click Edit. The Edit Printing and Exporting page appears.
3 In the Headers and footers for exported documents section, click Edit Logo to open
the Edit Logo page.
Select Text and type the text you want included in the document header, or do one of
the following r:
a
Select Image and browse to the image file, such as your company logo.
Select the default McAfee logo.
b Click OK to return to the Edit Printing and Exporting page.
4 From the drop-down lists, select any metadata that you want displayed in the header and
footer.
5 Select a Page size and Page orientation.
6 Type a new location or except the default location where exported documents will be saved.
7 Click Save.
Determining which events are forwarded to the server
Use this task to determine which events are forwarded to the server. This selection impacts the
bandwidth used in your environment, as well as the results of event-based queries.
Before you begin
You must be a global administrator to perform this task.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings, select Event Filtering, then click Edit
at the bottom of the page. The Edit Event Filtering page appears.
2 Select the events you want the agent to forward to the server, then click Save.
Changes to these settings take effect after all agents have communicated with the ePO server.
Enabling user autocreation
Use this task to enable user autocreation, which creates ePO user account records for Active
Directory users when they first log on.
Before you begin
Configure the following prerequisites before enabling User Auto Creation,
1 Register the LDAP server containing the user accounts with your ePO server.
NOTE: ePO 4.5 supports only Windows LDAP servers.
2 Edit Windows Authorization settings to map the corresponding domain and the registered
LDAP server.
NOTE: If the LDAP server is on a different domain, then specify the corresponding domain
controller on the Windows Authentication settings. For more information on editing windows
authentication settings, see Configuring Windows authentication section.
3 Create a new permission set and map the Active Directory groups.
NOTE: Permission sets are assigned to users based on the Active Directory groups mapped
to it. For example, User1 is a member of Group1 and Group2. P1 and P2 are permission
sets mapped to Group1 and Group2 respectively. In this case, User1 will have a combined
permissions of P1 and P2 to the ePO server.
4 Add users to be created to the Active Directory group.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings, then select User Auto Creation from
the Settings Categories list.
2 Click Edit. The Edit User Auto Creation page opens.
3 Select Automatically create ePO user records for Active Directory users at logon,
then click Save.
NOTE:
Users are not automatically created if they do not belong to a group with at least one
mapped permission set.
You cannot create a global administrator using user autocreation.
4 The user can log on to ePO server with Active Directory credentials.
Viewing and changing communication ports
Use this task to view the ports that ePolicy Orchestrator uses for communication with distributed
components. These ports were originally configured during installation. After installation you
can change only the two ports used for agent communication. If you need to change other
ports, you must reinstall the server and reconfigure the ports in the installation wizard.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings, select Ports, then click Edit. The Edit
Ports page appears.
2 Change the agent-server communication port or agent broadcast communication port as
necessary, then click Save.
NOTE: The agent-server communication port is used for agent-server communication; the
agent broadcast port is used for SuperAgent wake-up calls. Any changes take effect during
the next agent-server communication.
SSL certificates
The browsers supported by ePO show a warning about a servers SSL certificate if it cannot
verify that the certificate is valid or signed by a source that the browser trusts. By default, the
ePO server uses a self-signed certificate for SSL communication with the web browser, which,
by default, the browser will not trust. This causes a warning message to display every time you
visit the ePO console. To stop this warning message from appearing you must do one of the
following:
Add the ePO server certificate to the collection of trusted certificates used by the browser.
NOTE: This must be done for every browser that interacts with ePO. If the browser certificate
changes, you must add the ePO server certificate again since the certificate sent by the
server no longer matches the one that the browser is configured to use.
Replace the default ePO server certificate with a valid certificate that has been signed by a
certificate authority (CA) that the browser trusts. This is the best option. Because the
certificate is signed by a trusted CA, you do not need to add the certificate to all web browsers
within your organization.
NOTE: If the server host name changes, you can replace the server certificate with a different
one that has also been signed by a trusted CA.
To replace the ePO server certificate, you must first obtain the certificate preferably a
certificate that has been signed by a trusted CA. You must also obtain the certificates private
key and its password (if it has one). Then you can use all of these files to replace the servers
certificate. For more information on replacing server certificates, see Security keys and how
they work.
The ePO browser expects the linked files to use the following format:
Server certificate P7B or PEM
Private key PEM
If the server certificate or private key are not in these formats, they must be converted to one
of the supported formats before they can be used to replace the server certificate.
Installing a trusted security certificate for the ePO browser
Use these tasks to install a trusted security certificate for your ePO browser, to stop the server
certificate warning from appearing every time you log on.
Tasks
Installing the security certificate when using Internet Explorer 7
Installing the security certificate when using Firefox 3.0
Use this task to install the security certificate when using Internet Explorer 7, so that the
Certificate Error warning wont appear every time you log on.
Task
1 From your browser, start ePolicy Orchestrator. The Certificate Error: Navigation Blocked
page appears.
2 Click Continue to this website (not recommended) to open the logon page. The
address bar is red, indicating the browser cannot verify the security certificate.
3 To the right of the address bar, click Certificate Error to display the certificate warning.
4 At the bottom of the warning, click View certificates to open the Certificate dialog box.
CAUTION: Do not click Install Certificate on the General tab. If you do, the process fails.
5 Select the Certification Path tab, then select Orion_CA_<servername>, and click View
Certificate. Another Certificate dialog box opens to the General tab, displaying the
Certificate Information.
6 Click Install certificate to open the Certificate Import Wizard.
7 Click Next to specify where the certificate is stored.
8 Select Place all certificates in the following store, then click Browse to select a
location.
9 Select the Trusted Root Certificate Authorities folder from the list, click OK, then click
Next.
10 Click Finish. In the Security Warning that appears, click Yes.
11 Close the browser and restart ePolicy Orchestrator.
Now when you log on to ePolicy Orchestrator, you are no longer prompted to accept the
certificate.
Use this task to install the security certificate when using Internet Explorer 8, so that the warning
dialog box wont appear every time you log on.
Task
1 From your browser, start ePolicy Orchestrator. The Certificate Error: Navigation Blocked
page appears.
2 Click Continue to this website (not recommended) to open the logon page. The
address bar is red, indicating the browser cannot verify the security certificate.
3 To the right of the address bar, click Certificate Error to display the Certificate Invalid
warning.
4 At the bottom of the warning, click View certificates to open the Certificate dialog box.
CAUTION: Do not click Install Certificate on the General tab. If you do, the process fails.
5 Select the Certification Path tab, then select Orion_CA_<servername>, and click View
Certificate. Another Certificate dialog box opens to the General tab, displaying the
Certificate Information.
6 Click Install certificate to open the Certificate Import Wizard.
7 Click Next to specify where the certificate is stored.
8 Select Place all certificates in the following store, then click Browse to select a
location.
9 Select the Trusted Root Certificate Authorities folder from the list, click OK, then click
Next.
10 Click Finish. In the Security Warning that appears, click Yes.
11 Close the browser and restart ePolicy Orchestrator.
certificate.
Installing the security certificate when using Firefox 3.0
Use this task to install the security certificate when using Firefox 3.0, so that the warning dialog
box wont appear every time you log on.
Task
1 From your browser, start ePolicy Orchestrator. The Secure Connection Failed page appears.
2 Click Or you can add an exception at the bottom of the page. The page now displays
the Add Exception button.
3 Click Add Exception. The Add Security Exception dialog appears.
4 Click Get Certificate. The Certification Status information is populated and the Confirm
Security Exception button is enabled.
5 Make sure that Permanently store this exception is selected, then click Confirm
Security Exception.
certificate.
Managing ePolicy Orchestrator users with Active
Directory
ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 offers the ability to dynamically create ePO users and assign permission
sets to them by automatically creating users based on Windows authenticated user credentials.
This process is accomplished by mapping ePO permission sets to Active Directory groups in
your environment. This feature can reduce the management overhead when you have a large
number of ePO users in your organization. To complete the configuration, you must work though
the following process:
1 Configure user authentication.
2 Register LDAP servers.
3 Configure Windows authorization.
4 Assign permission sets to the Active Directory group.
5 Enable user autocreation.
User authentication
ePolicy Orchestrator users can be authenticated with ePO password authentication or Windows
authentication. If you use Windows authentication, you can specify whether users authenticate:
Against the domain that your ePO server is joined to (default).
Against a list of one or more domain controllers.
Using a WINS server to look up the appropriate domain controller.
If you use domain controllers or a WINS server, you must configure the Windows authentication
server setting.
Registered LDAP servers
It is necessary to register LDAP servers with your ePO server to permit dynamically assigned
permission sets for Windows users. Dynamically assigned permission sets are permission sets
assigned to users based on their Active Directory group memberships.
NOTE: Users trusted via one-way external trusts are not supported. Active Directory is the only
LDAP server type supported at this time.
The user account used to register the LDAP server with ePolicy Orchestrator must be trusted
via a bi-directional transitive trust, or must physically exist on the domain where the LDAP
server belongs.
Windows authorization
The server setting for Windows authorization specifies which Active Directory (AD) server ePolicy
Orchestrator uses to gather user and group information for a particular domain. You can specify
multiple domain controllers and AD servers. this server setting supports the ability to dynamically
assign permission sets to users that supply Windows credentials at login.
NOTE: ePolicy Orchestrator can dynamically assign permission sets Windows Authenticated
users even if user autocreation is not enabled.
Assign permissions
You must assign at least one permission set to an AD group other than a user's Primary Group.
Dynamically assigning permission sets to a user's Primary Group is not supported, and results
in application of only those permissions manually assigned to the individual user.
User autocreation
When you have configured the previously discussed sections, you can enable the User
autocreation server setting. User autocreation allows user records to be automatically created
when the following conditions are met:
Users provide valid credentials, using the <domain\name> format. For example, a user with
Windows credentials jsmith1, who is a member of the Windows domain named eng, would
supply the following credentials: eng\jsmith1, along with the appropriate password.
The domain used in the logon attempt maps to a domain listed in the windows authorization
server setting.
The Active Directory server mapped to the domain contains a record for the user.
The user is a member of at least one group that maps to an ePO permission set.
Configuring Windows authentication and authorization
Use these tasks to set up automatic user creation.
Tasks
Configuring Windows authentication
Registering LDAP servers
Configuring Windows authorization
Enabling user autocreation
Configuring Windows authentication
Use this task to configure Windows authentication. How you configure these settings depends
on several variables:
Do you want to use a WINS server to look up which domain your users are authenticating
against?
Do you want to use multiple domain controllers?
By default, users can authenticate using Windows credentials for the domain that the ePO server
is joined to. If you have multiple domains, or your ePO server is not located in the same domain
as your users, you must configure Windows authentication
Before you begin
To access the Windows Authentication page in the server settings, you must stop the ePolicy
Orchestrator application service using these steps:
1 From the server console, click Start | Settings | Control Panel | Administrative
Tools | Services. The Services window opens.
2 Right-click McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Applications Server and select Stop.
3 Rename the WinAuth.dll file to WinAuth.bak.
NOTE: In default installations, this file's location is C:\Program Files\McAfee\ePolicy
Orchestrator\Server\bin.
4 Restart the server.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings, then select Windows Authentication
from the Settings Categories list.
2 Click Edit. The Edit Windows Authentication page opens.
3 Specify whether to use Domain controllers or WINS server, using the DNS host name.
NOTE: You can specify multiple domain controllers, but only one WINS server. Click + to
add additional domain controllers to the list.
4 Click Save.
Configuring Windows authorization
Use this task to configure the Windows authorization settings that are used with your Active
Directory servers. This is required to enable:
Dynamic assignment of permission sets
Automatic user account creation
Before you begin
You must register an LDAP server with your ePO server.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings, click Windows Authorization, then
click Edit. The Edit Windows Authorization page opens.
2 Select the Default Active Directory Server from the list.
3 Specify the NetBIOS Domain Name for your LDAP server, and select your Active
Directory Server from the list, then click Save.
NOTE: You can add or remove multiple domains using + or -.
Registering servers for use with ePolicy
Orchestrator
ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 can be set up to work with a variety of servers that you might use in
your network. Different types of servers are needed to support various functionalities of ePolicy
Orchestrator and other McAfee and third-party products.
Contents
What are registered servers
Registering servers
What are registered servers
Registered servers are servers that work with your ePO server to support or add functionality.
When you install ePolicy Orchestrator for the first time, no other servers are registered with
your ePO server.
You can register several types of servers with your main ePO server, including:
ePolicy Orchestrator servers You can register additional ePO servers to use with your
main ePO server.
LDAP servers Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) servers can use ePO
functionality, such as automatic user creation and Policy Assignment Rules.
SNMP servers Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) servers can enable the
use of SNMP traps as Automatic Response actions.
Registering servers
Use these tasks to register additional servers to work with ePolicy Orchestrator.
Tasks
Registering ePO servers
Registering SNMP servers
Use this task to register additional ePO servers for use with your main ePO server.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Registered Servers and click New Server. The
Registered Server Builder wizard opens.
2 From the Server type menu on the Description page, select ePO 4.5, specify a unique
name and any notes, then click Next. The Details page opens.
3 Specify the following options to configure the server:
Definition Option
Specifies the type of authentication to use for this
database, including:
Authentication type
Windows authentication
SQL authentication
Specifies the name for this database. Database name
Specifies the port for this database. Database port
Specifies the name of the database for this server. You
can specify a database using DNS Name or IP address
(IPv4 or IPv6).
Database server
Specifies the password for this server. Password
Specifies whether to enable or disable policy sharing
for this server.
Policy sharing
Allows you to specify whether this is the default server
or a specific instance, by providing the Instance name.
SQL Server instance
Specifies whether ePolicy Orchestrator uses SSL (Secure
Socket Layer) communication with this database server
including:
SSL communication with database server
Try to use SSL
Always use SSL
Never use SSL
Verifies the connection for the detailed server. Test connection
Specifies whether to enable or disable the ability to
transfer systems for this server. When enabled, select
Transfer systems
Automatic sitelist import or Manual sitelist
import.
Optionally choose to use NT LAN Manager
authentication protocol. Select this option when the
server you are registering employs this protocol.
Use NTLMv2
Specifies the user name for this server. User name
4 Click Save.
Use this task to register an LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) server. You must have
a registered LDAP server to use Policy Assignment Rules, to enable dynamically assigned
permission sets, and to enable automatic user account creation.
Before you begin
Make sure you have the appropriate rights to modify server settings, permission sets, users,
and registered servers.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Registered Servers, then click New Server. The
2 From the Server type menu on the Description page, select LDAP Server, specify a unique
name and any details, then click Next. The Details page appears.
3 Specify the Server name, Username, Password, then click Save.
NOTE: Default settings for the Username Attribute, Group name Attribute, and
Unique ID Attribute are provided automatically. These default settings support standard
Active Directory configurations. You should change these settings only if you have a custom
configuration, and can verify that the correct settings are different than those provided.
Registering SNMP servers
Use this task to add an SNMP server. To receive an SNMP trap, you must add the SNMP servers
information, so that ePolicy Orchestrator knows where to send the trap.
Task
For option definitions click ? in the interface.
2 From the Server type menu on the Description page, select SNMP Server, provide the
name and any additional information about the server, then click Next. The Details page
appears.
3 From the URL drop-down list, select one of these types of server address, then enter the
address:
Definition Option
Specifies the DNS name of the registered server. DNS Name
Specifies the IPv4 address of the registered server. IPv4
Specifies the DNS name of the registered server which has an IPv6 address. IPv6
4 Select the SNMP version that your server uses:
If you select SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c as the SNMP server version, type the community
string of the server under Security.
If you select SNMPv3, provide the SNMPv3 Security details.
5 Click Send Test Trap to test your configuration.
6 Click Save.
The added SNMP server appears on the Registered Server page.
ePolicy Orchestrator relies on three security key pairs to:
Authenticate agent-server communication.
Verify the contents of local repositories.
Verify the contents of remote repositories.
Each pair's secret key signs messages or packages at their source, while the pair's public key
verifies the messages or packages at their target.
Agent-server secure communication (ASSC) keys
The first time the agent communicates with the server, it sends its public key to the server.
From then on, the server uses the agent public key to verify messages signed with the
agent's secret key.
The server uses its own secret key to sign its message to the agent.
The agent uses the server's public key to verify the agent's message.
You can have multiple secure communication key pairs, but only one can be designated as
the master key.
When the client agent key updater task runs (ePO Agent Key Updater 3.5.5), agents
using different public keys receive the current public key.
If you are upgrading from ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6 or earlier, a legacy key is retained. If
you are upgrading from ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6.1, the legacy key is the master key by
default. If you are upgrading from ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0, the master key is unchanged.
Whether or not you upgrade from version 3.6.1 or 4.0, the existing keys are migrated to
your ePO 4.5 server.
Local master repository key pairs
The repository secret key signs the package before it is checked in to the repository.
The repository public key verifies the contents of packages in the master repository and
distributed repository.
The agent retrieves available new content each time the client update task runs.
This key pair is unique to each server.
By exporting and importing keys among servers, you can use the same key pair in a
multi-server environment.
Other repository key pairs
The secret key of a trusted source signs its content when posting that content to its remote
repository. Trusted sources include the McAfee download site and the McAfee Security
Innovation Alliance (SIA) repository.
CAUTION: If this key is deleted, you cannot perform a pull, even if you import a key from
another server. Before you overwrite or delete this key, make sure to back it up in a secure
location.
The agent public key verifies content that is retrieved from the remote repository.
Backing up and restoring keys
Use these tasks to back up and restore security keys.
Tasks
Backing up all security keys
Restoring security keys
Restoring security keys from a backup file
Backing up all security keys
McAfee recommends periodically backing up all security keys, and always creating a backup
before making any changes to the key management settings. Store the backup in a secure
network location, so that the keys can be restored easily in the unexpected event any are lost
from the ePO server.
Use this task to back up all security keys that are currently managed on this ePO server.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings, select Security Keys from the Setting
Categories list, then click Edit. The Edit Security Keys page appears.
2 Click Back Up All near the bottom of the page. The File Download dialog box appears.
3 Click Save to create a zip file of all security keys. The Save As dialog box appears.
4 Browse to a secure network location to store the zip file, then click Save.
Restoring security keys
McAfee recommends periodically backing up all security keys. In the unexpected event any
security keys are lost from the ePO server, you can restore them from the backup that you
have stored in a secure network location.
Use this task to restore the security keys on the ePO server.
Task
2 Click Restore All near the bottom of the page. The Restore Security Keys page appears.
3 Browse to the zip file containing the security keys, select it, and click Next. The Restore
Security Keys wizard opens to the Summary page.
4 Browse to the keys you want to replace your existing key with, then click Next.
5 Click Restore. The Edit Security Keys page reappears.
6 Browse to a secure network location to store the zip file, then click Save.
Restoring security keys from a backup file
Use this task to restore all security keys from a backup file.
Before you begin
You must have already created a backup zip file of all of your keys.
CAUTION: When you restore security keys, all existing keys are removed and replaced by the
keys in the backup file. Ensure that the needed keys are in the backup file before overwriting
all existing keys.
Task
2 Click Restore All at the bottom of the page. The Restore Security Keys wizard opens.
3 Browse to and select the backup zip file, then click Next.
4 Verify that the keys in this file are the ones you want to overwrite your existing keys, then
click Restore All.
Master repository key pair
The master repository private key signs all unsigned content in the master repository. This key
is a feature of agents 4.0 and later.
Agents 4.0 and later use the public key to verify the repository content that originates from the
master repository on this ePO server. If the content is unsigned, or signed with an unknown
repository private key, the downloaded content is considered invalid and deleted.
This key pair is unique to each server installation. However, by exporting and importing keys,
you can use the same key pair in a multi-server environment. This is a fallback measure that
can help to ensure that agents can always connect to one of your master repositories, even
when another repository is down.
Other repository public keys
Keys other than the master key pair are the public keys that agents use to verify content from
other master repositories in your environment or from McAfee source sites. Each agent reporting
to this server uses the keys in the Other repository public keys list to verify content that
originates from other ePO servers in your organization, or from McAfee-owned sources.
If an agent downloads content that originated from a source where the agent does not have
the appropriate public key, the agent discards the content.
These keys are a new feature, and only agents 4.0 and later are able to use the new protocols.
Working with repository keys
Use these tasks to work with and manage repository keys.
Tasks
Using one master repository key pair for all servers
Using master repository keys in multi-server environments
Using one master repository key pair for all servers
Use this task to ensure that all ePO servers and agents use the same master repository key
pair in a multi-server environment. This consists of first exporting the key pair you want all
servers to use, then importing the key pair into all other servers in your environment.
Task
2 Next to Local master repository key pair, click Export Key Pair. The Export Master
Repository Key Pair dialog box appears.
3 Click OK. The File Download dialog box appears.
4 Click Save, browse to a location that is accessible by the other servers, where you want
to save the zip file containing the secure-communication key files, then click Save.
5 Next to Import and back up keys, click Import . The Import Keys wizard opens.
6 Browse to the zip file containing the exported master repository key files, then click Next.
7 Verify that these are the keys you want to import, then click Save.
The imported master repository key pair replaces the existing key pair on this server. Agents
begin using the new key pair after the next agent update task runs. Once the master repository
key pair is changed, an ASSC must be performed before the agent can use the new key.
Using master repository keys in multi-server environments
Use this task to ensure that agents 3.6 and later can use content originating from any ePO
server in your environment.
The server signs all unsigned content that is checked in to the repository with the master
repository private key. Agents use repository public keys to validate content that is retrieved
from repositories in your organization or from McAfee source sites.
The master repository key pair is unique for each installation of ePolicy Orchestrator. If you use
multiple servers, each uses a different key. If your agents can download content that originates
from different master repositories, you must ensure that agents (version 4.0 and later) recognize
the content as valid.
You can ensure this in two ways:
Use the same master repository key pair for all servers and agents.
Ensure agents are configured to recognize any repository public key that is used in your
environment.
The following process exports the key pair from one ePO server to a target ePO server, then,
at the target ePO server, imports and overwrites the existing key pair.
Before you begin
McAfee recommends that you back up the existing master repository key pair on the target
ePO server before overwriting it with an imported master repository key pair.
You must have permission to access and write to the target ePO server before starting this
process.
Task
1 On the ePO server with the master repository key pair, click Menu | Configuration |
Server Settings, select Security Keys from the Setting Categories list, then click Edit.
The Edit Security Keys page appears.
2 Next to Local master repository key pair, click Export Key Pair. The Export
Agent-Server Communication Keys dialog box appears.
3 Click OK. The File Download dialog box appears.
4 Click Save, then browse to a location on the target ePO server to save the zip file.
5 Change the name of the file if needed, then click Save.
6 On the target ePO server where you want to load the master repository key pair, click
Menu | Configuration | Server Settings, select Security Keys from the Setting
7 Next to Import and back up keys, click Import. The Import Keys dialog box appears.
8 Next to Select file, browse to and select the master key pair file you saved, then click
Next. The summary dialog box appears.
9 If the summary information appears correct, click Save. The new master key pair appears
in the list next to Agent-server secure communication keys.
10 From the list, select the file you imported in the previous steps and click Make Master.
This changes the existing master key pair to the new key pair you just imported.
11 Click Save to complete the process.
Agent-server secure communication (ASSC) keys
Agent-server secure communication (ASSC) keys are used by the agents to communicate
securely with the server. You can make any ASSC key pair the master, which is the key pair
currently assigned to all deployed agents. Existing agents that use other keys in the
Agent-server secure communication keys list do not change to the new master key unless
there is a client agent key updater task scheduled and run.
CAUTION: Be sure to wait until all agents have updated to the new master before deleting older
keys.
NOTE: Windows agents older than version 3.6 are not supported.
Working with ASSC keys
Use these tasks to work with and manage ASSC keys in your environment.
Tasks
Deleting agent-server secure communication (ASSC) keys
Generating and using new ASSC key pairs
Designating an ASSC key pair as the master
Exporting ASSC keys
Importing ASSC keys
Using the same ASSC key pair for all servers and agents
Using a different ASSC key pair for each ePO server
Viewing systems that use an ASSC key pair
Deleting agent-server secure communication (ASSC) keys
Use this task to delete unused keys in the Agent-server secure communication keys list.
Make sure that the selected key is not being used by any agent that is managed by this ePO
server.
CAUTION: Do not delete any keys that are currently in use by any agents. If you do, those
agents cannot communicate with the server.
Before you begin
McAfee recommends backing up all keys before making any changes to the key management
settings.
Task
2 From the Agent-server secure communication keys list, select the key you want to
remove, then click Delete. The Delete Key dialog box appears.
3 Click OK to delete the key pair from this server.
Exporting ASSC keys
Use this task to export agent-server secure communication keys from one ePO server to a
different ePO server, to allow agents to access that new ePO server.
Task
2 In the Agent-server secure communication keys list, select a key, then click Export.
The Export Agent-Server Communication Keys dialog box appears.
3 Click OK. Your browser prompts you to for action to download the sr<ServerName>.zip
file to the specified location.
NOTE: Depending on the internet browser you are using, If you have specified a default
location for all downloads this file might be automatically saved to that location.
Importing ASSC keys
Use this task to import agent-server secure communication keys that were exported from a
different ePO server. This procedure allows agents from that server to access this ePO server.
Task
2 Click Import. The Import Keys page appears.
3 Browse to and select the key from the location where you saved it (by default, on the
desktop), then click Open.
4 Click Next and review the information on the Import Keys page.
5 Click Save.
Generating and using new ASSC key pairs
Use this task to generate new agent-server secure communication key pairs.
Task
2 Next to the Agent-server secure communication keys list, click New Key. In the
dialog box, type the name of the security key.
3 If you want existing agents to use the new key, select the key in the list, then click Make
Master.
Agents 3.6 and later begin using the new key at the first agent-server communication after
their next update task is complete. For earlier versions of the agent, you must run a client
product update task to push down the new key, using the agent updater 3.5.5 that is in
the master repository.
CAUTION: In large installations, generating and using new master key pairs should be
performed only when you have specific reason to do so. McAfee recommends performing
this procedure in phases so you can more closely monitor progress.
4 After all agents have stopped using the old key, delete it.
In the list of keys, the number of agents currently using that key is displayed to the right
of every key.
5 Back up all keys.
Designating an ASSC key pair as the master
Use this task to change which key pair, listed in the Agent-server secure communication
keys list, is specified as the master. Do this after importing or generating a new key pair.
Task
2 From the Agent-server secure communication keys list, select a key , then click Make
Master.
3 Create an update task for the agents to run immediately, so that agents update after the
next agent-server communication.
NOTE: Ensure that the agent key updater package is checked in to the master repository
and has been replicated to all distributed repositories that are managed by ePolicy
Orchestrator. Agents begin using the new key pair after the next update task for the agent
is complete. At any time, you can see which agents are using any of the agent-server
secure communication key pairs in the list.
4 Back up all keys.
Using the same ASSC key pair for all servers and agents
Follow this process to ensure that all ePO servers and agents use the same agent-server secure
communication (ASSC) key pair.
Process overview
TIP: If you have a large number of managed systems in your environment, McAfee recommends
performing this process in phases so you can monitor agent updates.
1 Create an agent update task.
2 Export the keys chosen from the selected ePO server.
3 Import the exported keys to all other servers.
4 Designate the imported key as the master on all servers.
5 Perform two agent wake-up calls
6 When all agents are using the new keys, delete any unused keys.
7 Back up all keys.
NOTE: Ensure that the agent key updater package is checked in to the master repository and
has been replicated to all distributed repositories that are managed by ePolicy Orchestrator.
Agents begin using the new key pair after the next update task for the agent is complete. At
any time, you can see which agents are using any of the agent-server secure communication
key pairs in the list.
Using a different ASSC key pair for each ePO server
Use this task to ensure that all agents can communicate with the required ePO servers in an
environment where each ePO server must have a unique agent-server secure communication
key pair.
NOTE: Agents can communicate with only one server at a time. The ePO server can have
multiple keys to communicate with different agents, but the opposite is not true. Agents cannot
have multiple keys to communicate with multiple ePO servers.
Task
1 From each ePO server in your environment, export the master agent-server secure
communication key pair to a temporary location to where? a location? a zip file?.
2 Import each of these key pairs into every ePO server.
Viewing systems that use an ASSC key pair
Use this task to view the systems whose agents use a specific agent-server secure communication
key pair, which appears in the Agent-server secure communication keys list. After making
a specific key pair the master, you might want to view the systems that are still using the
previous key pair. Do not delete a key pair until you know that no agents are still using it.
Task
2 In the Agent-server secure communication keys list, select a key, then click View
Agents. The Systems using this key page appears.
This page lists all systems whose agents are using the selected key.
The MyAvert Security Threats page informs you of the top ten medium-to-high-risk threats for
corporate users. You no longer need to manually search for this information from the press
(TV, radio, newspapers), informational websites, mailing lists, or your peers. You are
automatically notified of these threats from McAfee Avert Labs.
Protection status and risk assessment
You can easily determine whether the DAT and engine files in the Current branch of the master
repository provide protection against the top 10 threats and, if not, the highest risk level of any
new threats.
Protection available
The DAT and engine files in the repository already provide protection against all threats that
are known to Avert. To determine whether each managed system is protected, run a query
against DAT and engine file coverage.
Protection pending on Medium-to-Low Risk Threats
The updated DAT file for threats assessed by Avert as medium risk is pending. However, updated
protection is available in a supplemental virus definition (ExtraDAT) file, which you can manually
download if you need protection before the next full DAT file is available, such as in an outbreak
scenario.
Protection Pending on High-Risk Threats
The updated DAT file for threats assessed by Avert as high risk is pending. However, updated
protection is available in a supplemental virus definition (ExtraDAT) file, which you can manually
download if you need protection before the next full DAT file is available, such as in an outbreak
scenario.
Working with MyAvert Security Threats
Use these task to mark threat notifications as read or unread or to delete them. Data is sorted
by the date the threat was discovered. In addition, you can click the threat name to go to the
McAfee Avert website to view information about each threat.
NOTE: Each user views a MyAvert page that is unique to their account. When one user deletes
or marks threat notifications as read or unread, these actions are not represented in the table
when another user account logs on.
Tasks
Configuring MyAvert update frequency
Viewing threat notifications
Deleting threat notifications
Configuring MyAvert update frequency
Use this task to configure the update frequency for MyAvert Security Threats.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings, select MyAvert Security Threats,
then click Edit.
2 In the Updating option, chose one of the following:
Update MyAvert Security Threats every Select, type a number, and select a unit
of time from the list for the updates to occur.
Do not update MyAvert Security Threats Select to stop updates.
3 Click Save.
Viewing threat notifications
Use this task to view threat notifications and mark threats as read or unread. You can filter
threats by their importance, or whether theyve been marked read, or unread.
Task
1 Click Menu | Reporting | MyAvert.
Figure 1: MyAvert Security Threats page
2 To narrow the viewable notifications, select an option from the Filter Options drop-down
list.
3 To mark notifications as read or unread, select the desired threats, then click Actions |
Mark Read or Mark Unread, as needed. You might need to select Read or Unread
from the Filter drop-down list to view the notifications you want to mark.
Deleting threat notifications
Use this task to delete threat notifications from the MyAvert page. You cannot delete any threat
notifications for which protection is still pending.
Task
1 Click Menu | Reporting | MyAvert.
2 Select threat notifications for which protection is available, then click Actions and select
Delete.
An Agent Handler is the component of ePolicy Orchestrator that handles communication between
the agent and the ePO server. Each installation of ePolicy Orchestrator includes an Agent
Handler. Beginning with version 4.5 of ePolicy Orchestrator, Agent Handlers can be installed
independently of your main ePO server on systems throughout your network. Multiple remote
handlers can help you address scalability and topology issues in your network. In some cases,
using multiple Agent Handlers can limit or reduce the number of ePO servers you need in your
environment. They can provide fault tolerant and load-balanced communication with a large
number of agents, including geographically distributed agents.
How Agent Handlers work
Agent Handlers distribute network traffic, which is generated by an agent-to-server
communication interval (ASCI), by assigning managed systems or groups of systems to report
to a specific Agent Handler. Once assigned, a managed system performs regular agent-server
communication to its Agent Handler instead of to the main ePO server.
The handler provides updated sitelists, policies, and policy assignment rules, just as the ePO
server does. The handler also caches the contents of the master repository, so that agents can
pull product update packages, DATs, and other necessary information.
NOTE: When an agent checks in with its handler, if the handler does not have the updates
needed, the handler retrieves them from the assigned repository and caches them, while passing
the update through to the agent.
Multiple Agent Handlers
You can have more than one Agent Handler in you network. You might have a large number
of managed systems spread across multiple geographic areas or political boundaries. Whatever
the case, you can add an organization to your managed systems by assigning distinct groups
to different handlers.
Handler groups and priority
When using multiple Agent Handlers in your network, you can group and prioritize them to help
ensure network connectivity. Configure your handler groups to meet the specific needs of your
environment. For example, you might choose to create a group of handlers in which the handlers
are dispersed over a wide geographic area. With handlers dispersed, you can configure the
handler priority so that agents first communicate to the handler nearest them. However, if the
system in that handler area fails, the next priority handler takes over to ensure that agents can
communicate.
Handler groups
With multiple Agent Handlers in your network, you can create handler groups. You can also
apply priority to handlers in a group. Handler priority tells the agents which handler to
communicate with first. If the handler with the highest priority is unavailable, the agent falls
back to the next handler in the list. This priority information is contained in the repository list
(sitelist.xml file) in each agent. When you change handler assignments, this file is updated as
part of the agent-server commutation process. Once the assignments are received, the agent
waits until the next regularly scheduled communication to implement them. You can perform
an immediate agent wake-up call to update the agent immediately.
Grouping handlers and assigning priority is customizable, so you can meet the needs of your
specific environment. Two common scenarios for grouping handlers are:
Using multiple handlers for load balancing
You might have a large number of managed systems in your network, for which you want
to distribute the workload of agent-server communications and policy enforcement. You can
configure the handler list so that agents randomly pick the handler communicate with.
Setting up a fallback plan to ensure agent-server communication
You might have systems distributed over a wide geographic area. By assigning a priority to
each handler dispersed throughout this area, you can specify which handler the agents
communicate with, and in what order. This can help ensure that managed systems on your
network stay up-to-date by creating a fallback agent communication, much the same as
fallback repositories ensure that new updates are available to your agents. If the handler
with the highest priority is unavailable, the agent will fall back to the handler with the next
highest priority.
In addition to assigning handler priority within a group of handlers, you can also set handler
assignment priority across several groups of handlers. This adds an additional layer of redundancy
to your environment to further ensure that your agents can always receive the information they
need.
Sitelist files
The agent uses the sitelist.xml and sitelist.info files to decide which handler to communicate
with. Each time handler assignments and priorities are updated, these files are updated on the
managed system. Once these files are updated, the agent implements the new assignment or
priority on the next scheduled agent-server communication.
Working with Agent Handlers
Use these tasks to configure and manage Agent Handlers.
Before you begin
You must have Agent Handlers installed in your network to complete these tasks. For information
on Agent Handler installation, see the McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 Installation Guide.
Tasks
Assigning agents to Agent Handlers
Managing Agent Handler assignments
Setting up Agent Handler groups
Managing Agent Handler groups
Assigning agents to Agent Handlers
Use this task to assign agents to specific handlers. You can assign systems individually, by
group, and by subnet. Handler assignments can specify an individual handler or a list of handlers
to use. The list that you specify can be made up of individual handlers or groups of handlers.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Agent Handlers, then click Actions | NewAssignment.
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
Do this... To do this...
Click Delete in the selected assignment row. Delete a handler
assignment
Click Edit for the selected assignment. The Agent Handler Assignment page opens, where
you can specify:
Edit a handler assignment
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.
Export handler
assignments
Click Import. The Import Agent Handler Assignments dialog box opens, where you can
browse to a previously downloaded AgentHandlerAssignments.xml file.
Import handler
assignments
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.
Edit the priority of handler
assignments
Click > in the selected assignment row. View the summary of a
handler assignments
details
Setting up Agent Handler groups
Use this task to set up Agent Handler groups. Handler groups can make it easier to manage
multiple handlers throughout your network, and can play a role in your fallback strategy.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Agent Handlers, then in Handler Groups, click New
Group. The Add/Edit Group page appears.
2 Specify the group name and the Included Handlers details, including:
Click Use load balancer to use a third-party load balancer, then fill in the Virtual
DNS Name and Virtual IP address fields (both are required).
Click Use custom handler list to specify which Agent Handlers are included in this
group.
NOTE: When using a custom handler list, select the handlers from the Included Handlers
drop-down 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.
3 Click Save.
Managing Agent Handler groups
Use this table to complete common management tasks for Agent Handler groups. To perform
these actions, click Menu | Configuration | Agent Handlers, then click the Handler Groups
monitor .
Figure 2: Handler Groups monitor
Task
Click Actions | Delete in the selected group row. Delete a handler group
Click Actions | Edit for the selected group. The Agent Handler Group Settings page
opens, where you can specify:
Edit a handler group
Virtual DNS Name The unique name that identifies this handler group.
Virtual IP address The IP address associated with this group.
Included handlers Choose whether to use a third-party load balancer or a custom
handler list.
NOTE: Use a custom handler list to specify which handlers, and in what order, agents
assigned to this group communicate with.
Click Actions | Enable or Disable in the selected group row. Enable or disable a
handler group
Moving agents between handlers
Use these tasks to assign agents to specific handlers. You can assign systems using Agent
Handler assignment rules, Agent Handler assignment priority, or individually using the System
Tree. Handler assignments can specify an individual handler or a list of handlers to use. The
list that you specify can be made up of individual handlers or groups of handlers.
Tasks
Grouping agents by assignment rules
Grouping agents by assignment priority
Grouping agents using the System Tree
Grouping agents by assignment rules
Use this task to assign agents to handlers using Agent Handler assignment rules. Handler
assignments can specify an individual handler or a list of handlers to use. The list that you
specify can be made up of individual handlers or groups of handlers.
NOTE: When assigning systems to Agent Handlers, consider geographic proximity to reduce
unnecessary network traffic.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Agent Handlers, then click Edit in the Actions column
of the Handler Assignment Rules table . The Agent Handler Assignment page appears.
NOTE: If the Default Assignment Rules is the only assignment in the list, you must create
a new assignment. Refer to, Assigning agents to Agent Handlers.
2 Type a name for the Assignment Name.
3 You can configure Agent Criteria by System Tree locations, by agent subnet, or individually
using the following:
System Tree Locations Select the group from the System Tree location.
NOTE: You can browse to select other groups from the Select System Tree and use +
and to add and remove System Tree groups that are displayed.
Agent Subnet In the text field, type IP addresses, IP ranges, or subnet masks in the
text box.
Individually In the text field, type the IPv4/IPv6 address for a specific system.
4 You can configure Handler Priority to Use all Agent Handlers or Use custom handler
list. Click Use custom handler list, then change the handler in one of these ways:
Change the associated handler by adding another handler to the list and deleting the
previously associated handler.
Add additional handlers to the list and set the priority that the agent uses to communicate
with the handlers.
NOTE: When using a custom handler list, use + and to add and remove additional
Agent Handlers from 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.
5 Click Save.
Grouping agents by assignment priority
Use this task to assign agents to handlers using Agent Handler assignment priority. Handler
assignments can specify an individual handler or a list of handlers to use. The list that you
specify can be made up of individual handlers or groups of handlers.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Agent Handlers. The Agent Handler page appears.
NOTE: If the Default Assignment Rules is the only assignment in the list, you must create
a new assignment.
2 Edit assignments using the steps in the task Grouping agents by assignment rules.
3 As needed, modify the priority or hierarchy of the assignments by clicking Actions | Edit
Priority. The Edit Priority page appears.
NOTE: Moving one assignment to a priority lower than another assignment creates a
hierarchy where the lower assignment is actually part of the higher assignment.
4 To change the priority of an assignment, which is shown in the Priority column on the left,
do one of the following:
Use drag-and-drop Use the drag-and-drop handle to drag the assignment row up or
down to another position in the Priority column.
Click Move to Top In the Quick Actions, click Move to Top to automatically move
the selected assignment to the top priority.
5 When the priorities of the assignments are configured correctly, click Save.
Grouping agents using the System Tree
Use this task to assign agents to handlers using the System Tree. Handler assignments can
specify an individual handler or a list of handlers to use. The list that you specify can be made
up of individual handlers or groups of handlers.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Systems.
2 In the System Tree column, navigate to the system or group you want to move.
3 Use the drag-and-drop handle to move systems from the currently configured system group
to the target system group.
4 Click OK.
IPv6
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is an Internet Layer protocol for packet-switched
inter-networks. IPv6 has a much larger address space than IPv4. The larger address space
provides flexibility in allocating addresses and routing traffic. The extended address length (128
bits) is intended to eliminate the need for network address translation, to prevent exhausting
the number of unique IP addresses in your network. This also simplifies aspects of address
assignment and renumbering when you change Internet connectivity providers.
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 is fully compatible with IPv6. The changeover from IPv4 to
IPv6 will be gradual, and some organizations might use both protocols. To accommodate all
instances, ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 works in three different modes:
Only IPv4 Supports only IPv4 address format
Only IPv6 Supports only IPv6 address format
Mixed mode Supports both IPv4 and IPv6 address formats
The mode in which ePolicy Orchestrator works depends on the client network configuration.
For example, if the client network is configured to use only IPv4 addresses, ePolicy Orchestrator
works in Only IPv4 mode. Similarly, if the client network is configured to use both IPv4 and
IPv6 addresses, ePolicy Orchestrator works in Mixed mode.
Until IPv6 is installed and enabled, ePolicy Orchestrator listens only on IPv4 addresses . When
IPv6 is enabled, ePolicy Orchestrator works in the mode in which it is configured.
When the ePO server communicates with an Agent Handler or Rogue System Sensor on IPv6,
address-related properties such as IP address, subnet address, and subnet mask are reported
in IPv6 format. When transmitted between client and ePO server, or when displayed in the user
interface or log file, IPv6-related properties are displayed in the expanded form and are enclosed
in brackets.
For example, 3FFE:85B:1F1F::A9:1234 is displayed as
[3FFE:085B:1F1F:0000:0000:0000:00A9:1234].
When setting an IPv6 address for FTP or HTTP sources, no modifications to the address are
needed. However, when setting a Literal IPv6 address for a UNC source, you must use the
Microsoft Literal IPv6 format. See Microsoft documentation for additional information.
IPv6
Use this task to export data various formats for uses such as reporting, importing into other
ePO servers, backing up, etc.. You can export to HTML and PDF files for viewing formats, or to
CSV or XML files for using and transforming the data in other applications.
Task
1 From the page displaying the data (tables or charts), select Export Table or Export Data
from the Options menu. The Export page appears.
2 Select whether the data files are exported individually or in a single archive (zip) file.
3 Select the format of the exported file. If exporting to a PDF file, select the page size and
orientation.
4 Select whether the files are emailed as attachments to selected recipients, or they are
saved to a location on the server where a link is provided. You can open or save the file
to another location by right-clicking it.
NOTE: When typing multiple email addresses for recipients, you must separate entries with
a comma or semi-colon.
5 Click Export.
The files are created and either emailed as attachments to the recipients, or you are taken to
a page where you can access the files from links.
Distributing Agents to Manage Systems
Managing your network systems effectively is dependent on each system running an active,
up-to-date agent.
There are several methods to distribute the agent. The ones you use depend on:
Environmental settings and controls, such as the network configuration; the configuration
of ePolicy Orchestrator; the requirements of third-party tools.
Whether you are upgrading agents or distributing them for the first time.
Are you distributing agents for the first time?
When deploying agents throughout your environment for the first time:
1 Review the information in this chapter to understand the agent, its policies and tasks, and
the methods to distribute it.
2 Configure agent policy settings for the systems where you are distributing agents.
3 Distribute agents with the chosen methods to the desired locations.
Contents
About the McAfee Agent
Installing the McAfee Agent
Upgrading and Restoring Agents
Configuring Agent Policies
Working with the agent from the ePO server
Running agent tasks from the managed system
Using the system tray icon
Removing the McAfee Agent
Agent Activity Logs
The term agent is used in three different contexts:
McAfee Agent
SuperAgent
Agent Handler
McAfee Agent
The McAfee Agent is the client-side component that provides secure communication between
McAfee managed products and ePolicy Orchestrator. The agent also provides local services to
these products and to products developed by McAfee's Security Innovation Alliance partners.
While enabling products to focus on enforcing their policies, the McAfee Agent delivers services
that include updating, logging, reporting events and properties, task scheduling, communication
and policy storage.
The agent is installed on the systems you intend to manage with ePolicy Orchestrator. Systems
can only be managed by ePolicy Orchestrator with an agent installed.
While running silently in the background, the agent:
Gathers information and events from managed systems and sends them to the ePO server.
Installs products and upgrades on managed systems.
Enforces policies and schedules tasks on managed systems and sends events back to the
ePO server.
Updates security content such as the DAT files associated with McAfee VirusScan.
SuperAgent
A SuperAgent is an agent that can broadcast wake-up calls to other ePO agents located on the
same network broadcast segment (usually identical with a network subnet). Each SuperAgent
then pings the agents in its subnet. Agents located in a segment with no SuperAgent do not
receive the wake-up call. This is an alternative to sending ordinary agent wake-up calls to each
agent in the network, and the advantage is that it can distribute network traffic.
SuperAgents can also serve as the repository of distributable software and updates for those
agents in its broadcast segment. Additionally, the agent's global updating feature relies entirely
upon SuperAgent wake-up calls to perform its function.
Agent Handler
An Agent Handler is the ePO component responsible for managing communication between
agent and server. Beginning with ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5, Agent Handlers can be installed on
other computers to provide fault tolerant and load-balanced communication to many agents,
including geographically distributed agents.
Agent-server communication
During agent-server communication, the agent and server exchange information using a
proprietary network protocol that ePolicy Orchestrator uses for secure network transmissions.
At each communication, the agent collects its current system properties, as well as events that
have not yet been sent, and sends them to the server. The server sends new or changed policies
and tasks to the agent, and the repository list if it has changed since the last agent-server
communication. The agent enforces the new policies locally on the managed system and applies
any task or repository changes.
Agent-server communication can be initiated in these ways:
Agent-to-server communication interval (ASCI) lapses.
Agent-initiated communication upon agent startup.
Agent wake-up calls from ePO or Agent Handlers.
Communication initiated manually from the managed system (Windows only).
Agent-server communication interval
The agent-server communication interval (ASCI) is set on the General tab of the McAfee Agent
policy page. This setting determines how often the agent calls in to the server. The default
setting of 60 minutes means that the agent contacts the server once every hour.
When deciding whether to modify the interval, consider the following:
At each ASCI, the following actions occur:
The agent collects and sends its properties to the server or Agent Handler.
The agent sends the events that have occurred since the last agent-server communication.
The server or Agent Handler sends new policies and tasks to the client. This action might
dictate other resource-consuming actions, such as an immediate DAT download.
The agent enforces policies.
Although these activities do not burden any one computer, the cumulative demand on the
network, on ePO servers, or on Agent Handlers can be significant, considering these variables:
The number of systems being managed by ePolicy Orchestrator.
Your organizations threat response requirements.
The network or physical location of clients in relation to servers or Agent Handlers.
Available bandwidth.
In general, the more these variables reflect conditions that are likely to burden or slow down
your network, the less frequently you want to perform an agent-server communication. For
clients with critical functions, you might want to set a more frequent interval.
Agent-initiated communication after agent installation
After the agent is installed, it calls in to the server at a randomized interval within ten minutes.
Thereafter, the agent calls in at each agent-server communication interval (ASCI). By default,
agent-server communication occurs every 60 minutes.
You can force the agent to communicate with the server at any time after installation by clicking
the McAfee system tray icon, (if it has been enabled), and selecting McAfee Agent Status
Monitor. When the Monitor appears, clicking Collect and Send Props sends full or minimal
properties as defined on the General page of the McAfee Agent Policy Catalog. Clicking Send
Events transmits events to the server but does not transmit policies and tasks from the server.
NOTE: For information on enabling the system tray icon see Using the system tray icon.
If the system tray icon has not been enabled, you can access the status monitor at the command
prompt. Set the working directory to the McAfee Common Framework folder (the default location
is C:\Program Files\McAfee\Common Framework), then type this command:
CmdAgent.exe /s
Wake-up calls and wake-up tasks
Communication between the ePO server and the agent takes place at regular intervals set by
the ePO administrator. The purpose of an agent wake-up call is to trigger an immediate
agent-server communication rather than wait for the next agent-server communication, which
is set at 60 minutes by default. There are two ways to issue a wake-up call:
Directly from the server This is the most common approach and requires the presence
of an open port on the client.
On a schedule set by the administrator This approach is useful when agent-server
communication has been disabled on the General tab of the McAfee Agent policy catalog.
The administrator can create and deploy a wake-up task, which triggers a wake-up call on
a schedule.
Some reasons for issuing an agent wake-up call are:
There has been a change in policy that you want the agent to adopt immediately, without
waiting for the next ASCI.
You have created a new task that you want the agent to run immediately.
A query has generated a report indicating that a client is out of compliance, and you want
to test its status as part of a troubleshooting procedure.
If you are running Microsoft Windows and have converted a particular system to use as a
SuperAgent, it can issue wake-up calls to designated network broadcast segments. SuperAgents
distribute the bandwidth impact of the agent wake-up call, and help distribute network traffic.
SuperAgents and broadcast wake-up calls
If you operate in a Windows environment and plan to use agent wake-up calls to initiate
agent-server communication, consider converting an agent on each network broadcast segment
into a SuperAgent.
SuperAgents distribute the bandwidth load of concurrent wake-up calls. Instead of sending
agent wake-up calls from the server to every agent, the server sends the SuperAgent wake-up
call to SuperAgents in the selected System Tree segment. When SuperAgents receive this
wake-up call, they send broadcast wake-up calls to all agents in their network broadcast
segments.
The process is:
1 Server sends a wake-up call to all SuperAgents.
2 SuperAgents broadcast a wake-up call to all agents in the same broadcast segment.
3 All agents (regular agents and SuperAgents) exchange data with the server.
4 An agent without an operating SuperAgent on its broadcast segment is not prompted to
communicate with the server.
To deploy enough SuperAgents to the appropriate locations, first determine the broadcast
segments in your environment and select a system (preferably a server) in each segment to
host a SuperAgent. Be aware that agents in broadcast segments without SuperAgents do not
receive the broadcast wake-up call, so they do not call in to the server in response to a wake-up
call.
Agent and SuperAgent wake-up calls use the same secure channels. Ensure that:
The agent wake-up communication port (8081 by default) is not blocked.
The agent broadcast communication port (8082 by default) is not blocked.
NOTE: Client firewalls might block communication from the ePO server. Ensure that the ports
required for communication from the ePO server are not block by a firewall on the client.
System requirements and supported operating systems and
processors
This section specifies the system requirements for McAfee Agent 4.5 and the operating systems
and processors it supports.
System requirements
Installed disk space 1419 MB, excluding log files
Memory 256 MB RAM
Processor speed 500 MHz minimum
Supported operating systems and processors
Processor Operating systems
Apple Macintosh OS X Tiger Intel
PowerPC
PA-RISC
HP-UX 11i v1 (build 11.11)
HP-UX 11i v2 (build 11.23)
Power 5 IBM AIX 5.3 (TL8 or later)
Power 5 IBM AIX 6.1
Not applicable
McAfee Email and Web Security 3100
McAfee Email and Web Security 3200
x86, x64 or compatible
Red Hat Linux Enterprise 4
Red Hat Linux Enterprise 5
SPARC
Solaris 8; 32-bit or 64-bit
Solaris 9; 32- bit or 64-bit
Solaris 10; 64-bit
SuSE Linux 8.2
SuSE Enterprise Server 9
SuSE Enterprise Server 10
Windows 2003 Server R2; Enterprise Edition; 32-bit or 64-bit;
SP 1 or 2 Itanium 2
Intel Pentium
Windows 2003 Server R2; Standard Edition; 32-bit or 64-bit;
SP1 or 2
Intel Celeron (recommended) or compatible
Windows 2003 Server R2; Web Edition; 32-bit or 64-bit; SP1
or 2
Windows Vista Home Premium; 32-bit or 64-bit; GA or SP1
Intel Pentium
Intel Celeron (recommended) or compatible
Windows Vista Home Basic; 32-bit or 64-bit; GA or SP1
Windows Vista Business; 32-bit or 64-bit; GA or SP1
Windows Vista Enterprise; 32-bit or 64-bit; GA or SP1
Windows Vista Ultimate; 32-bit or 64-bit; GA or SP1
Windows 2008 Server; Standard; 32-bit or 64-bit; GA
Windows 2008 Server Enterprise; 32-bit or 64-bit; GA
Windows 2008 Server Datacenter; 32-bit or 64-bit; GA
Windows 2008 Server, Web; 32-bit or 64-bit; GA
Windows 2008 Server, Core; 32-bit or 64-bit; GA
Windows XP Home Edition; 32-bit or 64-bit; SP2 or 3
Processor Operating systems
Windows XP Professional; 32-bit or 64-bit; SP2 or 3
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition; 32-bit or 64-bit; SP3
NOTE: The agent is compatible with Windows operating systems that provide Data Execution
Prevention (DEP).
The installation procedure for the McAfee Agent varies depending on:
The operating system in use Windows, Solaris, HB-UX, Macintosh, or Linux.
The type of installation First-time installation or upgrade on a system already hosting an
agent.
The tools used to install ePolicy Orchestrator native tools, login scripts, images, or none.
This section provides instructions on installing the agent in a variety of environments.
Methods of agent deployment and installation
The terms deployment and installation both describe the process of equipping one or more
computers with the McAfee Agent. However, there is a difference:
Installation means placing the agent on a computer where no agent is present. Administrator
privileges are required to install the agent.
Deployment means placing the agent, or managed products and their upgrades, on one or
more computers where an agent is already present.
If you are operating in a Windows environment, you can push install or update the agent directly
from the ePO console. Alternatively, you can copy the agent installation package onto removable
media or into a network share for manual or login script installation on your Windows systems.
However, you cannot push the installation package to UNIX-based systems. Here, the agent
must be installed manually using an installation script (install.sh) that ePO creates when you
check in the agent to the ePO master repository and indicate the operating system in use. Once
the agent is in place on the client computers, you can run an agent deployment task to schedule
updates to the agent as well as deploy products for management by ePO.
NOTE: The procedure described for agent installation on UNIX-based systems can be used in
Windows environments as well, if preferred
This table lists methods for installing and deploying the agent. The first three methods are
installing the agent and might require the use of embedded credentials. The remaining five
methods are deploying the agent and do not require embedded credentials.
Notes Action Method
Installing the agent
The network administrator installs the
agent on each managed system
individually.
Manually
Aside from using third-party
deployment products, this is the
only method available for the
initial installation on UNIX
systems.
Once the agent is installed, you
can use ePolicy Orchestrator to
Notes Action Method
upgrade products and update
product content..
Configure your third-party software to
distribute the agent installation
Using third-party software such as
Microsoft Systems Management Server
(SMS) or IBM Tivoli
The agent installation package
contains necessary security keys
and the site list. package, which is located on your ePO
server.
See third-party instructions.
The network administrator creates an
installation or upgrade script, which
runs at each logon to a system.
Using login scripts (Windows only) The user must log on to the
system to trigger the installation
or upgrade.
The installation package must be
in a location accessible to the
system.
Deploying the agent: A deployment task is created in ePolicy Orchestrator and is sent to the client where it runs.
If the repository contains a newer version of the agent, the deployment task pull down the newer version and installs
it over the existing version.
The ePO administrator specifies the
systems and selects Install Agent
when adding a new system.
Using ePolicy Orchestrator Selecting a large number of
systems can temporarily affect
network throughput.
You must specify credentials with
administrator rights to the target
systems.
Use the ePO System Tree to upgrade
the agent on selected target systems.
Upgrading agents using the
deployment task
Requires that an agent is already
present on the target system.
Administrator creates an image that
contains the agent and deploys the
Deploying an image containing the
agent (Windows)
Removing the GUID and MAC
address allows the agent to
generate a new GUID and MAC image. Before creating the image, the
address upon the first
agent-server communication.
administrator removes the agent GUID
and MAC address from the agent
section of the registry.
Failure to remove the GUID and
MAC address results in
"sequencing errors" from the
multiple identical systems
Using the System Tree, the ePO
administrator selects the systems to
Enabling the agent on unmanaged
McAfee products (Windows)
Requires an agent on the target
system in unmanaged mode.
be converted from unmanaged status
to managed status and selects Install
agents.
Type the following command on the
system containing the agent you want
Enabling the agent on unmanaged
McAfee products (UNIX-based
platforms)
You must have root privileges to
perform this action.
to enable:
/opt/McAfee/cma/bin/msaconfig
You must use the srpubkey.bin,
reqseckey.bin and SiteList.xml
files from the ePO server.
-m -d <Path of location containing
srpubkey.bin , reqseckey.bin and
SiteList.xml> [-nostart]
Installing on Windows from ePolicy Orchestrator
You must have administrator privileges on the Windows system to perform this task. The agent
extension must be installed on the ePolicy Orchestrator server before the agent is installed on
any clients.
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 Allowpackage 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
1 Download both the agent extension, ePOAgentMeta.zip, and the agent package,
MA450Win.zip, to the system containing the ePO server.
b Click Install Extensions.
c Browse to the location containing ePOAgentMeta.zip, select it and click OK. The
3 Check in the agent package to one of the repository branches, Current (default), Previous,
or Evaluation.
4 Create an installation package:
a Click Menu | Systems | System Tree. The System Tree page opens.
b Click System Tree Actions, then select New Systems from the drop-down menu.
c Select Create and download agent installation package.
d Deselect Use Credentials.
NOTE: If deselected, you receive the default package. If selected you can specify
required credentials.
e Click OK. The Download file dialog box opens.
f Select FramePkg.exe and save it to the desktop.
5 To embed credentials, modify the local security policy on the target systems:
a Log on to the target system using an account with local administrator permissions.
b From the command line, run SECPOL.MSC to open the Local Security Settings dialog box.
c In the System Tree under Security Settings | Local Policies, select User Rights
Assignment.
d In the Policy column of the details pane, double-click Impersonate a client after
authentication to open the Local Security Policy Setting dialog box.
e Click Add to open the Select Users or Groups dialog box.
f Select the user or group that the user is likely to run as (for example, Everyone or
Users), then click Add.
g Click OK. You are now ready to use your third-party software to distribute
FramePkg.exe.
Installing the agent manually
Use these instructions to install agents manually.
Tasks
Installing on Windows manually
Installing on UNIX-based operating systems
Installing on Windows manually
This method is appropriate if your organization requires that software is installed on systems
manually. You can install the agent on the system, or distribute the FramePkg.exe installer for
users to run the installation program themselves. If you want users (who have local administrator
rights) to install the agent on their own systems, distribute the agent installation package file
to them. You can attach it to an email message, copy it to media, or save it to a shared network
folder.
After the agent is installed, it calls in to the server and adds the new system to the System
Tree.
Task
1 Distribute the agent installation package to the target system.
2 Double-click FramePkg.exe and wait a few moments while the agent is installed. Within
ten minutes, the agent calls in to the ePO server for the first time.
3 As needed, bypass the ten-minute interval by forcing the agent to call. Use this command:
CMDAGENT /p
Installing on UNIX-based operating systems
Use this task to install the agent on AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Macintosh, and Solaris systems. The
agent extension must be installed on the ePO server before the agent is installed on any target
systems.
Before you begin
You must have root privileges on the UNIX-based system to complete this task
Task
1 Download ePOAgentMeta.zip to a temporary location on the ePO server.
2 Open the ePOAgentMeta.zip and extract the agent package for the target operating system.
File name Operating system
MA450HPX.zip HP-UX
MA450LNX.zip Linux
MA450MAC.zip Macintosh
MA450SLR.zip Solaris
MA450AIX.zip AIX
3 Install the agent extension on the ePO server.
a Click Menu | Software | Extensions, then click Install extension.
b Browse to the location containing ePOAgentMeta.zip, select it and click OK. The
c Click OK to complete the installation of the extension.
4 Check in the agent package to one of the repository branches, Current (default), Previous,
or Evaluation.
TIP: The path includes the name of the selected repository. For example, if checked in to
the Current branch of the ePO software repository, the path of the required files is:
Location Operating
System
C:\Program Files\McAfee\ePolicy
Orchestrator\DB\Software\Current\EPOAGENT4000AIXX\Install\0409
AIX
Orchestrator\DB\Software\Current\EPOAGENT4000HPUX\Install\0409
HPUX
Orchestrator\DB\Software\Current\EPOAGENT3700LYNX\Install\0409
Linux
Orchestrator\DB\Software\Current\EPOAGENT3700MACX\Install\0409
Macintosh
Orchestrator\DB\Software\Current\EPOAGENT3700SLRS\Install\0409
Solaris
5 From the selected repository branch, copy the install.sh file to the target systems.
6 Log on to the target system as root.
7 Open Terminal, then switch to the location where you copied the install.sh file.
8 Run these commands:
chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh -i
Creating custom agent installation packages
Use this task to create a custom agent installation package.
If you use a distribution method other than ePolicy Orchestrator deployment capabilities (such
as login scripts or third-party deployment software), you can create a custom agent installation
package (FramePkg.exe) with embedded administrator credentials. This is necessary in a
Windows environment if users do not have local administrator permissions. The user account
credentials you embed are used to install the agent.
NOTE: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 and later do not allow embedded administrator
credentials until the package file name has been added to the exception list of the Windows
firewall.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree, then from the System Tree Actions drop-down
menu, click New Systems. The New Systems page appears.
2 Next to How to add systems, select Create and download agent installation
package.
3 Select the appropriate operating system.
4 Type the appropriate Credentials for agent installation, then click OK.
5 When prompted, select the file to be downloaded. Click to open the file. Right-click to save
the file.
6 Distribute the custom installation package file as needed.
Installing the agent with login scripts
Use this Windows only task to set up and use network login scripts to install the agent on
Windows systems as they log on to the network.
Using network login scripts is a reliable method to make sure that every system logging on to
your network is running an agent. You can create a login script to call a batch file that checks
if the agent is installed on systems attempting to log on to the network. If no agent is present,
the batch file installs the agent before allowing the system to log on. Within 10 minutes of being
installed, the agent calls in to the server for updated policies and ePO tasks, and the system is
added to the System Tree.
This method is appropriate when:
Domain names or sorting filters are assigned to the segments of your System Tree.
You already have a managed environment and want to ensure that new systems logging
on to the network become managed as a result.
You already have a managed environment and want to ensure that systems are running a
current version of the agent.
Before you begin
McAfee recommends first creating segments of your System Tree that use either network
domain names or sorting filters that add the expected systems to the desired groups. If you
dont, all systems are added to the Lost&Found group, and you must move them manually.
Consult your operating system documentation for writing login scripts. The details of the
login script depend on your needs. This task uses a basic example.
Create a batch file (ePO.bat) that contains commands you want to execute on systems when
they log on to the network. The content of the batch file depends on your needs, but its
purpose is to check whether the agent has been installed in the expected location and, if
not, run FramePkg.exe to install the agent. Below is a sample batch file that does this.
IF EXIST C:\Program Files\McAfee\Common Framework\FRAMEWORKSERVICE.EXE GOTO END_BATCH
\\MyServer\Agent\UPDATE$\FRAMEPKG.EXE /INSTALL=AGENT
:END_BATCH
NOTE: The installation folders for your distribution might be different than in this example,
depending on where you have specified to install the agent.
This example checks:
The default installation folder for an agent file and, if not present, installs the new agent.
Task
1 Copy the agent installation package, FramePkg.exe, from your ePO server to a shared
folder on a network server, where all systems have permissions.
Systems logging on to the network are automatically directed to this folder, to run the
agent installation package and install the agent. The default location for the agent installation
packages for Windows is: C:\Program Files\McAfee\ePolicy
Orchestrator\DB\Software\Current\EPOAGENT3000\Install\0409\FramePkg.exe
2 Create a custom agent installation package with embedded administrator credentials, which
are required to install the agent on the system.
3 Save the batch file you created, ePO.bat, to the NETLOGON$ folder of your primary domain
controller (PDC) server. The batch file runs from the PDC every time a system logs on to
the network.
4 Add a line to your login script that calls the batch file on your PDC server. The line would
look similar to this example:
CALL \\PDC\NETLOGON$\EPO.BAT
Each system runs the script when it logs on to the network and, if necessary, installs the
agent.
Including the agent on an image
When you include the McAfee Agent on an image, you must remove its GUID from the registry.
This allows subsequently installed agent images to generate their own GUID at their first
CAUTION: If you don't follow this step, all deployed agent images have the same GUID, and
must be changed manually. In a large organization, this is impractical. Although you can configure
the ePO server to identify replicated GUIDs and assign a new GUID at the next agent-server
communication, the action consumes considerable processing bandwidth. For information, see
Identifying and correcting a duplicate GUID.
Task
On the imaged system, locate the registry key for the agent and remove it. The registry keys
are located at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Network Associates\ePolicy Orchestrator\Agent\AgentGUID
Identifying and correcting a duplicate GUID
If you deployed the agent on an image without first removing its GUID from the registry, multiple
systems in your environment will have duplicate GUIDs. When these systems fail to communicate
with the Agent Handler, they generate sequencing errors, which indicate a GUID problem. The
Managed Systems query result type tracks the following information about these errors:
The number of sequence errors for each system in the Managed Systems Sequence Errors
property.
The date and time of the last sequence error in the Managed Systems Last Sequence Error
property.
The tracked information is incorporated into one or the other of the available pre-defined queries:
Systems with High Sequence Errors
Systems with no Recent Sequence Errors
Two predefined tasks help manage GUID problems.
Duplicate Agent GUID - remove systems with potentially duplicated GUIDs
This task deletes the systems that have a large number of sequencing errors and classifies
the agent GUID as problematic. As a result, the agent is forced to generate a new GUID.
The threshold number of sequencing errors is set in the query Systems with High Sequence
Errors.
Duplicate Agent GUID - Clear error count
Sequencing errors can occur occasionally for inconsequential reasons. This task clears the
count of sequencing errors in systems that have not had any recent sequencing errors. This
cleanup task does not remove any problematic GUIDs. The threshold value for defining
recent is set in the query Systems with no Recent Sequence Errors
Use this task to identify computers with GUID problems and take corrective action.
Task
1 Click Menu | Automation | Server Tasks to open the Server Tasks Builder.
2 Click Edit for one or the other of the following tasks.
Duplicate Agent GUID - Clear error count
Duplicate Agent GUID - remove systems with potentially duplicated GUIDs
3 In the Description page, select Enabled, then click either Save or Next.
If you click Save, the task runs with the default configuration displayed on the Actions
and Schedule tabs. If you want to configure a schedule for this task, click Next. This
allows you to review the Action settings and then set a schedule.
If you click Next, the Actions page appears. This page has been preconfigured to
correspond to the requirements of the Duplicate Agent GUID task that you selected in
Step 2. Ensure that the following settings are displayed:
Duplicate Agent GUID- remove systems
with potentially duplicated GUIDs
Duplicate Agent GUID- Clear error
count
Run Query Run Query Actions
Systems with High Sequence Errors Systems with no Recent Sequence
Errors
Query
Move Agent GUID to Duplicate List and Delete
Systems
Clear Agent GUID Sequence Error
Count
Sub-Actions
Click Next again to display the Schedule page. Specify the frequency, start and end
dates, and time for running this query.
4 Click Save.
TIP: You can run either of the tasks immediately by selecting Run in the Actions column
on the Server Tasks page.
Scheduling corrective action for a duplicate GUID
If you have deployed the agent on an image without first having removed its GUID from the
registry, multiple systems in your environment will have duplicate GUIDs. When these systems
fail to communicate with the Agent Handler, they generate sequencing errors, indicating a GUID
problem.
Use this task to automatically identify duplicate agent GUIDs, and schedule their removal.
Task
1 Click Menu | Automation | Server Tasks, then click Edit in the row labeled Duplicate
Agent GUID - remove systems. The Server Task Builder wizard opens.
2 On the Description page, select Enabled.
To run the task with the default configuration displayed on the Actions and Schedule
tabs, click Save.
To configure the Actions and Schedule tabs, click Next. The Actions page appears.
3 From the Actions drop-down menu, select Run Query.
4 From the Query drop-down menu, select one of these options, then click OK.
System with high Sequence errors
Systems with no recent Sequence errors
5 From the Sub-Actions drop-down menu, select one of these options, then click Next.
Clear Agent GUID Sequence Error Count
Move Agent GUID to Duplicate List and Delete systems
6 Set a schedule for running the task, then click Next.
7 Review your settings, then click Save.
Deploying the agent via push technology
Use this task to deploy agents to your Windows systems using ePolicy Orchestrator.
This method is recommended if large segments of your System Tree are already populated.
For example, if you created System Tree segments by importing domains or Active Directory
containers, and you chose not to deploy the agent during the import.
Before you begin
To use this method, these requirements must be met:
Systems must already be added to the System Tree.
NOTE: If you have not yet created the System Tree, you can deploy the agent installation
package to systems at the same time that you add groups and systems to the System Tree.
However, McAfee does not recommend this procedure if you are importing large domains
or Active Directory containers. Those activities generate significant network traffic.
The account specified must have local administrator privileges on all target systems. Domain
administrator rights are required on a system to access the default Admin$ shared folder.
The ePO server service requires access to this shared folder in order to install agents.
The ePO server must be able to communicate with the desired systems.
Before beginning a large agent deployment, ping some targets by machine name to verify
that the server can communicate with a few systems in each segment of your network. If
the targeted systems respond to the ping, ePolicy Orchestrator can reach the segments.
NOTE: The ability to successfully use ping commands from the ePO server to managed
systems is not required for the agent to communicate with the server. It is, however, a
useful test to determine if you can deploy agents from the server.
The Admin$ share folder on target systems must be accessible from the ePO server. Verify
that this is true on a sample of target systems. This test also validates your administrator
credentials, because you cannot access remote Admin$ shares without administrator rights.
From the ePO server, click Start | Run, then type the path to the target system's Admin$
share, specifying either system name or IP address.
If the systems are properly connected over the network, and your credentials have sufficient
rights, and the Admin$ share folder is present, a Windows Explorer dialog box appears.
Network access must be enabled on Windows XP Home systems. Deploy the agent from
ePolicy Orchestrator or install a custom agent installation package on systems running
Windows XP Home.
To enable network access on Windows XP Home systems, click Start | Control Panel |
Performance and Maintenance | Administrative Tools | Local Security Policy |
Security Settings | Local Policies | Security Options | Network access: Sharing
and security model for local accounts, then select Classic - local users authenticate
as themselves.
Task
1 Download the agent extension, ePOAgentMeta.zip, and the agent package,
MA450Win.zip, to the system containing the ePO server.
b Click Install Extensions.
c Browse to the location containing ePOAgentMeta.zip, select it, then click OK. The
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 Click Menu | Software | Master Repository. A list of packages in the repository
appears.
b Click Actions, then select Check In Package from the drop-down menu.
c Browse to MA450Win.zip, select it, then click Next.
d Ensure that Current is selected in the Branch field, then click Save.
4 Push the agent to target systems:
a Click Menu | Systems | System Tree, then select the groups or systems where you
want to deploy the agent.
b Click Actions.
c Select Agent from the first pop-up menu, then select Deploy Agents from the second
drop-down menu.
d From the drop-down list, select an Agent version.
e Type valid credentials in the Domain, User name, and Password fields.
f Click OK.
5 If you are deploying agents to a group, select whether to include systems from its
subgroups.
6 If desired, select one of these options:
Install only on systems that do not already have an agent managed by this
ePO server
Force installation over existing version
The force installation option is not available if Install only on systems... is selected.
NOTE: If you use the force installation option, the agent is removed in its entirety,
including policies, tasks, events, and logs before the new agent is installed.
Enabling and disabling the agent on unmanaged McAfee products
Before acquiring ePolicy Orchestrator, you might have already been using McAfee products in
your network. Some of the more recent McAfee products that use AutoUpdate, such as VirusScan
Enterprise, are installed with the agent in updater mode. To start managing these products
with ePolicy Orchestrator, you can enable the agent that is already on the system.
Enabling the agent on each system saves significant network bandwidth over deploying the
agent installation package. However, existing McAfee products were probably installed with an
older version of the agent, and these agents are not automatically upgraded to the latest
version on the ePO server.
In some situations, you may want to convert a system that has been managed by ePolicy
Orchestrator to updater (unmanaged) mode. Information is provided for converting from
managed mode to unmanaged mode.
Use these tasks to enable agents on existing McAfee products in your environment so that they
work with ePolicy Orchestrator or to disable management of systems by ePolicy Orchestrator.
Tasks
Converting the agent mode from unmanaged to managed mode in Windows
Converting the agent mode from unmanaged to managed on UNIX-based platforms
Converting the agent mode from managed to unmanaged mode in Windows
Converting the agent mode from managed to unmanaged on UNIX-based platforms
Converting the agent mode from unmanaged to managed mode in Windows
Use this task to convert the agent from unmanaged (updater) mode to managed mode in a
Windows environment.
Before you begin
Before converting the agent mode, consider the following:
By default, the FrmInst.exe file is installed in this location: C:\PROGRAM FILES\MCAFEE\COMMON
FRAMEWORK.
You should not change the agent installation folder without removing and reinstalling the
agent. Agents that you enable might be in a different folder than agents that you deploy in
your network by another method.
Assigning sorting filters or domain names to specific System Tree segments saves time.
Without such designations, systems are placed in Lost&Found and you will have to move
them from that location.
You must copy the SiteList.xml (repository list file) from the ePO server to the target systems.
The repository list contains network address and other information that the agent requires
to call in to the server after being installed.
SiteList.xml must be in the same location as srpubkey.bin and reqseseckey.bin.
Two methods for performing this task are provided.
Method A
This method, although simple and fast, involves sending a 5 MB file across the network.
1 Export Framepkg.exe to a temporary location on the target system, (that is, the system to
be converted from unmanaged to managed mode.)
2 Run Framepkg.exe.
Method B
This method is complex and time consuming but involves using only 400 KB of network
bandwidth.
1 Copy sitelist.xml, srpubkey.bin and reqseckey.bin to a temporary location on the target system.
2 Run frminst.exe on the target system.
Converting the agent mode from unmanaged to managed on UNIX-based platforms
Use this task to convert the agent from unmanaged (updater) mode to managed mode on a
UNIX-based platform.
NOTE: This procedure can be used to change which ePO server or Agent Handler an agent
communicates with.
Task
1 On the target system, locate the msaconfig file in the binaries subfolder of the cma folder.
For example, on HP-UX, Linux, and Solaris systems, the location is /opt/McAfee/cma/bin. On
Macintosh systems, the location is /Library/McAfee/cma/bin.
2 Run /opt/McAfee/cma/bin/msaconfig -m -d <path of location containing srpubkey.bin, reqseckey.bin
and SiteList.xml> [-nostart].
NOTE: Optional -nostart indicates that the agent does not restart after changing mode.
Converting the agent mode from managed to unmanaged mode in Windows
Use this task to convert the agent from managed mode to unmanaged (updater) mode in a
Windows environment.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree.
2 Select the systems to convert.
3 From the Actions pop-up menu, select Directory Management, then select Delete.
4 Confirm the deletion. The selected system is no longer managed by ePolicy Orchestrator
and now functions only as an updater.
Converting the agent mode from managed to unmanaged on UNIX-based platforms
Use this task to convert the agent from managed mode to unmanaged (updater) mode on a
UNIX-based platform.
Task
1 On the target system, locate the msaconfig file in the binaries subfolder of the cma folder.
For example, on HP-UX, Linux, and Solaris systems, the default location is
/opt/McAfee/cma/bin. On Macintosh systems, the default location is /Library/McAfee/cma/bin.
2 Run /opt/McAfee/cma/bin/msaconfig -u [-nostart].
NOTE: Optional [-nostart] indicates that the agent does not restart after changing mode.
Agent installation folder Windows
The default location of the agent installation folder is the same on managed systems and on
the ePO server.
<System_Drive>\Program Files\McAfee\Common Framework
Agent installation folder UNIX-based systems
Installation of the agent on UNIX-based operating systems generates files in these locations:
Contents Location Operating
system
All binaries, logs, agent working area /opt/McAfee/cma/
AIX
Configuration and management information (including
GUID and agent version) needed to manage
point-products.
/etc/cma.d/
cma.conf /etc/
Configuration and management information in xml
format, allowing point-products to read.
cma /usr/sbin/
Script for starting and stopping the agent, manually and
when called by the system.
All binaries, logs, agent working area. /opt/McAfee/cma/
HP-UX
point-products.
/etc/cma.d/
cma.conf
/etc/ Configuration and management information in xml
cma
/sbin/init.d/cma Script for starting and stopping the agent, manually and
Linux
point-products.
/etc/cma.d/
cma.conf /etc/
Contents Location Operating
system
Configuration and management information in xml
cma
/etc/init.d/ Script for starting and stopping the agent, manually and
All binaries, logs, agent working area. /Library/McAfee/cma
Macintosh
point-products.
/etc/cma.d/
cma.conf
cma
/Library/StartupItems/cma/ Script for starting and stopping the agent, manually and
Solaris
point-products.
/etc/cma.d/
cma.conf
cma
/etc/init.d/ Script for starting and stopping the agent, manually and
The agent installation package
A FramePkg.exe file is created when you install ePolicy Orchestrator and whenever you check
in an agent package. It is a customized installation package for agents that report to your
server. The package contains information necessary for the agent to communicate with the
server. Specifically, this package includes:
The agent installer
SiteList.xml file
srpubkey.bin (the server public key)
reqseckey.bin (the initial request key)
By default, the path of the agent installation package on the server is:
Orchestrator\DB\Software\Current\EPOAGENT3000\Install\0409\FramePkg.exe
This is the installation package that the server uses to distribute and install agents. Other
FramePkg.exe files are created when:
Agent packages are checked in to any branch of the repository (Previous, Current, or
Evaluation)
Encryption key changes
The default agent installation package contains no embedded user credentials. When executed
on the targeted system, the installation uses the account of the currently logged-on user.
Agent installation command-line options
Depending on whether the agent is already installed, you can use command-line options when
you run the agent installation package (FramePkg.exe) or the agent framework installation
(FrmInst.exe) program.
You can employ these command-line options when using the deployment task to upgrade to a
new version of the agent.
This table describes all of the agent installation command-line options. These options are not
case-sensitive, but their values are.
FramePkg.exe and FrmInst.exe command-line options
Description Command
Specifies the folder on the system to store agent data files. The default location is:
<Documents and Settings>\All Users\Application Data\McAfee\Common
/DATADIR
Framework. If the operating system does not have a Documents and Settings
folder, the default location is the Data folder within the agent installation folder.
Sample: FRAMEPKG /INSTALL=AGENT /DATADIR=<AGENT DATA PATH>
Specifies a domain, and account credentials used to install the agent. The account
must have rights to create and start services on the desired system. If left
/DOMAIN/ USERNAME/
PASSWORD
unspecified, the credentials of the currently logged-on account are used. If you
want to use an account that is local to the desired system, use the systems name
as the domain.
Sample: FRAMEPKG /INSTALL=AGENT /DOMAIN=Domain1
/USERNAME=jdoe /PASSWORD=password
Specifies that the existing agent is uninstalled, then the new agent is installed. Use
this option only to change the installation directory or to downgrade the agent.
/FORCEINSTALL
When using this option, McAfee recommends specifying a different directory for
the new installation (/INSTDIR).
Sample: FRAMEPKG /INSTALL=AGENT /FORCEINSTALL
/INSTDIR=c:\newagentdirectory
Installs and enables the agent.
Sample: FRAMEPKG /INSTALL=AGENT
/INSTALL=AGENT
Enables the AutoUpdate 7.0 component if it has already been installed, and does
not change whether the agent is enabled. This command-line option upgrades the
agent.
Sample: FRAMEPKG /INSTALL=UPDATER
/INSTALL=UPDATER
Specifies the installation folder on the desired system. You can use Windows system
variables, such as <SYSTEM_DRIVE>. If not specified, the default location is:
<DRIVE>:\program files\mcafee\common framework
Sample: FRAMEPKG /INSTALL=AGENT /INSTDIR=C:\ePOAgent
/INSTDIR
Removes the agent if not in use. If in use, the agent changes to updater mode.
Sample: FRMINST /REMOVE=AGENT
/REMOVE=AGENT
Description Command
Installs the agent in silent mode, hiding the installation from the end user.
Sample: FRAMEPKG /INSTALL=AGENT /SILENT
/SILENT or /S
Specifies the folder path to a specific repository list (SiteList.xml) file.
Sample: FRAMEPKG /INSTALL=AGENT /SITEINFO=C:\TMP\SITELIST.XML
/SITEINFO
Specifies the language version of the agent that you want to install. If you select
0409 or a locale other than the 12 languages with locale IDs, the software appears
/USELANGUAGE
in English. If you install multiple language versions, the locale selected in operating
system determines the language version that displays.
Sample: FRAMEPKG /INSTALL=AGENT /USELANGUAGE 0404
Assigning values to custom properties
Use this task to specify up to four custom properties during installation of the agent at the
command line. These values override values set by the ePO administrator.
Task
At the command line, type the string that is appropriate for your operating system:
Windows operating systems: FrmInst.exe /CustomProp1="Property 1"
/CustomProp2="Property 2" /CustomProp3="Property 3" /CustomProp4="Property 4"
NOTE: In Windows, custom property values are stored in the registry at
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Network Associates\ePolicy Orchestrator\Agent\CustomProps\
UNIX-based operating systems: msaconfig -CustomProp1 "Property 1" -CustomProp2
"Property 2" -CustomProp3 "Property 3" -CustomProp4 "Property 4"
NOTE: Custom property values are stored in CustomProps.xml, an editable file located
at /McAfee/cma/scratch/.
Use these tasks to upgrade or restore existing agents in your environment.
If you have been using an older version of ePolicy Orchestrator and have previous agent versions
in your environment, you can upgrade those agents once youve installed your new ePO server.
The procedure for upgrading the agent depends on which agent version is running on your
managed systems.
NOTE: Some previous agent versions do not support all functions in ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5.
For full ePolicy Orchestrator functionality, upgrade to agent version 4.5 or later.
Tasks
Upgrading agents using product deployment task
Upgrading agents manually or with login scripts
Restoring a previous version of the agent (Windows)
Restoring a previous version of the agent (UNIX)
Upgrading agents using product deployment task
Use this task to deploy a newer version of the agent with the Product Deployment client task.
This is the same task that is used to deploy products, such as VirusScan Enterprise, to systems
that are already running agents.
Periodically, McAfee releases newer versions of the agent, which can be deployed and managed
using ePolicy Orchestrator. When the agent installation package is available, you can download
it from the McAfee download site, check it in to the master repository, then use the deployment
task to upgrade the agent.
NOTE: The term upgrading is not the same as updating. Upgrading the agent means installing
a newer version of the agent over an older version, for example, replacing McAfee Agent 4.0
with McAfee Agent 4.5. Updating means getting the most up-to-date DATs and signatures that
products use to identify and disarm threats.
Before you begin
If you use ePolicy Orchestrator to deploy agents in your network, the procedure differs
slightly depending which previous version of the agent you are upgrading.
If you are upgrading your agents and your network is very large, consider the size of the
agent installation package file and your available bandwidth before deciding how many
agents to upgrade at once. Consider using a phased approach. For example, upgrade one
group in your System Tree at a time. In addition to balancing network traffic, this approach
makes tracking progress and troubleshooting any issues easier.
If you use a product deployment client task to upgrade agents, consider scheduling the task
to run at different times for different groups in the System Tree.
Task
1 Ensure that the desired agent installation package is checked in to the desired branch of
3 Click the Client Tasks tab.
4 Click Actions, then select New Task from the drop-down menu. The Client Task Builder
wizard opens to the Description page.
5 Name the task, then select Product Deployment from the drop-down list and select
whether the task should be sent to all computers or to tagged computers.
6 Click Next. The Configuration page appears.
7 Select the target platform.
8 Use the drop-down lists in the Products and Components area to specify the version of the
agent to deploy and, if needed, additional command-line parameters.
9 If you are working in a Windows environment, select whether to run the task at each policy
enforcement interval.
10 Click Next to open the Schedule page.
11 Schedule the task as needed, then click Next. The Summary page appears.
12 Verify the tasks details, then click Save. The new deployment task is sent to the client
computers at the next agent-server communication. Thereafter, every time the task
executes, it checks to determine whether it should install the specified agent.
Upgrading agents manually or with login scripts
If you dont use ePolicy Orchestrator to deploy agents to managed systems, you can use your
preferred agent distribution method to upgrade existing agents. Upgrading agents without using
ePolicy Orchestrator, such as upgrading manually or using network login scripts, is the same
as installing agents for the first time. You must distribute the FramePkg.exe installation file and
launch it on the system using your preferred method.
Restoring a previous version of the agent (Windows)
Use this task to restore a previous version of the agent in a Windows environment. You might
do this to test a new version of the agent.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | SystemTree, then select the systems you want to downgrade.
2 From the Actions drop-down menu, select Agent, then select Deploy Agents. The Deploy
Agent page appears.
3 From the drop-down list, select the agent you want to restore.
4 Select Force installation over existing version.
5 Specify the target location for the forced installation.
6 Enter user credentials for agent installation.
7 Provide the Number of attempts; Retry interval; and Abort after information.
8 Select whether the connection used for the deployment is to use a selected Agent Handler
or all Agent Handlers.
9 Click OK to send the agent installation package to the selected systems.
Restoring a previous version of the agent (UNIX)
Use this task to restore a previous version of the agent in a UNIX environment. You might do
this to test a new version of the agent.
Task
1 Uninstall the currently installed version of the agent. For details, see Uninstalling from
UNIX-based operating systems.
2 Install the earlier version of the agent. For details, see Installing the agent manually.
NOTE: Tasks, policies and other data are restored at the first agent-server communication
following reinstallation.
Agent policy general settings are specified on the Policy Catalog pages of the ePolicy Orchestrator
console, including policies for events, logging, repositories, updates, and proxy.
About agent policy settings
Proxy settings for the agent
Retrieving system properties
Scheduling a client task for a group
Creating a new scheduled client task
Configuring selected systems for updating
About agent policy settings
Agent policy settings determine the performance and behavior of an agent in your environment.
The interface provides 6 configuration pages for setting policy options:
General, where the following policies are set:
Policy enforcement interval
Use of system tray icon
Agent wake-up call support in Windows environments
Where the agent goes for product and update packages
Creation of SuperAgents
Rebooting options
Agent-server communication
Sending full or minimal system properties and product properties
Events, where priority event forwarding is set. (See topic entitled Priority event forwarding).
Logging, where the following policies are set:
Enabling/disabling of logging
Level of logging detail
Setting remote access to logging
Repositories, where repository selection variables are set. (See topic entitled Selecting a
repository).
Updates, where the following policies are set:
Identifying log file information
Specifying post-updating executables
Downgrading DAT files
Defining repository branches
Proxy, where proxy settings are specified. (See topic Proxy settings for the agent).
Before distributing a large number of agents throughout your network, consider carefully how
you want the agent to behave in the segments of your environment. Although you can configure
agent policy settings after agents are distributed, McAfee recommends setting them prior to
the distribution, to prevent unnecessary impact on your resources.
For complete descriptions of all options on the agent policy pages, click ? on the page displaying
the options.
Priority event forwarding
During normal operation, the agent and security software on the managed system generate
software events regularly. These events can range from information about regular operation,
such as when the agent enforces policies locally, to critical events, such as when a virus is
detected and not cleaned. These events are uploaded to the server at each agent-server
communication and are stored in the database. A typical deployment of agents in a large network
can generate thousands of these events an hour.
You can configure the agent to forward events on a priority basis if they are equal to or greater
than a specified severity. Specific event severities are determined by the product generating
the events. If you plan to use Automatic Responses, McAfee recommends that you enable
priority uploading of higher severity events for those features to function as intended.
You can enable priority uploading of events on the Events tab of the McAfee Agent policy pages.
Selecting a repository
Use this task to set the policy for repository selection. The agent can update from any repository
in its repository list based on the policy setting. This repository management tool allows you to
specify the most efficient means for designating a source repository for updates.
Task
1 Click Menu | Policy Catalog.
2 Select McAfee Agent from the Product drop-down menu and ensure that General is
selected in the Category drop-down menu.
3 Click Actions, then select New Policy to create a new policy or My Default policy to
edit your policy.
4 Type a name for the policy, then click OK.
5 On the Repositories tab, select whether to Use this repository list (the ePO-managed
repository list, SiteList.xml), or Use other repository list (a locally controlled repository
list that is not managed by ePolicy Orchestrator).
6 Choose a basis for selecting a repository:
Definition Selection Method
The shortest round-trip elapsed time between sending an echo request to
a remote ICMP-enabled system and receiving a response from that system.
Ping time
Ping timeout can be used to control the maximum time taken. Minimum =
5 seconds; maximum = 60 seconds. The default is 30 seconds.
The fewest hops an ICMP packet makes while traversing the network from
a local system to a remote system. The maximum number of hops can be
used to control the packet traversal.
Subnet distance
A user-defined list of repositories based on locally determined preferences.
You can sequence and enable or disable specific distributed repositories on
Use order in repository list
the Repositories tab of the McAfee Agent policy pages. Allowing agents to
update from any distributed repository ensures that they get the update
from some location.
NOTE: The agent selects a repository each time a change occurs in the repository list, IP
address, or policy option.
Proxy settings for the agent
To access the McAfee update sites, the agent must be able to access the Internet. Use the
agent policy settings to configure proxy server settings for managed systems. The Proxy tab
of the McAfee Agent policy pages includes these settings:
Do not use a proxy (default setting)
Use Internet Explorer proxy settings This setting allows an agent in a Windows
environment to use the proxy server and credential information currently configured for
Internet Explorer. There are several methods to configure Internet Explorer for use with
proxies. For information, see Internet Explorer Help.
NOTE: When this setting is selected, the fields for specifying user authentication for HTTP
and FTP proxies become available, as well as the option Allow user to configure proxy
settings. By selecting this option, the administrator grants permission to the user of a
managed product to access additional update repositories that are configured behind the
proxy server.
Configure the proxy settings manually When this setting is selected, the fields for
specifying user authentication for HTTP and FTP proxies become available. This selection
also allows the administrator to specify the HTTP and FTP locations using DNS name, IPv4
address, or IPv6 address.
Configuring proxy settings for the agent
Use this task to specify whether to use proxies.
Task
1 Click Menu | Policy | Policy Catalog, then from the Product drop-down menu, select
McAfee Agent, and from the Category drop-down menu, select General.
2 From the list of policies select the Edit Settings link on the row labeled My Default, .
3 Click Proxy. The proxy settings page appears.
4 Select your preferred option:
If your agent does not require a proxy to access the Internet, select Do not use a
proxy. This is the default selection.
On Windows systems you can select Use Internet Explorer proxy settings and if
appropriate, select Allow user to configure proxy settings.
If you need a proxy other than Internet Explorer, select Configure the proxy settings
manually.
5 Select a form for the address of the source HTTP or FTP location where the agent is to pull
updates. The DNS Name drop-down menu includes the address options DNS Name (the
fully-qualified domain name), IPv4 and IPv6 notation.
6 Type the DNS name or IP address and Port numbers of the HTTP and/or FTP source. If
appropriate, select Use these settings for all proxy types.
7 Select Specify exceptions to designate systems that do not require access to the proxy.
8 Select Use HTTP proxy authentication and/or Use FTP proxy authentication, then
provide a user name and credentials.
9 Click Save.
Retrieving system properties
Use this task to retrieve system properties from managed systems.
At each agent-server communication, the agent sends information to the ePO server about the
managed computer, including information about the software products that are installed. The
scope of the information depends on how you have configured:
The agent policy that specifies whether to retrieve a full set of information about installed
programs, or only a minimal set.
The task setting that specifies whether to retrieve all properties defined by the agent policy,
or only properties that have changed since the last agent-server communication. This setting
is available when configuring an immediate or scheduled wake-up call.
For detailed information on how to access the configuration settings for retrieving properties
of the managed system and of the products installed, see Retrieving properties. For a list of
properties, see topic entitled Windows system and product properties reported by the agent.
Task
NOTE: Use the agent General policy page to set minimal or full product properties
Do this. . . To retrieve system properties plus
Minimal product properties that have changed since the
last agent-server communication
1
Set the agent policy to send minimal
product properties.
2
Set the wake-up task to send only
properties that have changed since the
last communication.
Full product properties that have changed since the last
agent-server communication
1
Set the agent policy to send full product
properties.
2
Set the wake-up task to send only
properties that have changed since the
last communication.
Minimal product properties whether or not they have
changed since the last agent-server communication
1
Set the agent policy to send minimal
product properties.
2
Set the wake-up task to send all
properties, as defined by the agent policy.
Full product properties whether or not they have changed. 1
Set the agent policy to send full
properties.
2
Set the wake-up task to send all
properties, as defined by the agent policy.
Scheduling a client task for a group
Use this task to schedule a client task for a group.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Client Tasks.
2 In the System Tree, select the group to be configured.
3 In the Actions field, click Edit Settings for the task to be configured. The Client Task
Builder wizard opens.
4 Break inheritance.
5 On the Schedule page:
a Enable the task.
b Set the schedule, frequency, and options for the task.
c Click Next to review your settings.
6 Click Save. At the next agent-server communication, the task is sent to the group's
members.
Creating a new scheduled client task
Use this task to create a new client task that runs on a schedule, such as a mirror task, update
task, and McAfee Agent wake-up task.
Task
2 Select Client Tasks, then click Actions and select NewTask from the drop-down menu.
The Client Task Builder wizard opens.
3 On the Description page:
a Type a name for the task and any notes that might be useful.
b From the drop-down menu, select the kind of task you are creating.
c Indicate whether to send the task to all systems or to only systems that have certain
tags or have no tags.
d Click Next.
4 On the Configuration page:
For a mirror task, type the location on the managed systems where you want to replicate
contents from the repository. The repository is selected based on policy selections on
the Repositories tab of the agent policy pages.
For an update task, indicate if the update progress dialog box is visible on managed
systems and if users can postpone the update. You can also indicate if all packages in
the repository are included or only selected packages.
For an agent wake-up task, indicate whether to send only properties that have changed
since the last agent-server communication, or all properties defined by the agent policy.
5 Click Next.
6 On the Schedule page:
a Enable the task.
b Set the schedule, frequency, and options for the task.
c Click Next to review your settings.
7 Click Save.
Configuring selected systems for updating
Use this task to specify which update packages are updated immediately when Update Now is
selected. Typical reasons for using this functionality include:
Updating selected systems when troubleshooting
Distributing new DATs or signatures to a large number of systems, or all systems, immediately
Updating selected products that have been deployed previously
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | SystemTree | Systems, then select the systems to be updated.
2 From the Actions menu, select Agent, then select Update Now.
Select All packages to deploy all update packages in the repository.
Select Selected packages to specify which update packages to deploy. Deselect the
packages that you do not want to deploy.
3 Click OK.
The ePO interface includes pages where agent tasks and policies can be configured, and where
agent properties can be viewed.
Use these tasks when working with the agent from the ePO server.
Tasks
Viewing agent and product properties
Viewing system information
Accessing settings to retrieve properties
Windows system and product properties reported by the agent
Sending manual wake-up calls to systems
Sending manual wake-up calls to a group
Making the system tray icon visible
Locating inactive agents
Viewing agent and product properties
Use this task to verify that the properties match the policy changes you have made. This is
useful for troubleshooting. The available properties depend on whether you configured the
agent to send full or minimal properties on the McAfee Agent policy pages.
Task
2 Select a system. Information about the system's properties, installed products, and agent
appear.
Viewing system information
Use this task to view information about a selected system, including a list of its managed
products.
Task
2 Click the system whose information you want to view. The System Details page appears.
3 Scroll through the list of available information, including a field labeled Installed Products.
4 Click the More link to see detailed properties for each installed product.
Accessing settings to retrieve properties
Use these tasks to access the settings used for retrieving properties.
Task
Set agent policy 1
Click Menu | Systems | System Tree |
Assigned Policies | <Product = McAfee
Agent> | Edit Assignment | Edit Policy.
2
Select or deselect Send full product properties
in addition to systemproperties. If deselected,
only minimal product properties are sent in addition
to system properties.
Send an immediate agent wake-up call 1
Click Menu | Systems | SystemTree | <select
target systems> | Actions | Agent | Wake
Up Agents.
2
Select Get full product properties in addition
to system properties if you need them.
Set the scheduled wake-up call 1
Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Client
Tasks | <select a wake-up task or create a
New Task> | Type = McAfee Agent Wakeup
| Next.
2
Select Send all properties defined by the agent
policy or Send only properties that have
changed since the last agent-server
communication.
3
Set the Schedule.
Windows system and product properties reported by the agent
The lists below show the data reported to ePolicy Orchestrator from its managed systems. The
properties reported vary by operating system. Those listed here are properties reported by
Windows.
System properties
This list shows the system data reported to ePolicy Orchestrator by your nodes' operating
systems. Review the details on your system before concluding that system properties are
incorrectly reported.
Subnet Address
IPX Address
Is 64 Bit OS
Agent Version
CPU Serial Number
Subnet Mask
Last Communication CPU Speed (MHz)
System Description
MAC Address CPU Type
System Location
Managed State Custom Props 1-4
System Name
Number Of CPUs Default Language
System Tree Sorting
Operating System Description
Tags
OS Build Number DNS Name
Time Zone
OS OEM Identifier Domain Name
Total Disk Space
OS Platform Free Disk Space
Total Physical Memory
OS Service Pack Version Free Memory
User Name
OS Type Installed Products
OS Version IP Address
Product properties
Each McAfee product designates the properties it reports to ePolicy Orchestrator and, of those,
which are included in a set of minimal properties. This list shows the kinds of product data that
are reported to ePolicy Orchestrator by the McAfee software installed on your system. If you
find errors in the reported values, review the details of your products before concluding that
they are incorrectly reported.
Agent Wake-Up Communication Port
Agent-to-Server Communication Interval
DAT Version
Engine Version
HotFix/Patch Version
Language
License Status
Policy Enforcement Interval
Product Version
Service Pack
Sending manual wake-up calls to systems
Use this task to manually send an agent or SuperAgent wake-up call to systems in the System
Tree. This is useful when you make policy changes and you want agents to call in for an update
before the next agent-server communication.
Before you begin
Before sending the agent wake-up call to systems, make sure that Enable agent wake-up
call support is enabled and applied on the General tab of the McAfee Agent policy pages. It
is enabled by default.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree, then select the group that contains the target
systems.
2 Select the systems from the list, then from the Actions drop-down menu, select Agent,
then select Wake Up Agents from the submenu. The Wake Up McAfee Agent page
appears.
3 Ensure that the systems you selected appear in the Target section.
4 Next to Wake-up call type, select whether to send an Agent Wake-Up Call or
SuperAgent Wake-Up Call.
5 Accept the default Randomization (0 - 60 minutes) or type a different value. Consider
the number of systems that are receiving the wake-up call, and how much bandwidth is
available. If you type 0, agents respond immediately.
6 During regular communication, the agent sends only properties that have changed since
the last agent-server communication. This task is set by default to Get full product
properties. To send the complete properties as a result of this wake-up call, ensure that
this is option selected.
7 Click OK to send the agent or SuperAgent wake-up call.
Sending manual wake-up calls to a group
Use this task to manually send an agent or SuperAgent wake-up call to a System Tree group.
This is useful when you have made policy changes and want agents to call in for an update.
Before you begin
Make sure that wake-up support for the targeted group is enabled and applied on the General
tab of the McAfee Agent policy pages. It is enabled by default.
Task
2 Click Group Details, then select the target group from the System Tree.
3 From the Actions drop-down menu, select Wake Up Agents. The Wake Up McAfee Agent
page appears.
4 Verify that the group appears next to Target group.
5 Select whether to send the agent wake-up call to All systems in this group or to All
systems in this group and subgroups.
6 Next to Type, select whether to send an Agent wake-up call or SuperAgent wake-up
call.
7 Accept the default Randomization (0 - 60 minutes), or type a different value. If you type
0, agents awaken immediately.
8 During regular communication, the agent sends only properties that the point-products
designate as important. This task is set by default to Get full product properties. To
send the complete properties as a result of this wake-up call, ensure that this is option
selected.
9 Click OK to send the agent or SuperAgent wake-up call.
Use this task to make the McAfee system tray icon visible on managed computers.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Assigned Policies | <Product = McAfee
Agent>.
2 Click a policy, for example McAfee Default. The McAfee Agent General tab for the selected
policy opens.
3 Select Show the McAfee system tray icon (Windows only).
You can also select Allow end users to update security from the McAfee system
tray menu. When selected, users who are running McAfee Agent 4.5 can choose Update
Security from the McAfee system tray icon to update all products for which an update
package is present in the repository.
4 When you have completed your changes to the default configuration, click Save.
Locating inactive agents
An inactive agent is one that has not communicated with the ePO server within a user-specified
time period. Some agents might become disabled or be uninstalled by users. In other cases,
the system hosting the agent might have been removed from the network. McAfee recommends
performing regular weekly searches for systems with these inactive agents.
To perform the search, run the ePolicy Orchestrator query named Managed Inactive Agents.
(For information on queries, see Queries in the ePolicy Orchestrator Product Guide.) The default
configuration of this query reports systems that have not communicated with the ePO server
in the last month. You can specify hours, days, weeks, quarters or years.
When you find inactive agents, review their activity logs for problems that might interfere with
agent-server communication. The query results allow you take a variety of actions with respect
to the systems identified, including ping, delete, wake up, re-deploy an agent, etc.
CAUTION: If you force install a new agent, all previous policies and settings are lost.
Use these tasks to perform selected procedures from the system where the agent is installed.
If you can access the managed system where the agent is installed, you can view and manage
some features of the agent.
NOTE: The agent interface is available on the managed system only if you selected Show
McAfee system tray icon on the General tab of the McAfee Agent policy pages.
Tasks
Running a manual update
Enforcing policies
Updating policies
Sending properties to the ePO server
Sending events to the ePO server immediately
Using the icon option to update
Forcing the agent to call in to the server
Viewing version numbers and settings
Agent command-line options
Running a manual update
Use this Windows-only task to run an update manually from the managed system.
Task
1 On the managed system, right-click the McAfee system tray icon.
2 Select Update Security. The agent performs an update from the repository defined in
the agent policy.
Product updates can include:
Patch releases
Legacy product plug-in (.DLL) files
Service pack releases
SuperDAT (SDAT*.EXE) packages
Supplemental detection definition (ExtraDAT) files
Detection definition (DAT) files
Anti-virus engines
Managed-product signatures
Enforcing policies
Use this Windows-only task to prompt an agent to enforce all configured policies on the managed
system.
Task
1 On the managed system, right-click the McAfee system tray icon, then select McAfee
Agent | Status Monitor.
2 Click Enforce Policies. The policy enforcement activity is displayed in the Agent Status
Monitor.
Updating policies
Use this Windows-only task to prompt the agent on the managed system to call in to the server
to update policy settings.
Task
2 Click Check New Policies. The policy-checking activity is displayed in the Agent Status
Monitor.
Sending properties to the ePO server
Use this Windows-only task to send properties to the ePO server from the managed system.
Task
2 Click Collect and Send Props. A record of the property collection activity is added to the
list of activities in the Agent Status Monitor.
NOTE: The agent policy controls whether full or incremental properties are sent.
Sending events to the ePO server immediately
Use this Windows-only task to send events to the server immediately from the managed system.
Task
2 Click Send Events. A record of the sending-events activity is added to the list of activities
in the Agent Status Monitor.
NOTE: This action sends all events to ePolicy Orchestrator irrespective of their severity.
Using the icon option to update
For the administrator to control what is updated and when, the Windows-only option for users
to Update Security is disabled by default. If you want to allow Windows users to update all
McAfee products on their managed systems, you must enable this functionality. See Configuring
selected systems for updating for more information. The icon cannot be used to update
applications selectively. The user can update all the items in the repository, or none of them.
When the user selects Update Security, all of the following items are updated with the contents
of the designated repository:
Patch releases
Legacy product plug-in (.DLL) files
Service pack releases
SuperDAT (SDAT*.EXE) packages
Supplemental detection definition (ExtraDAT) files
Detection definition (DAT) files
Anti-virus engines
Managed-product signatures
Forcing the agent to call in to the server
Use this Windows-only task to force the new agent to call in to the ePO server immediately.
You can do this from any system on which an agent has just been installed. This is useful after
installing the agent manually.
Task
1 On the system where you installed the agent, open a DOS command window by selecting
Start | Run, type cmd, and press Enter.
2 In the command window, navigate to the agent installation folder containing the
CmdAgent.exe file.
3 Type this command:
CMDAGENT /p
4 Press Enter. The agent calls into the server immediately.
When the agent calls in to the server for the first time, the system is added to the System Tree
as a managed system. If you configured criteria-based sorting for the System Tree, the system
is added to the location appropriate for its IP address or tags. Otherwise, the system is added
to the Lost&Found group. Once the system is added to the System Tree, you can manage its
policies through ePolicy Orchestrator.
Viewing version numbers and settings
Use this task to view the agent settings from the managed system and to look up the version
numbers of the agent and product from the managed system. This is useful for troubleshooting
when installing new agent versions, or to confirm that the installed agent is the same version
as the one displayed in the agent properties on the server.
Task
1 On the managed system, right-click the McAfee system tray icon.
2 Select About to view information about the agent:
Computer name
Agent version number
DNS Name
IP Address
Port Number
Agent ID (GUID)
Date and time of last security update
Time lapse since last agent-to-server communication
Agent-to-server communication interval
Policy enforcement interval
Management state (managed or unmanaged)
In addition, information identifies the McAfee products installed and under management
by ePolicy Orchestrator.
Agent command-line options
Use the Windows-only Command Agent (CmdAgent.exe) tool to perform selected agent tasks
from the managed system. CmdAgent.exe is installed on the managed system at the time of
agent installation. Perform this task locally on managed systems using this program or the
McAfee system tray icon.
The CmdAgent.exe file is located in the agent installation folder. By default, this location is:
C:\PROGRAM FILES\MCAFEE\COMMON FRAMEWORK
Command-line parameters
Description Parameter
Checks for new policies. The agent contacts the ePO server for new or updated policies, then enforces
them immediately upon receipt.
/C
Prompts the agent to enforce policies locally. /E
Sends properties and events to the ePO server. /P
Displays the Agent Monitor and its options. /S
In a Windows environment, if the agent policy has been set to show the McAfee icon in the
system tray of the managed system, the user can access shortcuts to information and
functionality of managed products.
What the system tray icon does
Enabling user access to updating functionality
What the system tray icon does
Function Option
Displays system and product information for products installed on the system,
including the agent, the ePO server with which the agent communicates, and
the software products being managed.
About...
Links to product menu items that are frequently used. Quick Settings
Displays links to the administrative console of managed products. Manage Features
Triggers immediate updating of all installed McAfee software products. This
includes application of patches and hotfixes, as well as DAT and signature
updates.
NOTE: This feature is available only if specifically enabled in the agent policy.
Update Security
Function Option
Launches McAfee programs, such as VirusScan, that scan systems on-demand
and detect unwanted malicious software.
Scan Computer for
Displays the current system status of managed McAfee products, including
current events.
View Security Status
Triggers the Agent Status Monitor, which: McAfee Agent Status Monitor
Displays information on the collection and transmission of properties.
Sends events.
Downloads and enforces policies.
Use this task to make the McAfee system tray icon visible on managed computers.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Assigned Policies | <Product = McAfee
Agent>.
2 Click a policy, for example McAfee Default. The McAfee Agent General tab for the selected
policy opens.
3 Select Show the McAfee system tray icon (Windows only).
You can also select Allow end users to update security from the McAfee system
tray menu. When selected, users who are running McAfee Agent 4.5 can choose Update
Security from the McAfee system tray icon to update all products for which an update
package is present in the repository.
Enabling user access to updating functionality
Use this task to allow users to update through the system tray icon.
Task
1 Click Menu | Policy | Policy Catalog | <Product = McAfee Agent>.
2 Click Edit Settings in the row containing the policy to be modified. The McAfee Agent
General tab for the selected policy opens.
3 Select Allowend users to run update security fromthe McAfee systemtray menu.
Use these tasks to remove agents from systems.
NOTE: You cannot remove the agent using the Product Deployment task, which can remove
products such as VirusScan Enterprise.
Tasks
Running FrmInst.exe from the command line
Removing agents when deleting systems from the System Tree
Removing agents when deleting groups from the System Tree
Removing agents from systems in query results
Uninstalling from non-Windows operating systems
Running FrmInst.exe from the command line
Use this task to remove the agent from a system by running the agent installation program,
FrmInst.exe, from the command line.
NOTE: If there are point-products installed on a system from which the agent has been removed,
the now unmanaged agent continues in updater mode.
Task
Run the agent installation program, FrmInst.exe, from the command line with the
/REMOVE=AGENT option. The default location of this file is:
C:\PROGRAM FILES\MCAFEE\COMMON FRAMEWORK
Removing agents when deleting systems from the System Tree
Use this task to remove agents from systems when you delete those systems from the System
Tree.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | SystemTree, then select the group with the systems you want
to delete.
2 Select the systems from the list, then click Actions.
3 Select Directory Management from the drop-down menu, then select Delete from the
submenu.
4 Confirm the deletion, then click OK.
The selected systems are deleted from the System Tree and their agents are removed at their
next agent-server communication, unless point products continue to reside on those systems.
Removing agents when deleting groups from the System Tree
Use this task to remove agents from all systems in a group when you delete that group from
the System Tree.
CAUTION: When you delete a group, all of its child groups and systems are also deleted.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree, then select a group to be deleted.
2 At the bottom of the System Tree panel, click System Tree Actions then select Delete
Group.
3 Select Remove agent from all systems, then click OK.
The systems in the selected group are deleted from the System Tree, and their agents are
removed at their next agent-server communication, unless point-products reside on those
systems.
Removing agents from systems in query results
Use this Windows-only task to remove agents from systems listed in the results of a query (for
example, the Agent Versions Summary query).
Task
1 Run the desired query, then, from the results page, select the systems to be deleted.
2 Select Directory Management from the drop-down menu, then select Delete from the
submenu.
3 Confirm the deletion, then click OK.
The agents are uninstalled after the next agent-server communication.
Uninstalling from non-Windows operating systems
Use this task to remove the agent from HP-UX, Linux, Macintosh, and Solaris systems. The task
involves:
Removing the agent from the system.
Removing the system name from the ePO System Tree.
Task
1 Log on as "root" to the system where you want to remove the agent.
2 Run the command appropriate for your operating system.
Commands Operating System
rpm -e MFEcma AIX
swremove MFEcma HP-UX
rpm -e MFEcma Linux
rpm -e MFErt
NOTE: Be certain to follow the order listed here.
/Library/McAfee/cma/uninstall.sh Macintosh
pkgrm MFEcma Solaris
3 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree, then select the systems you have uninstalled.
4 From the Actions drop-down menu, select Directory Management, then select Delete
from the submenu.
Agent Activity Logs
The agent log files are useful for determining agent status or for troubleshooting. Two log files
record agent activity and are located in the agent installation folders on the managed system.
Agent activity log
This log file records agent activity related to things such as policy enforcement, agent-server
communication, and event forwarding. You can define a size limit of this log file. On the Logging
tab of the McAfee Agent policy pages, you can configure the level of agent activity that is
recorded.
The agent activity log is an XML file named agent_<system>.xml, where <system> is the
NetBIOS name of the system where the agent is installed.
Detailed agent activity log
In addition to the information stored in the agent activity log, the detailed activity log contains
troubleshooting messages. This file has a 1 MB default size limit. When this log file reaches 1
MB, a backup copy is made (agent_<system>_backup.log).
On Windows systems, the detailed agent activity log is named agent_<system>.log file, where
<system> is the NetBIOS name of the system on which the agent is installed.
On UNIX-based systems, the detailed log files are found in the folder /opt/McAfee/cma/scratch/etc
and they are named log, log.1, log.2,, log.5. The higher the log number, the older the file.
Viewing the agent activity log
Use these tasks to view the agent activity log. This log file records an agents activity. The
amount of detail depends on the policy settings you select on the Logging tab of the McAfee
Agent policy pages.
These log files can be viewed from the managed system or from the ePO interface.
Tasks
Viewing the agent activity log from the managed system
Viewing the agent activity log from the ePO server
Viewing the agent activity log from the managed system
Use this task to view the agent activity log from the system where the agent is installed.
Task
NOTE: The agent icon is available in the system tray only if the Show McAfee system tray
icon (Windows only) option is selected on the General tab of the McAfee Agent policy pages.
If it is not visible, select this option and apply it. When you finish viewing the log file content,
you can hide the icon again by deselecting the option and applying the change.
Agent Activity Logs
1 On the managed system, right-click the McAfee Agent icon in the system tray, then select
Status Monitor. The Status Monitor displays the agent activity log.
2 When finished viewing the agent activity log, close the Status Monitor.
Viewing the agent activity log from the ePO server
Use this task to view the agent activity log of a system from the ePO server.
Before you begin
Be sure that the McAfee Agent policy settings are set to the following:
Accept connection only from ePO server is unchecked (McAfee Agent policy pages, General
tab)
Enable remote access to log is checked (McAfee Agent policy pages, Logging tab)
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree, then select the system.
2 From the Actions drop-menu, select Agent, then select Show Agent Log.
3 To view the backup copy of the detailed log, click previous.
Agent Activity Logs
Organizing the System Tree
In ePolicy Orchestrator, the System Tree is the starting point for organizing your managed
environment.
System Tree The System Tree allows for easy management of policies and tasks, and
organization of systems and groups.
Tags Tags allow you to create labels that can be applied to systems manually or
automatically, based on criteria assigned to the tag. You can sort systems into groups based
on tags (like IP address sorting), send client tasks to computers based on tags, or use tags
for criteria in queries.
NT Domain and Active Directory synchronization This feature now allows for:
True synchronization of the Active Directory structure.
Control of potential duplicate system entries in the System Tree.
Control of systems in the System Tree when they are deleted from the domain or
container.
Sorting systems into groups automatically You can now use tags as sorting criteria,
in addition to the previous functionality provided by IP address sorting. Each type of sorting
criteria can be used alone or in combination.
The System Tree contains all of the systems managed by ePolicy Orchestrator; it is the primary
interface for managing policies and tasks on these systems. You can organize systems into
logical groups (for example, functional department or geographic location), and sort them by
IP address, subnet masks, or tags. You can manage policies (product configuration settings)
and schedule tasks (for example, updating virus definition files) for systems at any level of the
System Tree.
Before configuring ePolicy Orchestrator to deploy or manage the security software in your
environment, you must plan how to best organize systems for management and select the
methods to bring into and keep systems in the System Tree.
TIP: Many factors can influence how you should create and organize your System Tree. McAfee
recommends taking time to review this entire guide before you begin creating your System
Tree.
Are you setting up the System Tree for the first time?
When setting up the System Tree for the first time:
1 Evaluate the methods of populating the System Tree with your systems, and keeping it
up-to-date. For example, through Active Directory synchronization, or criteria-based sorting.
2 Create and populate the System Tree.
Contents
The System Tree
Considerations when planning your System Tree
Tags and how they work
Active Directory and NT domain synchronization
Criteria-based sorting
How a system is first placed in the System Tree
Working with tags
Creating and populating groups
Moving systems manually within the System Tree
The System Tree
The System Tree organizes managed systems in units for monitoring, assigning policies,
scheduling tasks, and taking actions.
Groups
The System Tree is a hierarchical structure that allows you to combine your systems within
units called groups.
Groups have these characteristics:
Groups can be created by global administrators or users with the appropriate permissions.
A group can include both systems and other groups.
Groups are administered by a global administrator or a user with appropriate permissions.
Grouping systems with similar properties or requirements into these units allows you to manage
policies for systems in one place, rather than setting policies for each system individually.
As part of the planning process, consider the best way to organize systems into groups prior
to building the System Tree.
Lost&Found group
The System Tree root (My Organization) includes a Lost&Found group. Depending on the
methods for creating and maintaining the System Tree, the server uses different characteristics
to determine where to place systems. The Lost&Found group stores systems whose locations
could not be determined.
The Lost&Found group has these characteristics:
It can't be deleted.
It can't be renamed.
Its sorting criteria can't be changed from being a catch-all group (although you can provide
sorting criteria for the subgroups you create within it.)
It always appears last in the list and is not alphabetized among its peers.
Users must be granted permissions to the Lost&Found group to see the contents of
Lost&Found.
When a system is sorted into Lost&Found, it is placed in a subgroup named for the systems
domain. If no such group exists, one is created.
CAUTION: If you delete systems from the System Tree, be sure you select the option to remove
their agents. If the agent is not removed, deleted systems reappear in the Lost&Found group
because the agent continues to communicate to the server.
The System Tree
Inheritance
Inheritance is an important property that simplifies policy and task administration. Because of
inheritance, child groups in the System Tree hierarchy inherit policies set at their parent groups.
For example:
Policies set at the My Organization level of the System Tree are inherited by groups below
it.
Group policies are inherited by subgroups or individual systems within that group.
Inheritance is enabled by default for all groups and individual systems that you add to the
System Tree. This allows you to set policies and schedule client tasks in fewer places.
To allow for customization, however, inheritance can be broken by applying a new policy at
any location of the System Tree (provided a user has appropriate permissions). You can lock
policy assignments to preserve inheritance.
An efficient and well-organized System Tree can simplify maintenance. Many administrative,
network, and political realities of each environment can affect how your System Tree is
structured. Plan the organization of the System Tree before you build and populate it. Especially
for a large network, you want to build the System Tree only once.
Because every network is different and requires different policies and possibly different
management McAfee recommends planning your System Tree before implementing the ePO
software.
Regardless of the methods you choose to create and populate the System Tree, consider your
environment while planning the System Tree.
Administrator access
When planning your System Tree organization, consider the access requirements of those who
must manage the systems.
For example, you might have very decentralized network administration in your organization,
where different administrators have responsibilities over different parts of the network. For
security reasons, you might not have a global administrator account that can access every part
of your network. In this scenario, you might not be able to set policies and deploy agents using
a single global administrator account. Instead, you might need to organize the System Tree
into groups based on these divisions and create accounts and permission sets.
Consider these questions:
Who is responsible for managing which systems?
Who requires access to view information about the systems?
Who should not have access to the systems and the information about them?
These questions impact both the System Tree organization, and the permission sets you create
and apply to user accounts.
Environmental borders and their impact on systemorganization
How you organize the systems for management depends on the borders that exist in your
network. These borders influence the organization of the System Tree differently than the
organization of your network topology.
McAfee recommends evaluating these borders in your network and organization, and whether
they must be considered when defining the organization of your System Tree.
Topological borders
Your network is already defined by NT domains or Active Directory containers. The better
organized your network environment, the easier it is to create and maintain the System Tree
with the synchronization features.
Geographic borders
Managing security is a constant balance between protection and performance. Organize your
System Tree to make the best use of limited network bandwidth. Consider how the server
connects to all parts of your network, especially remote locations that are often connected by
slower WAN or VPN connections, instead of faster LAN connections. You may want to configure
updating and agent-server communication policies differently for remote sites to minimize
network traffic over slower connections.
Grouping systems first by geography provides several advantages for configuring policies:
You can configure update policies for the group so that all systems update from one or more
distributed software repositories located nearby.
You can schedule client tasks to run at times better suited to the sites location.
Political borders
Many large networks are divided by individuals or groups responsible for managing different
portions of the network. Sometimes these borders do not coincide with topological or geographic
borders. Who accesses and manages the segments of the System Tree affects how you structure
it.
Functional borders
Some networks are divided by the roles of those using the network; for example, Sales and
Engineering. Even if the network is not divided by functional borders, you may need to organize
segments of the System Tree by functionality if different groups require different policies.
A business group may run specific software that requires special security policies. For example,
arranging your email Exchange Servers into a group and setting specific exclusions for VirusScan
Enterprise on-access scanning.
Subnets and IP address ranges
In many cases, organizational units of a network use specific subnets or IP ranges, so you can
create a group for a geographic location and set IP filters for it. Also, if your network isnt spread
out geographically, you can use network location, such as IP address, as the primary grouping
criterion.
TIP: If possible, consider using sorting criteria based on IP address information to automate
System Tree creation and maintenance. Set IP subnet masks or IP address range criteria for
applicable groups within the System Tree. These filters automatically populate locations with
the appropriate systems.
Tags and systems with similar characteristics
You can use tags for automated sorting into groups. Tags identify systems with similar
characteristics. If you can organize your groups by characteristics, you can create and assign
tags based on that criteria, then use these tags as group sorting criteria to ensure systems are
automatically placed within the appropriate groups.
If possible, consider using tag-based sorting criteria to automatically populate groups with the
appropriate systems.
Operating systems and software
Consider grouping systems with similar operating systems to manage operating system-specific
products and policies more easily. If you have legacy systems, you can create a group for them
and deploy and manage security products on these systems separately. Additionally, by giving
these systems a corresponding tag, you can automatically sort them into a group.
Tags are like labels that you can apply to one or more systems, automatically (based on criteria)
or manually. Once tags are applied, you can use them to organize systems in the System Tree
or run queries that result in an actionable list of systems. Therefore, with tags as organizational
criteria, you can apply policies, assign tasks, and take a number of actions on systems with the
same tags.
Traits of tags
With tags, you can:
Apply one or more tags to one or more systems.
Apply tags manually.
Apply tags automatically, based on user-defined criteria, when the agent communicates with
the server.
Exclude systems from tag application.
Run queries to group systems with certain tags, then take direct action on the resulting list
of systems.
Base System Tree sorting criteria on tags to group systems into desired System Tree groups
automatically.
Who can use tags
Users with appropriate permissions can:
Create and edit tags and tag criteria.
Apply and remove existing tags to systems in the groups where they have access.
Exclude systems from receiving specific tags.
Use queries to view and take actions on systems with certain tags.
Use scheduled queries with chained tag actions to maintain tags on specific systems within
the parts of the System Tree where they have access.
Configure sorting criteria based on tags to ensure that systems stay in the appropriate groups
of the System Tree.
Types of tags
ePolicy Orchestrator uses two types of tags:
Tags without criteria. These tags can be applied only to selected systems in the System
Tree (manually) and systems listed in the results of a query.
Criteria-based tags. These tags are applied to all non-excluded systems at each
agent-server communication. Such tags use criteria based on any properties sent by the
agent. They can also be applied to non-excluded systems on demand.
ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 can integrate with Active Directory and NT domains as a source for
systems, and even (in the case of Active Directory) as a source for the structure of the System
Tree.
Active Directory synchronization
If your network runs Active Directory, you can use Active Directory synchronization to create,
populate, and maintain part or all of the System Tree with Active Directory synchronization
settings. Once defined, the System Tree is updated with any new systems (and subcontainers)
in your Active Directory.
Active Directory integration allows you to:
Synchronize with your Active Directory structure, by importing systems and the Active
Directory subcontainers (as System Tree groups) and keeping them up-to-date with Active
Directory. At each synchronization, both systems and the structure are updated in the System
Tree to reflect the systems and structure of Active Directory.
Import systems as a flat list from the Active Directory container (and its subcontainers) into
the synchronized group.
Control what to do with potential duplicate systems.
Use the system description, which is imported from Active Directory with the systems.
In previous versions of ePolicy Orchestrator, there were the two tasks: Active Directory Import
and Active Directory Discovery. Now, use this process to integrate the System Tree with your
Active Directory systems structure:
1 Configure the synchronization settings on each group that is a mapping point in the System
Tree. At the same location, you can configure whether to:
Deploy agents to discovered systems.
Delete systems from the System Tree when they are deleted from Active Directory.
Allow or disallow duplicate entries of systems that already exist elsewhere in the System
Tree.
2 Use the Synchronize Now action to import Active Directory systems (and possibly structure)
into the System Tree according to the synchronization settings.
3 Use an NT Domain/Active Directory Synchronization server task to regularly synchronize
the systems (and possibly the Active Directory structure) with the System Tree according
to the synchronization settings.
Types of Active Directory synchronization
There are two types of Active Directory synchronization (systems only and systems and
structure). Which one you use depends on the level of integration you want with Active Directory.
With each type, you control the synchronization by selecting whether to:
Deploy agents automatically to systems new to ePolicy Orchestrator. You may not want to
set this on the initial synchronization if you are importing a large number of systems and
have limited bandwidth. The agent MSI is about 6 MB in size. However, you might want to
deploy agents automatically to any new systems that are discovered in Active Directory
during subsequent synchronization.
Delete systems from ePolicy Orchestrator (and remove their agents) when they are deleted
from Active Directory.
Prevent adding systems to the group if they exist elsewhere in the System Tree. This ensures
that you don't have duplicate systems if you manually move or sort the system to another
location.
Exclude certain Active Directory containers from the synchronization. These containers and
their systems are ignored during synchronization.
Systems and structure
When using this synchronization type, changes in the Active Directory structure are carried over
into your System Tree structure at the next synchronization. When systems or containers are
added, moved, or removed in Active Directory, they are added, moved, or removed in the
corresponding locations of the System Tree.
When to use this synchronization type
Use this to ensure that the System Tree (or parts of it) look exactly like your Active Directory
structure.
If the organization of Active Directory meets your security management needs and you want
the System Tree to continue to look like the mapped Active Directory structure, use this
synchronization type with subsequent synchronization.
Systems only
Use this synchronization type to import systems from an Active Directory container, including
those in non-excluded subcontainers, as a flat list to a mapped System Tree group. You can
then move these to appropriate locations in the System Tree by assigning sorting criteria to
groups.
If you choose this synchronization type, be sure to select not to add systems again if they exist
elsewhere in the System Tree. This prevents duplicate entries for systems in the System Tree.
When to use this synchronization type
Use this synchronization type when you use Active Directory as a regular source of systems for
ePolicy Orchestrator, but the organizational needs for security management do not coincide
with the organization of containers and systems in Active Directory.
NT domain synchronization
Use your NT domains as a source for populating your System Tree. When you synchronize a
group to an NT domain, all systems from the domain are put in the group as a flat list. You can
manage these systems in the single group, or you can create subgroups for more granular
organizational needs. Use a method, like automatic sorting, to populate these subgroups
automatically.
If you move systems to other groups or subgroups of the System Tree, be sure to select to not
add the systems when they already exist elsewhere in the System Tree. This prevents duplicate
entries for systems in the System Tree.
Unlike Active Directory synchronization, only the system names are synchronized with NT domain
synchronization; the system description is not synchronized.
As in past releases of ePolicy Orchestrator, you can use IP address information to automatically
sort managed systems into specific groups. You can also create sorting criteria based on tags,
which are like labels assigned to systems. You can use either type of criteria or both to ensure
systems are where you want them in the System Tree.
Systems only need to match one criterion of a group's sorting criteria to be placed in the group.
After creating groups and setting your sorting criteria, perform a Test Sort action to confirm
that the criteria and sorting order achieve the desired results.
Once you have added sorting criteria to your groups, you can run the Sort Now action. The
action moves selected systems to the appropriate group automatically. Systems that do not
match the sorting criteria of any group are moved to Lost&Found.
New systems that call in to the server for the first time are added automatically to the correct
group. However, if you define sorting criteria after the initial agent-server communication, you
must run the Sort Now action on those systems to move them immediately to the appropriate
group, or wait until the next agent-server communication.
Sorting status of systems
On any system or collection of systems, you can enable or disable System Tree sorting. If you
disable System Tree sorting on a system, it is excluded from sorting actions, except when the
Test Sort action is performed. When a test sort is performed, the sorting status of the system
or collection is considered and can be moved or sorted from the Test Sort page.
System Tree sorting settings on the ePO server
For sorting to take place, sorting must be enabled on the server and on the systems. By default,
sorting systems once enabled. As a result, systems are sorted at the first agent-server
communication (or next, if applying changes to existing systems) and are not sorted again.
Test sorting systems
Use this feature to view where systems would be placed during a sort action. The Test Sort
page displays the systems and the paths to the location where they would be sorted. Although
this page does not display the sorting status of systems, if you select systems on the page
(even ones with sorting disabled), clicking Move Systems places those systems in the location
identified.
How settings affect sorting
You can choose three server settings that determine whether and when systems are sorted.
Also, you can choose whether any system can be sorted by enabling or disabling System Tree
sorting on selected systems in the System Tree.
Server settings
The server has three settings:
Disable System Tree sorting If criteria-based sorting does not meet your security
management needs and you want to use other System Tree features (like Active Directory
synchronization) to organize your systems, select this setting to prevent other ePO users
from mistakenly configuring sorting criteria on groups and moving systems to undesirable
locations.
Sort systems on each agent-server communication Systems are sorted again at
each agent-server communication. When you change sorting criteria on groups, systems
move to the new group at their next agent-server communication.
Sort systems once Systems are sorted at the next agent-server communication and
marked to never be sorted again at agent-server communication, as long as this setting is
selected. You can still sort such a system, however, by selecting it and clicking Sort Now.
System settings
You can disable or enable System Tree sorting on any system. If disabled on a system, that
system will not be sorted, regardless of how the sorting action is taken. However, performing
the Test Sort action will sort this system. If enabled on a system, that system is sorted always
for the manual Sort Now action, and can be sorted at agent-server communication, depending
on the server settings for System Tree sorting.
IP address sorting criteria
In many networks, subnets and IP address information reflect organizational distinctions, such
as geographical location or job function. If IP address organization coincides with your needs,
consider using this information to create and maintain parts or all of your System Tree structure
by setting IP address sorting criteria for such groups.
In this version of ePolicy Orchestrator, this functionality has changed, and now allows for the
setting of IP sorting criteria randomly throughout the tree. You no longer need to ensure that
the sorting criteria of the child groups IP address is a subset of the parents, as long as the
parent has no assigned criteria. Once configured, you can sort systems at agent-server
communication, or only when a sort action is manually initiated.
CAUTION: IP address sorting criteria should not overlap between different groups. Each IP
range or subnet mask in a groups sorting criteria should cover a unique set of IP addresses.
If criteria does overlap, the group where those systems end up depends on the order of the
subgroups on the System Tree | Groups Details tab. You can check for IP overlap using
the Check IP Integrity action in the Group Details tab
Tag-based sorting criteria
In addition to using IP address information to sort systems into the appropriate group, you can
define sorting criteria based on the tags assigned to systems.
Tag-based criteria can be used with IP address-based criteria for sorting.
Group order and sorting
To provide additional flexibility with System Tree management, you can configure the order of
a groups subgroups, and therefore the order by which they are considered for a systems
placement during sorting. When multiple subgroups have matching criteria, changing this order
can change where a system ends up in the System Tree.
Additionally, if you are using catch-all groups, they must be the last subgroup in the list.
Catch-all groups
Catch-all groups are groups whose sorting criteria is set to All others on the Sorting Criteria
page of the group. Only subgroups at the last position of the sort order can be catch-all groups.
These groups receive all systems that were sorted into the parent group, but were not sorted
into any of the catch-alls peers.
When the agent communicates with the server for the first time, the server uses an algorithm
to place the system in the System Tree. When it cannot find an appropriate location for a system,
it puts the system in the Lost&Found group.
At the first agent-server communication
On each agent-server communication, the server attempts to locate the system in the System
Tree by agent GUID (only systems whose agents have already called into the server for the
first time have an agent GUID in the database). If a matching system is found, it is left in its
existing location.
If a matching system is not found, the server uses an algorithm to sort the systems into the
appropriate groups. Systems can be sorted into any criteria-based group in the System Tree,
no matter how deep it is in the structure, as long as each parent group in the path does not
have non-matching criteria. Parent groups of a criteria-based subgroup must have either no
criteria or matching criteria.
Remember, the order that subgroups are placed in the Group Details tab determines the order
that subgroups are considered by the server when it searches for a group with matching criteria.
1 The server searches for a system without an agent GUID (its agent has never called in
before) with a matching name in a group with the same name as the domain. If found,
the system is placed in that group. This can happen after the first Active Directory or NT
domain synchronization, or when you have manually added systems to the System Tree.
2 If a matching system is still not found, the server searches for a group of the same name
as the domain where the system originates. If such a group is not found, one is created
under the Lost&Found group, and the system is placed there.
3 Properties are updated for the system.
4 The server applies all criteria-based tags to the system if the server is configured to run
sorting criteria at each agent-server communication.
5 What happens next depends on whether System Tree sorting is enabled on both the server
and the system.
If System Tree sorting is disabled on either the server or the system, the system is left
where it is.
If System Tree sorting is enabled on the server and system, the system is moved based
on the sorting criteria in the System Tree groups.
NOTE: Systems that are added by Active Directory or NT Domain synchronization have
System Tree sorting disabled by default, so they are not sorted on the first agent-server
communication
6 The server considers the sorting criteria of all top-level groups according to the sorting
order on the My Organization groups Group Details tab. The system is placed in the first
group with matching criteria or a catch-all group it considers.
Once sorted into a group, each of its subgroups are considered for matching criteria
according to their sorting order on the Group Details tab.
This continues until there is no subgroup with matching criteria for the system, and is
placed in the last group found with matching criteria.
7 If such a top-level group is not found, the subgroups of top-level groups (without sorting
criteria) are considered according to their sorting.
8 If such a second-level criteria-based group is not found, the criteria-based third-level groups
of the second-level unrestricted groups are considered.
NOTE: Subgroups of groups with criteria that doesn't match are not considered. A group
must have matching criteria or have no criteria in order for its subgroups to be considered
for a system.
9 This process continues down through the System Tree until a system is sorted into a group.
NOTE: If the server setting for System Tree sorting is configured to sort only on the first
agent-server communication, a flag is set on the system. The flag means that the system
can never be sorted again at agent-server communication unless the server setting is
changed to enable sorting on every agent-server communication.
10 If the server cannot sort the system into any group, it is placed in the Lost&Found group
within a subgroup that is named after its domain.
Working with tags
Use these tasks to create and apply tags to systems.
Tasks
Creating tags with the Tag Builder
Excluding systems from automatic tagging
Applying tags to selected systems
Applying criteria-based tags automatically to all matching systems
Creating tags with the Tag Builder
Use this task to create a tag with the New Tag Builder wizard. Tags can use criteria thats
evaluated against every system:
Working with tags
Automatically at agent-server communication.
When the Run Tag Criteria action is taken.
Manually on selected systems, regardless of criteria, with the Apply Tag action.
Tags without criteria can only be applied manually to selected systems.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | Tag Catalog, then click Tag Actions | New Tag. The Tag
Builder wizard opens.
2 On the Description page, type a name and meaningful description, then click Next. The
Criteria page appears.
3 Select and configure the desired criteria, then click Next. The Evaluation page appears.
NOTE: To apply the tag automatically, you must configure criteria for the tag.
4 Select whether systems are evaluated against the tags criteria only when the Run Tag
Criteria action is taken, or also at each agent-server communication, then click Next. The
Preview page appears.
NOTE: These options are unavailable if criteria was not configured. When systems are
evaluated against a tags criteria, the tag is applied to systems that match the criteria and
have not been excluded from the tag.
5 Verify the information on this page, then click Save.
NOTE: If the tag has criteria, this page displays the number of systems that will receive
this tag when evaluated against its criteria.
The tag is added to the list of tags on the Tag Catalog page.
Excluding systems from automatic tagging
Use this task to exclude systems from having specific tags applied. Alternatively, you can use
a query to collect systems, then exclude the desired tags from those systems from the query
results.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Systems, then select the group that contains
the systems in the System Tree.
2 Select one or more systems in the Systems table, then click Actions | Tag | Exclude
Tag.
3 In the Exclude Tag dialog box, select the desired tag to exclude from the selected systems
from the drop-down list, then click OK.
4 Verify the systems have been excluded from the tag:
a Click Menu | Systems | Tag Catalog, then select the desired tag in the list of tags.
b Next to Systems with tag in the details pane, click the link for the number of systems
excluded from criteria-based tag application. The Systems Excluded from the Tag page
appears.
Working with tags
c Verify the desired systems are in the list.
Applying tags to selected systems
Use this task to apply a tag manually to selected systems in the System Tree.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Systems, then select the group that contains
the desired system.
2 Select the desired systems, then click Actions | Tag | Apply Tag.
3 In the Apply Tag dialogue box, select the desired tag from the drop-down list to apply to
the selected systems, then click OK.
4 Verify the tags have been applied:
a Click Menu | Systems | Tag Catalog select, then select the desired tag in the list
of tags.
tagged manually. The Systems with Tag Applied Manually page appears.
Applying criteria-based tags automatically to all matching
systems
Use these tasks to apply criteria-based tags automatically to all systems that match its criteria.
Tasks
Applying criteria-based tags to all matching systems
Applying criteria-based tags on a schedule
Applying criteria-based tags to all matching systems
Use this task to apply a criteria-based tag to all systems that match the criteria, except for those
that have been excluded from the tag.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | Tag Catalog, then select the desired tag from the Tags list.
2 Click Actions | Run Tag Criteria.
3 On the Action panel, select whether to reset manually tagged and excluded systems.
NOTE: This removes the tag from systems that dont match the criteria and applies the
tag to systems which match criteria but were excluded from receiving the tag.
4 Click OK.
5 Verify the systems have the tag applied:
a Click Menu | Systems | Tag Catalog, then select the desired tag in the list of tags.
Working with tags
with tag applied by criteria. The Systems with Tag Applied by Criteria page appears.
The tag is applied to all systems that match its criteria.
Applying criteria-based tags on a schedule
Use this task to schedule a regular task that applies a tag to all systems that match its criteria.
Task
1 Click Menu | Automation | Server Tasks, then click Actions | NewTask. The Server
Task Builder page appears.
2 On the Description page, name and describe the task and select whether the task is enabled
once it is created, then click Next. The Actions page appears.
3 Select Run Tag Criteria from the drop-down list, then select the desired tag from the
Tag drop-down list.
Figure 3: Run Tag Criteria server task action
4 Select whether to reset manually tagged and excluded systems.
NOTE: This removes the tag on systems that dont match the criteria and applies the tag
to systems that match criteria but were excluded from receiving the tag.
5 Click Next. The Schedule page appears.
6 Schedule the task as desired, then click Next. The Summary page appears.
7 Review the task settings, then click Save.
The server task is added to the list on the Server Tasks page. If you selected to enable the task
in the Server Task Builder wizard, it runs at the next scheduled time.
Use these tasks to create and populate groups. You can populate groups with systems, either
by typing NetBIOS names for individual systems or by importing systems directly from your
network. You can also populate groups using drag-and-drop by dragging the selected systems
and dragging them into any group in the System Tree. Drag-and-drop also allows you to move
groups and subgroups within the System Tree.
There is no single way to organize a System Tree, and because every network is different, your
System Tree organization can be as unique as your network layout. Although you wont use
each method offered, you can use more than one.
For example, if you use Active Directory in your network, consider importing your Active Directory
containers rather than your NT domains. If your Active Directory or NT domain organization
does not make sense for security management, you can create your System Tree in a text file
and import it into your System Tree. If you have a smaller network, you can create your System
Tree by hand and add each system manually.
Best practices
While you wont use all of the System Tree creation methods, you also probably wont use just
one. In many cases, the combination of methods you choose balances ease of creation with
the need for additional structure to make policy management efficient.
For example, you might create the System Tree in two phases. First, you can create 90% of
the System Tree structure by importing whole NT domains or Active Directory containers into
groups. Then, you can manually create subgroups to classify systems together that may have
similar anti-virus or security policy requirements. In this scenario, you could use tags, and
tag-based sorting criteria on these subgroups to ensure they end up in the desired groups
automatically.
If you want all or part of your System Tree to mirror the Active Directory structure, you can
import and regularly synchronize the System Tree to Active Directory.
If one NT domain is very large or spans several geographic areas, you can create subgroups
and point the systems in each to a separate distributed repository for efficient updating. Or,
you can create smaller functional groupings, such as for different operating system types or
business functions, to manage unique policies. In this scenario, you could also use tags and
tag-based sorting criteria to ensure the systems stay in the group.
If your organizations IP address information coincides with your security management needs,
consider assigning IP address sorting criteria to these groups before agent distribution, to ensure
that when agents check into the server for the first time, the systems are automatically placed
in the correct location. If you are implementing tags in your environment, you can also use tags
as sorting criteria for groups, or even a combination of IP address and tag sorting criteria.
Although you can create a detailed System Tree with many levels of groups. McAfee recommends
that you create only as much structure as is useful. In large networks, it is not uncommon to
have hundreds or thousands of systems in the same container. Assigning policies in fewer places
is easier than having to maintain an elaborate System Tree.
Although you can add all systems into one group in the System Tree, such a flat list makes
setting different policies for different systems very difficult, especially for large networks.
Tasks
Creating groups manually
Adding systems manually to an existing group
Importing systems from a text file
Sorting systems into criteria-based groups
Importing Active Directory containers
Importing NT domains to an existing group
Synchronizing the System Tree on a schedule
Updating the synchronized group with an NT domain manually
Creating groups manually
Use this task to create groups manually. You can populate these groups with systems by typing
NetBIOS names for individual systems or by importing systems directly from your network.
Task
1 Select the desired group in the System Tree under which to create a subgroup. Then:
From the Group Details page (Menu | Systems | System Tree | Group Details)
click Actions | New Subgroup.
From the System Tree page (Menu | Systems | System Tree) click System Tree
Actions | New Subgroup.
2 The New Subgroup dialog box appears.
TIP: You can create more than one subgroup at a time.
3 Type the desired name then click OK. The new group appears in the System Tree.
4 Repeat as necessary until you are ready to populate the groups with the desired systems.
Add systems to the System Tree and ensure they get to the desired groups by:
Typing system names manually.
Importing them from NT domains or Active Directory containers. You can regularly
synchronize a domain or a container to a group for ease of maintenance.
Setting up IP address-based or tag-based sorting criteria on the groups. When agents
check in from systems with matching IP address information or matching tags, they are
automatically placed in the appropriate group.
Adding systems manually to an existing group
Use this task to import systems from your Network Neighborhood to groups. You can also import
a network domain or Active Directory container.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree, then in the System Tree Actions menu click
New Systems. The New Systems page appears.
Figure 4: New Systems page
2 Select whether to deploy the agent to the new systems, and whether the systems are
added to the selected group or to a group according to sorting criteria.
3 Next to Systems to add, type the NetBIOS name for each system in the text box, separated
by commas, spaces, or line breaks. Alternatively, click Browse to select the systems.
4 If you selected Push agents and add systems to the current group, you can enable
automatic System Tree sorting. Do this to apply the sorting criteria to these systems.
Specify the following options:
Action Option
Select the agent version to deploy. Agent version
Configure the agent installation path or accept the
default.
Installation path
Type valid credentials to install the agent. Credentials for agent installation
Type an integer, using zero for continuous attempts. Number of attempts
Type the number seconds between retries. Retry interval
Type the number of minutes before aborting the
connection.
Abort After
Select either a specific Agent Handler or all Agent
Handlers.
Connect using
5 Click OK.
Importing systems from a text file
Use these tasks to create a text file of systems and groups to import into the System Tree.
Tasks
Creating a text file of groups and systems
Importing systems and groups from a text file
Creating a text file of groups and systems
Use this task to create a text file of the NetBIOS names for your network systems that you want
to import into a group. You can import a flat list of systems, or organize the systems into groups,
then add the specified systems to them. You can create the text file by hand. In large networks,
use other network administration tools to generate a text file list of systems on your network.
Define the groups and their systems by typing the group and system names in a text file. Then
import that information into ePolicy Orchestrator. You must have network utilities, such as the
NETDOM.EXE utility available with the Microsoft Windows Resource Kit, to generate complete
text files containing complete lists of the systems on your network. Once you have the text file,
edit it manually to create groups of systems, and import the entire structure into the System
Tree.
Regardless of how you generate the text file, you must use the correct syntax before importing
it.
Task
1 List each system separately on its own line. To organize systems into groups, type the
group name followed by a backslash (\), then list the systems belonging to that group
beneath it, each on a separate line.
GroupA\system1
GroupA\system2
GroupA\GroupB\system3
GroupC\GroupD
2 Verify the names of groups and systems, and the syntax of the text file, then save the text
file to a temporary folder on your server.
Importing systems and groups from a text file
Use this task to import systems or groups of systems into the System Tree from a text file you
have created and saved.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree, then click System Tree Actions and select
New Systems. The New Systems page appears.
2 Select Import systems from a text file into the selected group, but do not push
agents.
3 Select whether the import file contains:
Systems and System Tree Structure
Systems only (as a flat list)
4 Click Browse, then select the text file.
5 Select what to do with systems that already exist elsewhere in the System tree.
6 Click OK.
The systems are imported to the selected group in the System Tree. If your text file organized
the systems into groups, the server creates the groups and imports the systems.
Sorting systems into criteria-based groups
Use these tasks to configure and implement sorting to group systems. For systems to sort into
groups, sorting must be enabled on the server and the desired systems, and sorting criteria
and the sorting order of groups must be configured.
Tasks
Adding sorting criteria to groups
Enabling System Tree sorting on the server
Enabling and disabling System Tree Sorting on Systems
Sorting systems manually
Adding sorting criteria to groups
Use this task to configure sorting criteria for a group. Sorting criteria can be based on IP address
information or tags.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Group Details and select the group in the
System Tree.
2 Next to Sorting criteria click Edit. The Sorting Criteria page for the selected group
appears.
3 Select Systems that match any of the criteria below, then the criteria selections
appear.
NOTE: Although you can configure multiple sorting criteria for the group, a system only
has to match a single criterion to be placed in this group.
4 Configure the criterion. Options include:
IP addresses Use this text box to define an IP address range or subnet mask as
sorting criteria. Any system whose address falls within it is sorted into this group.
Tags Add specific tags to ensure systems with such tags that come into the parent
group are sorted into this group.
5 Repeat as necessary until sorting criteria reconfigured for the group, then click Save.
Enabling System Tree sorting on the server
Use this task to enable System Tree sorting on the server. System Tree sorting must be enabled
on the server and the desired systems for systems to be sorted.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings, then select System Tree Sorting in
the Setting Categories list and click Edit.
2 Select whether to sort systems only on the first agent-server communication or on each
If you selected to sort only on the first agent-server communication, all enabled systems are
sorted on their next agent-server communication and are never sorted again for as long as this
option is selected. However, these systems can be sorted again manually by taking the Sort
Now action, or by changing this setting to sort on each agent-server communication.
If you selected to sort on each agent-server communication, all enabled systems are sorted at
each agent-server communication as long as this option is selected.
Enabling and disabling System Tree Sorting on Systems
Use this task to enable or disable System Tree sorting on systems. The sorting status of a
system determines whether it can be sorted into a criteria-based group. Alternatively, you can
change the sorting status on systems in any table of systems (such as query results), and also
automatically on the results of a scheduled query.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Systems, then select the desired systems.
2 Click Actions | Directory Management | Change Sorting Status, then select whether
to enable or disable System Tree sorting on selected systems.
3 In the Change Sorting Status dialog box select whether to disable or enable system tree
sorting on the selected system.
NOTE: Depending on the server setting for System Tree sorting, these systems are sorted
on the next agent-server communication. Otherwise, they can only be sorted with the Sort
Now action.
Sorting systems manually
Use this task to sort selected systems into groups with criteria-based sorting enabled.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Systems and select the group that contains
the desired systems.
2 Select the systems then click Actions | Directory Management | Sort Now. The Sort
Now dialog box appears.
NOTE: If you want to preview the results of the sort before sorting, click Test Sort instead.
(However, if you move systems from within the Test Sort page, all selected systems are
sorted, even if they have System Tree sorting disabled.)
3 Click OK to sort the systems.
Importing Active Directory containers
Use this task to import systems from your networks Active Directory containers directly into
your System Tree by mapping Active Directory source containers to the groups of the System
Tree. Unlike previous versions, you can now:
Synchronize the System Tree structure to the Active Directory structure so that when
containers are added or removed in Active Directory, the corresponding group in the System
Tree is added or removed also.
Delete systems from the System Tree when they are deleted from Active Directory.
Prevent duplicate entries of systems in the System Tree when they already exist in other
groups.
Before you begin
You must have appropriate permissions to perform this task.
Best practices
Implementation of this feature depends on whether you are creating the System Tree for the
first time or if you upgrading from a previous version with an existing System Tree structure
with which you are not using Active Directory integration.
If you have been using a previous version of ePolicy Orchestrator and already have a
fully-populated System Tree, you can still take advantages of Active Directory integration by
mapping your System Tree groups to Active Directory containers. You can use this feature to
create mapping points between Active Directory containers and System Tree groups to import
any new systems found in Active Directory to the appropriate location of the System Tree.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Group Details, then select the desired group
in the System Tree. This should be the group to which you want to map an Active Directory
container.
NOTE: You cannot synchronize the Lost&Found group of the System Tree.
Figure 5: Synchronization Settings page
2 Next to Synchronization type, click Edit. The Synchronization Settings page for the
selected group appears.
3 Next to Synchronization type, select Active Directory. The Active Directory
synchronization options appear.
4 Select the type of Active Directory synchronization you want to occur between this group
and the desired Active Directory container (and its subcontainers):
Systems and container structure Select this option if you want this group to truly
reflect the Active Directory structure. When synchronized, the System Tree structure
under this group is modified to reflect that of the Active Directory container it's mapped
to. When containers are added or removed in Active Directory, they are added or
removed in the System Tree. When systems are added, moved, or removed from Active
Directory, they are added, moved, or removed from the System Tree.
Systems only Select this option if you only want the systems from the Active
Directory container (and non-excluded subcontainers) to populate this group, and this
group only. No subgroups are created when mirroring Active Directory.
5 Select whether a duplicate entry for the system will be created for a system that already
exists in another group of the System Tree.
TIP: McAfee does not recommend selecting this option, especially if you are only using the
Active Directory synchronization as a starting point for security management and use other
System Tree management functionality (for example, tag sorting) for further organizational
granularity below the mapping point.
6 In Active Directory domain you can:
Type the fully-qualified domain name of your Active Directory domain.
Select from a list of already registered LDAP servers.
7 Next to Container, click Browse and select a source container in the Select Active
Directory Container dialog box, then click OK.
8 To exclude specific subcontainers, click Add next to Exclusions and select a subcontainer
to exclude, then click OK.
9 Select whether to deploy agents automatically to new systems. If you do, be sure to
configure the deployment settings.
TIP: McAfee recommends that you do not deploy the agent during the initial import if the
container is large. Deploying the 3.62 MB agent package to many systems at once may
cause network traffic issues. Instead, import the container, then deploy the agent to groups
of systems at a time, rather than all at once. Consider revisiting this page and selecting
this option after the initial agent deployment, so that the agent is installed automatically
on new systems added to Active Directory.
10 Select whether to delete systems from the System Tree when they are deleted from the
Active Directory domain. Optionally choose whether to remove agents from the deleted
systems.
11 To synchronize the group with Active Directory immediately, click Synchronize Now.
Clicking Synchronize Now saves any changes to the synchronization settings before
synchronizing the group. If you have an Active Directory synchronization notification rule
enabled, an event is generated for each system added or removed (these events appear
in the Audit Log, and are queryable). If you deployed agents to added systems, the
deployment is initiated to each added system. When the synchronization completes, the
Last Synchronization time is updated, displaying the time and date when the
synchronization finished, not when any agent deployments completed.
NOTE: Alternatively, you can schedule an NT Domain/Active Directory Synchronization
server task for the first synchronization. This is useful if you are deploying agents to new
systems on the first synchronization, when bandwidth is a larger concern.
12 When the synchronization completes, view the results with the System Tree.
Once the systems are imported, distribute agents to them if you did not select to do so
automatically. Also, consider setting up a recurring NT Domain/Active Directory Synchronization
server task to keep your System Tree up to date with any new systems or organizational changes
in your Active Directory containers.
Importing NT domains to an existing group
Use this task to import systems from an NT domain to a group you created manually.
You can populate groups automatically by synchronizing entire NT domains with specified
groups. This is an easy way to add all the systems in your network to the System Tree at once
as a flat list with no system description.
If the domain is very large, you can create subgroups to assist with policy management or
System Tree organization. To do this, first import the domain into a group of your System Tree,
then manually create logical subgroups.
TIP: To manage the same policies across several domains, import each of the domains into a
subgroup under the same group, on which you can set policies that inherit into each of the
subgroups.
When using this method:
Set up IP address or tag sorting criteria on subgroups to automatically sort the imported
systems.
Schedule a recurring NT Domain/Active Directory Synchronization server task for easy
maintenance.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Group Details and select or create a group
in the System Tree.
2 Next to Synchronization type, click Edit. The Synchronization Settings page for the
selected group appears.
Figure 6: Synchronization Settings page
3 Next to Synchronization type, select NT Domain. The domain synchronization settings
appear.
4 Next to Systems that exist elsewhere in the System Tree, select what to do with
systems that would be added during synchronization already exist in another group of the
System Tree.
NOTE: McAfee does not recommend selecting Add systems to the synchronized group
and leave themin their current SystemTree location, especially if you are only using
the NT domain synchronization as a starting point for security management and use other
System Tree management functionalities (for example, tag sorting) for further organizational
granularity below the mapping point.
5 Next to Domain, click Browse and select the NT domain to map to this group, then click
OK. Alternatively, you can type the name of the domain directly in the text box.
NOTE: When typing the domain name, do not use the fully-qualified domain name.
6 Select whether to deploy agents automatically to new systems. If you do so, be sure to
configure the deployment settings.
TIP: McAfee recommends that you do not deploy the agent during the initial import if the
domain is large. Deploying the 3.62 MB agent package to many systems at once may cause
network traffic issues. Instead, import the domain, then deploy the agent to smaller groups
of systems at a time, rather than all at once. However, once you've finished deploying
agents, consider revisiting this page and selecting this option after the initial agent
deployment, so that the agent is installed automatically on any new systems that are added
to the group (or its subgroups) by domain synchronization.
7 Select whether to delete systems from the System Tree when they are deleted from the
NT domain. You can optionally choose to remove agents from deleted systems.
8 To synchronize the group with the domain immediately, click Synchronize Now, then
wait while the systems in the domain are added to the group.
NOTE: Clicking Synchronize Now saves changes to the synchronization settings before
synchronizing the group. If you have an NT domain synchronization notification rule enabled,
an event is generated for each system added or removed. (These events appear in the
Audit Log, and are queryable). If you selected to deploy agents to added systems, the
deployment is initiated to each added system. When the synchronization completes, the
Last Synchronization time is updated. The time and date are when the synchronization
finished, not when any agent deployments completed.
9 If you want to synchronize the group with the domain manually, click Compare and
Update. The Manually Compare and Update page appears.
NOTE: Clicking Compare and Update saves any changes to the synchronization settings.
a If you are going to remove any systems from the group with this page, select whether
to remove their agents when the system is removed.
b Select the systems to add to and remove from the group as necessary, then click Update
Group to add the selected systems. The Synchronize Setting page appears.
10 Click Save, then view the results in the System Tree if you clicked Synchronize Now or
Update Group.
Once the systems are added to the System Tree, distribute agents to them if you did not select
to deploy agents as part of the synchronization. Also, consider setting up a recurring NT
Domain/Active Directory Synchronization server task to keep this group up-to-date with new
systems in the NT domain.
Synchronizing the System Tree on a schedule
Use this task to schedule a server task that updates the System Tree with changes in the mapped
domain or Active Directory container. Depending on a groups synchronization settings, this
task:
Adds new systems on the network to the specified group.
Adds new corresponding groups when new Active Directory containers are created.
Deletes corresponding groups when Active Directory containers are removed.
Deploys agents to new systems.
Removes systems that are no longer in the domain or container.
Applies policies and tasks of the site or group to new systems.
Prevents or allows duplicate entries of systems that still exist in the System Tree that youve
moved to other locations.
NOTE: The agent cannot be deployed to all operating systems in this manner. You might need
to distribute the agent manually to some systems.
Before you begin
Task
Task Builder opens.
2 On the Description page, name the task and choose whether it is enabled once it is created,
then click Next. The Actions page appears.
3 From the drop-down list, select Active Directory Synchronization/NT Domain.
4 Select whether to synchronize all groups or selected groups. If you are synchronizing only
some synchronized groups, click Select Synchronized Groups and select specific ones.
6 Schedule the task, then click Next. The Summary page appears.
7 Review the task details, then click Save.
NOTE: In addition to the task running at the scheduled time, you can run this task
immediately by clicking Run next to the task on the Server Tasks page
Updating the synchronized group with an NT domain manually
Use this task to update a synchronized group with its mapped NT domain, including:
Add systems currently in the domain.
Remove systems from your System Tree that are no longer in the domain.
Remove agents from all systems that no longer belong to the specified domain.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Group Details, then select the group that is
mapped to the NT domain.
2 Next to Synchronization type, click Edit. The Synchronization Settings page appears.
3 Near the bottom of the page, click Compare and Update. The Manually Compare and
Update page appears.
4 If you are removing systems from the group, select whether to remove the agents from
systems that are removed.
5 Click Add All or Add to import systems from the network domain to the selected group.
Click Remove All or Remove to delete systems from the selected group.
6 Click Update Group when finished.
Use this task to move systems from one group to another in the System Tree. You can move
systems from any page that displays a table of systems, including the results of a query.
NOTE: In addition to the steps below, you can also drag-and-drop systems from the Systems
table to any group in the System Tree.
Even if you have a perfectly organized System Tree that mirrors your network hierarchy, and
use automated tasks and tools to regularly synchronize your System Tree, you may need to
move systems manually between groups. For example, you may need to periodically move
systems from the Lost&Found group.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Systems and then browse to and select the
systems.
2 Click Actions | Directory Management | Move Systems. The Select New Group page
appears.
3 Select whether to enable or disable System Tree sorting on the selected systems when
they are moved.
4 Select the group in which to place the systems, then click OK.
Transferring systems between ePO servers
Use this task to transfer systems between ePO servers.
Before you begin
Configure the following requirements before transferring systems between ePO servers:
Interchange the agent-server secure communication key between the servers:
NOTE: The following steps accommodate two-way transfer. If you prefer to enable only
one-way transfers you do not need to import the key from the target server into the main
server.
1 Export the agent-server secure communication key from both the servers. See Exporting
ASSC keys for more information.
2 Import the agent-server secure communication key from server A to server B. See
Importing ASSC keys for more information.
3 Import the agent-server secure communication key from server B to server A.
Register the server that you want to transfer the system to.
NOTE: Be sure to enable Transfer Systems on the Details page of the Registered Server
Builder wizard.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree, then select the systems you want to transfer.
2 Click Actions | Agent | Transfer Systems. The Transfer Systems dialog box appears.
3 Select the desired server from the drop-down menu and click OK.
NOTE: Once a managed system has been marked for transfer, two agent-server
communications must occur before the system is displayed in the System Tree of the target
server. The length of time required to complete both agent-server communications depends
on your configuration. The default agent-server communication interval is one hour.
Transferring systems between ePO servers
Creating Repositories
Security software is only as effective as the latest installed updates. For example, if your DAT
files are out-of-date, even the best anti-virus software cannot detect new threats. It is critical
that you develop a robust updating strategy to keep your security software as current as possible.
ePolicy Orchestrator repository architecture offers flexibility to ensure that deploying and updating
software is as easy and automated as your environment allows. Once your repository
infrastructure is in place, create update tasks that determine how, where, and when your
software is updated.
Are you creating repositories for the first time?
When creating and setting up repositories for the first time:
1 Decide which types of repositories to use and their locations.
2 Create and populate your repositories.
Contents
Repository types and what they do
How repositories work together
Ensuring access to the source site
Working with source and fallback sites
Using SuperAgents as distributed repositories
Creating and configuring FTP, HTTP, and UNC repositories
Working with the repository list files
Changing credentials on multiple distributed repositories
To deliver products and updates throughout your network, ePolicy Orchestrator offers several
types of repositories that create a robust update infrastructure when used together. These
provide the flexibility to develop an updating strategy to ensure your systems stay up-to-date.
Master repository
The master repository maintains the latest versions of security software and updates for your
environment. This repository is the source for the rest of your environment.
The master repository is configured when ePolicy Orchestrator is installed. However, you must
ensure that proxy server settings are configured correctly. By default, ePolicy Orchestrator uses
Microsoft Internet Explorer proxy settings.
Distributed repositories
Distributed repositories host copies of your master repositorys contents. Consider using
distributed repositories and placing them throughout your network strategically to ensure
managed systems are updated while network traffic is minimized, especially across slow
connections.
As you update your master repository, ePolicy Orchestrator replicates the contents to the
distributed repositories.
Replication can occur:
Automatically when specified package types are checked in to the master repository, as long
as global updating is enabled.
On a recurring schedule with Replication tasks.
Manually, by running a Replicate Now task.
A large organization can have multiple locations with limited bandwidth connections between
them. Distributed repositories help reduce updating traffic across low bandwidth connections,
or at remote sites with a large number of client systems. If you create a distributed repository
in the remote location and configure the systems within that location to update from this
distributed repository, the updates are copied across the slow connection only once to the
distributed repository instead of once to each system in the remote location.
If global updating is enabled, distributed repositories update managed systems automatically,
as soon as selected updates and packages are checked in to the master repository. Update
tasks are not necessary. However, you do need to be running SuperAgents in your environment
if you want automatic updating. You must still create and configure repositories and the update
tasks.
CAUTION: If distributed repositories are set up to replicate only selected packages, your newly
checked-in package is replicated by default. To avoid replicating a newly checked-in package,
deselect it from each distributed repository or disable the replication task before checking in
the package. For additional information, see Avoiding replication of selected packages and
Disabling replication of selected packages.
Source site
The source site provides all updates for your master repository. The default source site is the
McAfeeHttp update site, but you can change the source site or create multiple source sites if
you require. McAfee recommends using the McAfeeHttp or McAfeeFtp update sites as your
source site.
NOTE: Source sites are not required. You can download updates manually and check them in
to your master repository. However, using a source site automates this process.
McAfee posts software updates to these sites regularly. For example, DAT files are posted daily.
Update your master repository with updates as they are available.
Use pull tasks to copy source site contents to the master repository.
McAfee update sites provide updates to detection definition (DAT) and scanning engine files,
as well as some language packs. You must check in all other packages and updates, including
service packs and patches, to the master repository manually.
Fallback site
The fallback site is a source site thats been enabled as the backup site, from which managed
systems can retrieve updates when their usual repositories are inaccessible. For example, when
network outages or virus outbreaks occur, accessing the established location might be difficult.
Therefore, managed systems can remain up-to-date in such situations. The default fallback site
is the McAfeeHttp update site. You can enable only one fallback site.
If managed systems use a proxy server to access the Internet, you must configure agent policy
settings for those systems to use proxy servers when accessing this fallback site.
Types of distributed repositories
ePolicy Orchestrator supports four types of distributed repositories. Consider your environment
and needs when determining which type of distributed repository to use. You are not limited
to using one type, and might need several, depending on your network.
SuperAgent repositories
Use systems hosting SuperAgents as distributed repositories. SuperAgent repositories have
several advantages over other types of distributed repositories:
Folder locations are created automatically on the host system before adding the repository
to the repository list.
File sharing is enabled automatically on the SuperAgent repository folder.
SuperAgent repositories dont require additional replication or updating credentials account
permissions are created when the agent is converted to a SuperAgent.
TIP: Although functionality of SuperAgent broadcast wake-up calls requires a SuperAgent
in each broadcast segment, this is not a requirement for functionality of the SuperAgent
repository. Managed systems only need to see the system hosting the repository.
FTP repositories
You can use an FTP server to host a distributed repository. Use FTP server software, such as
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), to create a new folder and site location for the
distributed repository. See your web server documentation for details.
HTTP repositories
You can use an HTTP server to host a distributed repository. Use HTTP server software, such
as Microsoft IIS, to create a new folder and site location for the distributed repository. See your
web server documentation for details.
UNC share repositories
You can create a UNC shared folder to host a distributed repository on an existing server. Be
sure to enable sharing across the network for the folder, so that the ePO server can copy files
to it and agents can access it for updates.
Unmanaged repositories
If you are unable to use managed distributed repositories, ePolicy Orchestrator administrators
can create and maintain distributed repositories that are not managed by ePolicy Orchestrator.
If a distributed repository is not managed, a local administrator must keep it up-to-date manually.
Once the distributed repository is created, use ePolicy Orchestrator to configure managed
systems of a specific System Tree group to update from it.
NOTE: Refer to Enabling the agent on unmanaged McAfee products so that they work with
ePolicy Orchestrator for configuration of unmanaged systems.
TIP: McAfee recommends that you manage all distributed repositories through ePolicy
Orchestrator. This and using global updating, or scheduled replication tasks frequently, ensures
your managed environment is up-to-date. Use unmanaged distributed repositories only if your
network or organizational policy do not allow managed distributed repositories.
Repository branches and their purposes
ePolicy Orchestrator provides three repository branches, allowing you to maintain three versions
of all packages in your master and distributed repositories. The repository branches are Current,
Previous, and Evaluation. By default, ePolicy Orchestrator uses only the Current branch. You
can specify branches when adding packages to your master repository. You can also specify
branches when running or scheduling update and deployment tasks, to distribute different
versions to different parts of your network.
Update tasks can retrieve updates from any branch of the repository, but you must select a
branch other than the Current branch when checking in packages to the master repository. If
a non-Current branch is not configured, the option to select a branch other than Current does
not appear.
To use the Evaluation and Previous branches for packages other than updates, you must
configure this in the Repository Packages server settings. Agent versions 3.6 and earlier can
retrieve update packages only from the Evaluation and Previous branches.
Current branch
The Current branch is the main repository branch for the latest packages and updates. Product
deployment packages can be added only to the Current branch, unless support for the other
branches has been enabled.
Evaluation branch
You might want to test new DAT and engine updates with a small number of network segments
or systems before deploying them to your entire organization. Specify the Evaluation branch
when checking in new DATs and engines to the master repository, then deploy them to a small
number of test systems. After monitoring the test systems for several hours, you can add the
new DATs to your Current branch and deploy them to your entire organization.
Previous branch
Use the Previous branch to save and store prior DAT and engine files before adding the new
ones to the Current branch. In the event that you experience an issue with new DAT or engine
files in your environment, you have a copy of a previous version that you can redeploy to your
systems if necessary. ePolicy Orchestrator saves only the most immediate previous version of
each file type.
You can populate the Previous branch by selecting Move existing packages to Previous
branch when you add new packages to your master repository. The option is available when
you pull updates from a source site and, when you manually check in packages to the Current
branch.
Repository list file and its uses
The repository list (SiteList.xml and SiteMgr.xml) file contains the names of all the repositories
you are managing. The repository list includes the location and encrypted network credentials
that managed systems use to select the repository and retrieve updates. The server sends the
repository list to the agent during agent-server communication.
If needed, you can export the repository list to external files (SiteList.xml or SiteMgr.xml).
Use an exported SiteList.xml file to:
Import to an agent during installation.
Use an exported SiteMgr.xml file to:
Backup and restore your distributed repositories and source sites if you need to reinstall the
server.
Import the distributed repositories and source sites from a previous installation of ePolicy
Orchestrator.
The repositories work together in your environment to deliver updates and software to managed
systems. Depending on the size and geography of your network, you might need distributed
repositories.
Figure 7: Sites and repositories delivering packages to systems
1 The master repository regularly pulls DAT and engine update files from the source site.
2 The master repository replicates the packages to distributed repositories in the network.
3 The managed systems in the network retrieve updates from a distributed repository. If
managed systems cant access the distributed repositories or the master repository, they
retrieve updates from the fallback site.
Use these tasks to ensure that the ePO master repository, managed systems, and the MyAvert
Security Threats dashboard monitor can access the Internet when using the McAfeeHttp and
the McAfeeFtp sites as source and fallback sites.
This section describes the steps for configuring the ePO master repository, the McAfee Agent
and MyAvert to connect to the download site directly or via a proxy. The default selection is
Do not use proxy.
Tasks
Configuring proxy settings
Configuring proxy settings for the McAfee Agent
Configuring proxy settings for MyAvert Security Threats
Configuring proxy settings
Use this task to configure proxy settings to pull DATs for updating your repositories and to
update MyAvert security threats.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings. The Server Settings page appears.
2 From the list of setting categories, select Configure Proxy Settings, then click Edit. The
Edit Configure Proxy Settings page appears.
3 Select Configure the proxy settings manually.
4 Next to Proxy server, select whether to use one proxy server for all communication, or
different proxy servers for HTTP and FTP proxy servers. Then type the IP address or
fully-qualified domain name and the Port number of the proxy server.
NOTE: If you are using the default source and fallback sites, or if you configure another
HTTP source site and FTP fallback site (or vice versa), configure both HTTP and FTP proxy
authentication information here.
5 Next to Proxy authentication, configure the settings as appropriate, depending on
whether you pull updates from HTTP repositories, FTP repositories, or both.
6 Next to Exclusions, select Bypass Local Addresses, then specify distributed repositories
the server can connect to directly by typing the IP addresses or fully-qualified domain name
of those systems, separated by semi-colons.
7 Click Save.
Configuring proxy settings for the McAfee Agent
Use this task to configure proxy settings for the McAfee Agent.
Task
1 Click Menu | Policy | Policy Catalog, then from the Product list click McAfee Agent,
and from the Category list, select General. A list of agents configured for the ePO server
appears.
2 On the My Default agent, click Edit Settings. The edit settings page for the My Default
agent appears.
3 Click the Proxy tab. The Proxy Settings page appears.
4 Select Use Internet Explorer settings (Windows only) for Windows systems, and
select Allow user to configure proxy settings, if appropriate.
NOTE: There are multiple methods to configuring Internet Explorer for use with proxies.
McAfee provides instructions for configuring and using McAfee products, but does not
provide instructions for non-McAfee products. For information on configuring proxy settings,
see Internet Explorer Help and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/226473.
5 Select Configure the proxy settings manually to configure the proxy settings for the
agent manually.
6 Type the IP address or fully-qualified domain name and the port number of the HTTP
and/or FTP source where the agent pulls updates. Select Use these settings for all
proxy types to make these the default settings for all the proxy types.
7 Select Specify exceptions to designate systems that do not require access to the proxy.
Use a semicolon to separate the exceptions.
8 Select Use HTTP proxy authentication and/or Use FTP proxy authentication, then
provide a user name and credentials.
9 Click Save.
Configuring proxy settings for MyAvert Security Threats
Use this task to configure proxy settings for the MyAvert Security Threats.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings.
2 Select Configure Proxy Settings and click Edit. The Edit Configure Proxy Settings page
appears.
3 Select Configure the proxy settings manually.
4 Next to Proxy server, select whether to use one proxy server for all communication, or
different proxy servers for HTTP and FTP proxy servers. Then type the IP address or
fully-qualified domain name and the Port number of the proxy server.
NOTE: If you are using the default source and fallback sites, or if you configure another
HTTP source site and FTP fallback site (or vice versa), configure both HTTP and FTP proxy
authentication information here.
5 Next to Proxy authentication, configure the settings as appropriate, depending on
whether you pull updates from HTTP repositories, FTP repositories, or both.
6 Next to Exclusions, select Bypass Local Addresses, then specify any distributed
repositories where the server can connect to directly by typing the IP addresses or
fully-qualified domain name of those systems, separated by semicolons.
7 Click Save.
Use these tasks to change the default source and fallback sites. You must be a global
administrator or have appropriate permissions to define, change, or delete source or fallback
sites. You can edit settings, delete existing source and fallback sites, or switch between them.
McAfee recommends using the default source and fallback sites. If you require different sites
for this purpose, you can create new ones.
Tasks
Switching source and fallback sites
Creating source sites
Editing source and fallback sites
Deleting source sites or disabling fallback sites
Switching source and fallback sites
Use this task to change which sites are the source and fallback sites. Depending on your network
configuration, you might find that HTTP or FTP updating works better. Therefore, you might
want to switch the source and fallback sites.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Software | Source sites. A list appears with all sites that can be used as
the source or fallback.
2 From the list, locate the site that you want to set as fallback, then click Enable Fallback.
Creating source sites
Use this task to create a new source site.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Software | Source Sites, then click Actions | New Source Site. The
Source Site Builder wizard opens.
2 On the Description page, type a unique name and select HTTP, UNC, or FTP, then click
Next.
3 On the Server page, provide the web address and port information of the site, then click
Next.
HTTP or FTP server type:
From the URL drop-down list, select DNS Name, IPv4, or IPv6 as the type of server
address, then enter the address.
Definition Option
Specifies the DNS name of the server. DNS Name
Specifies the IPv4 address of the server. IPv4
Enter the port number of the server: FTP default is 21; HTTP default is 80.
UNC server type:
Enter the network directory path where the repository resides. Use this format:
\\<COMPUTER>\<FOLDER>.
4 On the Credentials page, provide the Download Credentials used by managed systems
to connect to this repository. Use credentials with read-only permissions to the HTTP server,
FTP server, or UNC share that hosts the repository.
Select Anonymous to use an unknown user account.
Select FTP or HTTP authentication (if the server requires authentication), then enter
the user account information.
UNC server type:
Enter domain and user account information.
5 Click Test Credentials. After a few seconds, a confirmation message appears that the
site is accessible to systems using the authentication information. If credentials are incorrect,
check the:
User name and password.
URL or path on the previous panel of the wizard.
The HTTP, FTP or UNC site on the system.
6 Click Next.
7 Review the Summary page, then click Save to add the site to the list.
Editing source and fallback sites
Use this task to edit the settings of source or fallback sites, such as URL address, port number,
and download authentication credentials.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Software | Source Sites. A list appears with all sites that can be used as
the source or fallback.
2 Locate the site in the list, then click Edit Settings. The Source Site Builder wizard opens.
3 Edit the settings on the wizard pages as needed, then click Save.
Deleting source sites or disabling fallback sites
Use this task to delete source sites or disable fallback sites.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Software | Source Sites, then click Delete next to a source site. The
Delete Source Site dialog box appears.
2 Click OK.
The site is removed from the Source Sites page.
Use these tasks to create and configure repositories on systems that host SuperAgents. You
cannot create these SuperAgents until agents have been distributed to the target systems.
Tasks
Creating SuperAgent repositories
Selecting which packages are replicated to SuperAgent repositories
Deleting SuperAgent distributed repositories
Creating SuperAgent repositories
Use this task to create a SuperAgent repository. The desired system must have an ePO agent
installed and running. McAfee recommends using SuperAgent repositories with global updating.
This task assumes that you know where the desired systems are located in the System Tree.
McAfee recommends that you create a SuperAgent tag so that you can easily locate the
systems with the Tag Catalog page, or by running a query.
Task
1 Click Menu | Policy | Policy Catalog, then from the Product list click McAfee Agent,
and from the Category list, select General. A list of agents configured for the ePO server
appears.
2 Create a new policy, duplicate an existing one, or open one thats already applied to systems
that host a SuperAgent where you want to host SuperAgent repositories.
3 Select the General tab, then ensure Convert agents to SuperAgents is selected.
4 Select Use systems running SuperAgents as distributed repositories, then type a
folder path location for the repository. This is the location where the master repository
copies updates during replication. You can use standard Windows variables, such as
<PROGRAM_FILES_DIR>.
NOTE: Managed systems updating from this SuperAgent repository are able to access this
folder. You do not need to manually enable file sharing.
5 Click Save.
6 Assign this policy to each system that you want to host a SuperAgent repository.
The next time the agent calls in to the server, the new configuration is retrieved. When the
distributed repository is created, the folder you specified is created on the system if it did not
already exist. If the folder you specify cannot be created, one of two folders is created:
<DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS>\ ALL USERS\APPLICATION DATA\MCAFEE\FRAMEWORK\DB\SOFTWARE
<AGENT INSTALLATION PATH>\DATA\DB\SOFTWARE
In addition, the location is added to the repository list (SiteList.xml) file. This makes the site
available for updating by systems throughout your managed environment.
If you do not want to wait for the next agent-server communication, you can send an agent
wake-up call to the systems.
Selecting which packages are replicated to SuperAgent
repositories
Use this task to select which repository-specific packages are replicated to any distributed
repository.
Task
1 Click Menu | Software | Distributed Repositories. A list of all distributed repositories
appears.
2 Locate the desired SuperAgent repository, then click Edit Settings. The Distributed
Repository Builder wizard opens.
3 On the Package Types page, select the required package types.
NOTE: Ensure that all packages required by any managed system using this repository are
selected. Managed systems go to one repository for all packages the task fails for systems
that are expecting to find a package type that is not present. This feature ensures packages
that are used only by a few systems are not replicated throughout your entire environment.
4 Click Save.
Deleting SuperAgent distributed repositories
Use the task to remove SuperAgent distributed repositories from the host system and the
repository list (SiteList.xml). New configurations take effect during the next agent-server
communication.
Task
1 Open the desired McAfee Agent policy pages (in edit mode) from the desired assignment
point in the System Tree or from the Policy Catalog page.
2 On the General tab, deselect Use systems running SuperAgents as distributed
repositories, then click Save.
NOTE: To delete a limited number of your existing SuperAgent distributed repositories,
duplicate the McAfee Agent policy assigned to these systems and deselect Use systems
running SuperAgents as distributed repositories before saving it. Assign this new
policy as needed.
The SuperAgent repository is deleted and removed from the repository list. However, the agent
still functions as a SuperAgent as long as you leave the Convert agents to SuperAgents
option selected.
Creating and configuring FTP, HTTP, and UNC
repositories
Use these tasks to host distributed repositories on existing FTP, HTTP servers or UNC shares.
Although you do not need to use a dedicated server, the system should be powerful enough
for the desired number of managed systems to connect for updates.
Tasks
Creating a folder location on an FTP, HTTP server or UNC share
Adding the distributed repository to ePolicy Orchestrator
Enabling folder sharing for UNC and HTTP repositories
Editing distributed repositories
Deleting distributed repositories
Creating a folder location on an FTP, HTTP server or UNC share
Use this task to create the folder that hosts repository contents on the distributed repository
system.
Task
For UNC share repositories, create the folder on the system and enable sharing.
For FTP or HTTP repositories, use your existing FTP or HTTP server software, such as
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), to create a new folder and site location. See
your web server documentation for details.
Adding the distributed repository to ePolicy Orchestrator
Use this task to add the new distributed repository to the repository list and configure it to use
the folder you created.
Task
1 Click Menu | Software | Distributed Repositories, then click Actions | New
Repository. The Distributed Repository Builder wizard opens.
2 On the Description page, type a unique name and select HTTP, UNC, or FTP, then click
Next. The name of the repository does not need to be the name of the system hosting
the repository.
3 On the Server page, provide the web address and port information of the site.
From the URL drop-down list, select DNS Name, IPv4, or IPv6 as the type of server
address, then enter the address.
Definition Option
Specifies the DNS name of the server. DNS Name
Enter the port number of the server: FTP default is 21; HTTP default is 80.
Specify the Replication UNC path for your HTTP folder.
UNC server type:
Enter the network directory path where the repository resides. Use this format:
\\<COMPUTER>\<FOLDER>.
4 Click Next.
5 On the Credentials page:
a Enter Download credentials. Use credentials with read-only permissions to the HTTP
server, FTP server, or UNC share that hosts the repository.
Select Anonymous to use an unknown user account.
Select FTP or HTTP authentication (if the server requires authentication), then
enter the user account information.
UNC server type:
Select Use credentials of logged-on account to use the credentials of the
currently logged-on user.
Select Enter the download credentials, then enter domain and user account
information.
b Click Test Credentials. After a few seconds, a confirmation message appears, stating
that the site is accessible to systems using the authentication information. If credentials
are incorrect, check the following:
User name and password
URL or path on the previous panel of the wizard
HTTP, FTP, or UNC site on the system
6 Enter Replication credentials. The server uses these credentials when it replicates DAT
files, engine files, or other product updates from the master repository to the distributed
repository. These credentials must have both read and write permissions for the distributed
repository:
For FTP, enter the user account information.
For HTTP or UNC, enter domain and user account information.
Click Test Credentials. After a few seconds, a confirmation message appears that the
site is accessible to systems using the authentication information. If credentials are
incorrect, check the following:
User name and password
URL or path on the previous panel of the wizard
HTTP, FTP, or UNC site on the system
7 Click Next. The Package Types page appears.
8 Select whether to replicate all packages or selected packages to this distributed repository.
I , then click Next.
f you choose the Selected packages option, you must manually select the Signatures
and engines and Products, patches, service packs, etc. you want to replicate.
Optionally select to Replicate legacy DATs.
NOTE: Ensure all packages required by managed systems using this repository are not
deselected. Managed systems go to one repository for all packages if a needed package
type is not present in the repository, the task fails. This feature ensures packages that are
used by only a few systems are not replicated throughout your entire environment.
9 Review the Summary page, then click Save to add the repository. ePolicy Orchestrator
adds the new distributed repository to its database.
Avoiding replication of selected packages
If distributed repositories are set up to replicate only selected packages, your newly checked-in
package is replicated by default.
Use this task to avoid replicating a newly checked-in package.
Before you begin
Disable any replication tasks scheduled to replicate the selected package. For more information,
see Disabling replication of selected packages.
Task
1 Click Menu | Software | Distributed Repositories, then select Edit Settings next to
the desired repository. The Distributed Repository Builder wizard opens.
2 On the Package Types page, deselect the package that you want to avoid being replicated.
3 Click Save.
Disabling replication of selected packages
package is replicated by default. To disable the impending replication of a package, disable the
replication task before checking in the package.
Use this task to disable replication before checking in the new package.
Task
1 Click Menu | Automation | Server Tasks, then select Edit next to the desired replication
server task. The Server Task Builder wizard opens.
2 On the Description page, select the Schedule status as Disabled, then click Save.
Enabling folder sharing for UNC and HTTP repositories
Use this task to share a folder on an HTTP or UNC distributed repository. For these repositories,
ePolicy Orchestrator requires that the folder is enabled for sharing across the network, so that
your ePolicy Orchestrator server can copy files to it. This is for replication purposes only. Managed
systems configured to use the distributed repository use the appropriate protocol (HTTP, FTP,
or Windows file sharing) and do not require folder sharing.
Task
1 On the managed system, locate the folder you created using Windows Explorer.
2 Right-click the folder, then select Sharing.
3 On the Sharing tab, select Share this folder.
4 Configure share permissions as needed. Systems updating from the repository require only
read access, but administrator accounts, including the account used by the ePolicy
Orchestrator server service, require write access. See your Microsoft Windows documentation
to configure appropriate security settings for shared folders.
5 Click OK.
Editing distributed repositories
Use this task to edit a distributed repository.
Task
the desired repository. The Distributed Repository Builder wizard opens, displaying the
details of the distributed repository.
2 Change configuration, authentication, and package selection options as needed.
3 Click Save.
Deleting distributed repositories
Use this task to delete HTTP, FTP, or UNC distributed repositories. Doing this removes them
from the repository list, and removes the distributed repository contents.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Software | Distributed Repositories, then click Delete next to the
desired repository.
2 On the Delete Repository dialog box, click OK.
NOTE: Deleting the repository does not delete the packages on the system hosting the
repository.
Use these tasks to export repository list files:
SiteList.xml For use by the agent and supported products.
SiteMgr.xml For use when reinstalling the ePO server, or for importing into other ePO
servers that use the same distributed repositories or source sites.
Tasks
Exporting the repository list SiteList.xml file
Exporting the repository list SiteMgr.xml file for backup or use by other servers
Importing distributed repositories from the SiteMgr.xml file
Importing source sites from the SiteMgr.xml file
Exporting the repository list SiteList.xml file
Use this task to export the repository list (SiteList.xml) file for manual delivery to systems, or
for import during the installation of supported products.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Software | Master Repository, then click Actions | Export Sitelist.
The File Download dialog box appears.
2 Click Save, browse to the location to save the SiteList.xml file, then click Save.
Once you have exported this file, you can import it during the installation of supported products.
For instructions, see the Installation Guide for that product.
You can also distribute the repository list to managed systems, then apply the repository list to
the agent.
Exporting the repository list SiteMgr.xml file for backup or use
by other servers
Use this task to export the list of distributed repositories and source sites as the SiteMgr.xml
file. Use this file to restore the distributed repositories and source sites when you reinstall the
ePO server, or when you want to share distributed repositories or source sites with another
ePO server.
You can export this file from either the Distributed Repositories or Source Sites pages. However,
when you import this file to either page, it imports only the items from the file that are listed
on that page. For example, when this file is imported to the Distributed Repositories page, only
the distributed repositories in the file are imported. Therefore, if you want to import both
distributed repositories and source sites, you must import the file twice, once from each page.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Software | Distributed Repositories (or Source Sites), then click
Actions | Export Repositories (or Export Source Sites). The File Download dialog
box appears.
2 Click Save, browse to the location to save the file, then click Save.
Importing distributed repositories from the SiteMgr.xml file
Use this task to import distributed repositories from a repository list file. This is valuable after
reinstalling a server, or if you want one server to use the same distributed repositories as
another server.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Software | Distributed Repositories, then click Actions | Import
Repositories. The Import Repositories dialog box appears.
2 Browse to select the exported SiteMgr.xml file, then click OK. The Import Repositories
page appears.
3 Select the desired distributed repositories to import into this server, then click OK.
The selected repositories are added to the list of repositories on this server.
Importing source sites from the SiteMgr.xml file
Use this task to import source sites from a repository list file. This is valuable after reinstalling
a server, or if you want one server to use the same distributed repositories as another server.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Software | Source Sites, then click Actions | Import Source Sites.
The Import Source Sites dialog box appears.
2 Browse to and select the exported SiteMgr.xml file, then click OK. The Import Source Sites
page appears.
3 Select the desired source sites to import into this server, then click OK.
The selected source sites are added to the list of repositories on this server.
Changing credentials on multiple distributed
repositories
Use this task to change credentials on multiple distributed repositories of the same type. This
task is valuable in environments where there are many distributed repositories.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Distributed Repositories. The Distributed Repositories page appears.
2 Click Actions and select Change Credentials. The Change Credentials wizard opens to
the Repository Type page.
3 Select the type of distributed repository for which you want to change credentials, then
click Next. The Repository Selection page appears.
4 Select the desired distributed repositories, then click Next. The Credentials page appears.
5 Edit the credentials as needed, then click Next. The Summary page appears.
6 Review the information, then click Save.
Changing credentials on multiple distributed repositories
Managing your Network with Policies and
Client Tasks
Managing products from a single location is a central feature of ePolicy Orchestrator and is
accomplished through the combination of product policies and client tasks. Policies ensure a
products features are configured correctly, while client tasks are the scheduled actions that
run on the managed systems hosting any client-side software.
Are you configuring policies and tasks for the first time?
When configuring policies and tasks for the first time:
1 Plan product policies and client tasks for the segments of your System Tree.
2 Create and assign policies to groups and systems.
3 Create and assign client tasks to groups and systems.
Contents
Product extensions and what they do
Policy management
Policy application
Creating Policy Management queries
Client tasks and what they do
Bringing products under management
Viewing policy information
Working with the Policy Catalog
Working with policies
Working with client tasks
Frequently asked questions
Sharing policies among ePO servers
How policy assignment rules work
Product extensions and what they do
Extensions are zip files you install on the ePO server to manage another security product in
your environment. The extensions contain the files, components, and information necessary to
manage such a product. Extensions replace the NAP files of previous releases.
Functionality that extensions add
When a managed product extension is installed, added functionality can include:
Policy pages
Server tasks
Client tasks
Default queries
New result types, chart types, and properties to select with the Query Builder wizard
Default Dashboards and dashboard monitors
Feature permissions that can be assigned to user accounts
Additional product-specific functionality
Where extension files are located
Some product extensions are installed automatically when ePolicy Orchestrator is installed. For
products whose extensions are not installed by default, see the product documentation for the
extension name and location on the product CD or in the product download.
Policy management
A policy is a collection of settings that you create, configure, then enforce. Policies ensure that
the managed security software products are configured and perform accordingly.
Some policy settings are the same as the settings you configure in the interface of the product
installed on the managed system. Other policy settings are the primary interface for configuring
the product or component. The ePolicy Orchestrator console allows you to configure policy
settings for all products and systems from a central location.
Policy categories
Policy settings for most products are grouped by category. Each policy category refers to a
specific subset of policy settings. Policies are created by category. In the Policy Catalog page,
policies are displayed by product and category. When you open an existing policy or create a
new policy, the policy settings are organized across tabs.
Where policies are displayed
To see all of the policies that have been created per policy category, click Menu | Policy |
Policy Catalog, then select a Product and Category from the drop-down lists. On the Policy
Catalog page, users can see only policies of the products to which they have permissions.
To see which policies, per product, are applied to a specific group of the System Tree, click
Menu | Systems | System Tree | Assigned Policies page, select a group, then select a
Product from the drop-down list.
NOTE: A McAfee Default policy exists for each category. You cannot delete, edit, export or
rename these policies, but you can copy them and edit the copy.
How policy enforcement is set
For each managed product or component, choose whether the agent enforces all or none of
its policy selections for that product or component.
From the Assigned Policies page, choose whether to enforce policies for products or components
on the selected group.
Managing your Network with Policies and Client Tasks
Policy management
In the Policy Catalog page, you can view policy assignments, where they are applied, and if
they are enforced. You can also lock policy enforcement to prevent changes to enforcement
below the locked node.
NOTE: If policy enforcement is turned off, systems in the specified group do not receive updated
sitelists during an agent-server communication. As a result, managed systems in the group
might not function as expected. For example, you might configure managed systems to
communicate with Agent Handler A, but with policy enforcement turned off, the managed
systems won't receive the new sitelist with this information, so they report to a different Agent
Handler listed in an expired sitelist.
When policies are enforced
When you reconfigure policy settings, the new settings are delivered to, and enforced on, the
managed systems at the next agent-server communication. The frequency of this communication
is determined by the Agent-to-server-communication interval (ASCI) settings on the
General tab of the McAfee Agent policy pages, or the McAfee Agent Wakeup client task
schedule (depending on how you implement agent-server communication). This interval is set
to occur once every 60 minutes by default.
Once the policy settings are in effect on the managed system, the agent continues to enforce
policy settings locally at a regular interval. This enforcement interval is determined by the Policy
enforcement interval setting on the General tab of the McAfee Agent policy pages. This
interval is set to occur every five minutes by default.
Policy settings for McAfee products are enforced immediately at the policy enforcement interval,
and at each agent-server communication if policy settings have changed.
NOTE: For Symantec AntiVirus products, there is a delay of up to three minutes after the interval
before policies are enforced. The agent first updates the GRC.DAT file with policy information,
then the Symantec AntiVirus product reads the policy information from the GRC.DAT file, which
occurs approximately every three minutes.
Exporting and importing policies
If you have multiple servers, you can export and import policies between them via XML files.
In such an environment, you only need to create a policy once.
You can export and import individual policies, or all policies for a given product.
This feature can also be used to back up policies if you need to reinstall the server.
Policy sharing
Policy sharing is another way to transfer policies between servers. Sharing policies allows you
to manage policies on one server, and use them on many additional servers all through the
ePO console. For more information, see Sharing policies among ePO servers.
Policy application
Policies are applied to any system by one of two methods, inheritance or assignment.
Inheritance
Inheritance determines whether the policy settings and client tasks for a group or system are
taken from its parent. By default, inheritance is enabled throughout the System Tree.
Policy application
When you break this inheritance by assigning a new policy anywhere in the System Tree, all
child groups and systems that are set to inherit the policy from this assignment point do so.
Assignment
You can assign any policy in the Policy Catalog to any group or system, provided you have the
appropriate permissions. Assignment allows you to define policy settings once for a specific
need, then apply the policy to multiple locations.
When you assign a new policy to a particular group of the System Tree, all child groups and
systems that are set to inherit the policy from this assignment point do so.
Assignment locking
You can lock the assignment of a policy on any group or system, provided you have the
appropriate permissions. Assignment locking prevents other users:
With appropriate permissions at the same level of the System Tree from inadvertently
replacing a policy.
With lesser permissions (or the same permissions but at a lower level of the System Tree)
from replacing the policy.
Assignment locking is inherited with the policy settings.
Assignment locking is valuable when you want to assign a certain policy at the top of the System
Tree and ensure that no other users replace it anywhere in the System Tree.
Assignment locking only locks the assignment of the policy, but does not prevent the policy
owner from making changes to its settings. Therefore, if you intend to lock a policy assignment,
make sure that you are the owner of the policy.
Policy ownership
All policies for products and features to which you have permissions are available from the
Policy Catalog page. To prevent any user from editing other users policies, each policy is
assigned an owner the user who created it.
Ownership provides that no one can modify or delete a policy except its creator or a global
administrator. Any user with appropriate permissions can assign any policy in the Policy Catalog
page, but only the owner or a global administrator can edit it.
If you assign a policy that you do not own to managed systems, be aware that if the owner of
the named policy modifies it, all systems where this policy is assigned receive these modifications.
Therefore, if you wish to use a policy owned by a different user, McAfee recommends that you
first duplicate the policy, then assign the duplicate to the desired locations. This provides you
ownership of the assigned policy.
TIP: You can specify multiple non-global administrator users as owners of a single policy.
Use this task to create either of the following Policy Management queries:
Applied Policies query Retrieves policies assigned to a specified managed systems.
Broken Inheritance query Retrieves information on policies that are broken in the
system hierarchy.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Reporting | Queries, then click Actions | NewQuery. The Query Wizard
opens.
2 On the Result Type page, select Policy Management from the Feature Group list.
3 Under Result Types, select one of these options, then click Next and the Chart page
appears:
Applied Policies
Broken Inheritance
4 Select the type of chart or table to display the primary results of the query, then click Next.
The Columns page appears.
NOTE: If you select Boolean Pie Chart, you must configure the criteria you want to
include in the query.
5 Select the columns to be included in the query, then click Next. The Filter page appears.
6 Select properties to narrow the search results, then click Run. The Unsaved Query page
displays the results of the query, which is actionable. You can take any available actions
on items in any tables or drill-down tables.
NOTE: Selected properties appear in the content pane with operators that can specify
criteria, which narrows the data that is returned for that property.
If the query didnt return the expected results, click Edit Query to go back to the Query
Builder and edit the details of this query.
If you dont need to save the query, click Close.
If you want to use again this query again, click Save and continue to the next step.
7 In Save Query page, type a name for the query, add any notes, and select one of the
following:
New Group Type the new group name and select either:
Private group (My Groups)
Public group (Shared Groups)
Existing Group Select the group from the list of Shared Groups.
8 Click Save.
ePolicy Orchestrator allows you to create and schedule client tasks that run on managed systems.
You can define tasks for the entire System Tree, for a specific group, or for an individual system.
Like policy settings, client tasks are inherited from parent groups in the System Tree.
Which extension files are installed on your ePO server determines which client tasks are available.
Client tasks are commonly used for:
Product deployment
Product functionality (for example, the VirusScan Enterprise On-Demand Scan task)
Upgrades and updates
See the product documentation for your managed products for information and instructions.
Use this task to install an extension (zip) file. A products extension must be installed before
ePolicy Orchestrator can manage the product.
Before you begin
Task
1 Ensure that the extension file is in an accessible location on the network.
2 Click Menu | Software | Extensions | Install Extension. The Install Extension dialog
box appears.
3 Browse to and select the desired extension (zip) file, then click OK.
4 Verify that the product name appears in the Extensions list.
Use these tasks to view detailed information about the policies, their assignments, inheritance,
and their owners.
Tasks
Viewing groups and systems where a policy is assigned
Viewing the settings of a policy
Viewing policy ownership
Viewing assignments where policy enforcement is disabled
Viewing policies assigned to a group
Viewing policies assigned to a specific system
Viewing a groups policy inheritance
Viewing and resetting broken inheritance
Viewing groups and systems where a policy is assigned
Use this task to view the groups and systems where a policy is assigned. This list shows the
assignment points only, not each group or system that inherits the policy.
Task
1 Click Menu | Policy | Policy Catalog, then select the desired Product and Category.
All created policies for the selected category appear in the details pane.
Figure 8: Policy Catalog page
2 Under Assignments on the row of the desired policy, click the link that indicates the
number of groups or systems the policy is assigned to (for example, 6 assignments).
On the Assignments page, each group or system where the policy is assigned appears with its
Node Name and Node Type.
Viewing the settings of a policy
Use this task to view the specific settings of a policy.
Task
2 Click Edit Settings next to the desired policy. The policy pages and their settings appear.
NOTE: You can also view this information when accessing the assigned policies of a specific
group. To access this information click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Assigned
Policies, then click the link for the selected policy in the Policy column.
Viewing policy ownership
Use this task to view the owners of a policy.
Task
2 The owners of the policy are displayed under Owner.
Viewing assignments where policy enforcement is disabled
Use this task to view assignments where policy enforcement, per policy category, is disabled.
Task
2 Click the link next to Product enforcement status, which indicates the number of
assignments where enforcement is disabled, if any. The Enforcement for <policy name>
page appears.
3 Click any item in the list to go to its Assigned Policies page.
Viewing policies assigned to a group
Use this task to view the policies assigned to a group.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Assigned Policies, then select a group in the
System Tree. All assigned policies, organized by product, appear in the details pane.
2 Click any policy to view its settings.
Viewing policies assigned to a specific system
Use this task to view the policies assigned to a specific system.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Systems, then select the desired group in the
System Tree. All systems belonging to the group appear in the details pane.
2 Select the system, then click Actions | Agent | Modify Policies on a Single System.
3 Select the product. The products policies assigned to this system appear.
4 Click any policy to view its settings.
Viewing a groups policy inheritance
Use this task to view the policy inheritance of a specific group.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Assigned Policies. All assigned policies,
organized by product, appear in the details pane.
2 The desired policy row, under Inherit from, displays the name of the group from which
the policy is inherited.
Viewing and resetting broken inheritance
Use this task to view where policy inheritance is broken.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Assigned Policies. All assigned policies,
organized by product, appear in the details pane.
2 The desired policy row, under Broken Inheritance, displays the number of groups and
systems where this policys inheritance is broken.
NOTE: This is the number of groups or systems where the policy inheritance is broken, not
the number of systems that do not inherit the policy. For example, if only one group does
not inherit the policy, this is represented by 1 doesnt inherit, regardless of the number
of systems within the group.
3 Click the link indicating the number of child groups or systems that have broken inheritance.
The View broken inheritance page displays a list of the names of these groups and
systems.
4 To reset the inheritance of any of these, select the checkbox next to the name, then click
Actions and select Reset Inheritance.
Use these tasks to create and maintain policies from the Policy Catalog page.
Tasks
Creating a policy from the Policy Catalog page
Duplicating a policy on the Policy Catalog page
Editing a policys settings from the Policy Catalog
Renaming a policy from the Policy Catalog
Deleting a policy from the Policy Catalog
Creating a policy from the Policy Catalog page
Use this task to create a new policy from the Policy Catalog. By default, policies created here
are not assigned to any groups or systems. When you create a policy here, you are adding a
custom policy to the Policy Catalog.
You can create policies before or after a product is deployed.
Task
1 Click Menu | Policy | Policy Catalog, then select the Product and Category from the
drop-down lists. All created policies for the selected category appear in the details pane.
2 Click Actions | New Policy. The Create New Policy dialog box appears.
3 Select the policy you want to duplicate from the Create a policy based on this existing
policy drop-down list.
4 Type a name for the new policy and click OK. The Policy Settings wizard opens.
5 Edit the policy settings on each tab as needed.
6 Click Save.
Duplicating a policy on the Policy Catalog page
Use this task to create a new policy based on an existing one. For example, if you already have
a policy that is similar to one you want to create, you can duplicate the existing one, then make
the desired changes.
Task
2 Locate the policy to duplicate, then click Duplicate in that policys row. The Duplicate
Existing Policy dialog box appears.
3 Type the name of the new policy in the field (for example, Sales Europe), then click OK.
The new policy appears on the Policy Catalog page.
4 Click Edit Settings next to the new policys name in the list.
5 Edit the settings as needed, then click Save.
Editing a policys settings from the Policy Catalog
Use this task to modify the settings of a policy. Your user account must have appropriate
permissions to edit policy settings for the desired product.
Task
2 Locate the desired policy, then click Edit Settings next to it.
3 Edit the settings as needed, then click Save.
Renaming a policy from the Policy Catalog
Use this task to rename a policy. Your user account must have appropriate permissions to edit
policy settings for the desired product.
Task
2 Locate the desired policy, then click Rename/Modify in the desired policys row. The
Rename/Modify Policy dialog box appears.
3 Type a new name for the existing policy, then click OK.
Deleting a policy from the Policy Catalog
Use this task to delete a policy from the Policy Catalog. When you delete a policy, all groups
and systems where it is currently applied inherit the policy of their parent group. Before deleting
a policy, review the groups and systems where it is assigned. If you dont want the group or
system to inherit the policy from the parent group, assign a different policy .
If you delete a policy that is applied to the My Organization group, the McAfee Default policy
of this category is assigned.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the page interface.
2 Locate the desired policy, then click Delete in the policys row.
3 Click OK when prompted.
Use these tasks to assign and manage the policies in your environment.
Tasks
Changing the owners of a policy
Moving policies between ePO servers
Assigning a policy to a group of the System Tree
Assigning a policy to a managed system
Assigning a policy to multiple managed systems within a group
Enforcing policies for a product on a group
Enforcing policies for a product on a system
Copying and pasting assignments
Changing the owners of a policy
Use this task to change the owners of a policy. By default, ownership is assigned to the user
that created the policy. This task can only be performed by global administrators.
Task
1 Click Menu | Policy | Policy Catalog, then select the Product and Category. All created
policies for the selected category appear in the details pane.
2 Locate the desired policy, then click on the Owner of the policy. The Policy Ownership page
appears.
3 Select the desired owners of the policy from the list, then click OK.
Moving policies between ePO servers
Use these tasks to move policies between servers. To do this, you must export the policy to an
XML file from the Policy Catalog page of the source server, then import it to the Policy Catalog
page on the target server.
Tasks
Exporting a single policy
Exporting all policies of a product
Importing policies
Exporting a single policy
Use this task to export a policy to an XML file. Use this file to import the policy to another ePO
server, or to keep as a backup of the policy.
Task
2 Locate the desired policy, then click Export next to the policy. The Download File page
appears.
3 Right-click the link to download and save the file.
4 Name the policy XML file and save it. If you plan to import this file into a different ePO
server, ensure that this location is accessible to the target ePolicy Orchestrator server.
Exporting all policies of a product
Use this task to export all policies of a product to an XML file. Use this file to import the policy
to another ePO server, or to keep as a backup of the policies.
Task
1 Click Menu | Policy | Policy Catalog, then select the Product and Category . All
created policies for the selected category appear in the details pane.
2 Click Export next to Product policies. The Download File page appears.
3 Right-click the link to download and save the file.
4 Name the policy XML file and save it. If you plan to import this file into a different ePO
server, ensure that this location is accessible to the target ePolicy Orchestrator server.
Importing policies
Use this task to import a policy XML file. Regardless of whether you exported a single policy or
all named policies, the import procedure is the same.
Task
1 Click Menu | Policy | Policy Catalog, then click Import next to Product policies.
2 Browse to and select the desired policy XML file, then click OK.
3 Select the policies you want to import and click OK. The policies are added to the policy
catalog.
Assigning a policy to a group of the System Tree
Use this task to assign a policy to a specific group of the System Tree. You can assign policies
before or after a product is deployed.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Assigned Policies, then select the desired
Product. Each assigned policy per category appears in the details pane.
2 Locate the desired policy category, then click Edit Assignment. The Policy Assignment
page appears.
3 If the policy is inherited, select Break inheritance and assign the policy and settings
below next to Inherited from.
4 Select the desired policy from the Assigned policy drop-down list.
NOTE: From this location, you can also edit the selected policys settings, or create a new
policy.
5 Choose whether to lock policy inheritance. Locking policy inheritance prevents any systems
that inherit this policy from having another one assigned in its place.
6 Click Save.
Assigning a policy to a managed system
Use this task to assign a policy to a specific managed system. You can assign policies before
or after a product is deployed.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Systems, then select the desired group under
System Tree. All the systems within this group (but not its subgroups) appear in the details
pane.
2 Select the desired system, then click Actions | Agent | Modify Policies on a Single
System. The Policy Assignment page for that system appears.
3 Select the desired Product. The categories of selected product are listed with the systems
assigned policy.
4 Locate the desired policy category, then click Edit Assignments.
5 If the policy is inherited, select Break inheritance and assign the policy and settings
below next to Inherited from.
6 Select the desired policy from the Assigned policy drop-down list.
NOTE: From this location, you can also edit settings of the selected policy, or create a new
policy.
7 Choose whether to lock policy inheritance. Locking policy inheritance prevents any systems
that inherit this policy from having another one assigned in its place.
8 Click Save.
Assigning a policy to multiple managed systems within a group
Use this task to assign a policy to multiple managed systems within a group. You can assign
policies before or after a product is deployed.
Task
System Tree. All the systems within this group (but not its subgroups) appear in the details
pane.
2 Select the desired systems, then click Actions | Agent | Set Policy & Inheritance.
The Assign Policies page appears.
3 Select the Product, Category, and Policy from the drop-down lists, then click Save.
Enforcing policies for a product on a group
Use this task to enable or disable policy enforcement for a product on a System Tree group.
Policy enforcement is enabled by default, and is inherited in the System Tree.
Task
group in the System Tree.
2 Select the desired Product, then click the link next to Enforcement Status. The
Enforcement page appears.
3 To change the enforcement status you must first select Break inheritance and assign
the policy and settings below.
4 Next to Enforcement status, select Enforcing or Not enforcing accordingly.
5 Choose whether to lock policy inheritance. Locking inheritance for policy enforcement
prevents breaking enforcement for groups and systems that inherit this policy.
6 Click Save.
Enforcing policies for a product on a system
Use this task to enable or disable policy enforcement for a product on a system. Policy
enforcement is enabled by default, and is inherited in the System Tree.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | SystemTree | Systems, then select the group under System
Tree where the system belongs. The list of systems belonging to this group appears in the
details pane.
2 Select the desired system, then click Actions | Modify Policies on a Single System.
The Policy Assignment page appears.
3 Select the desired Product, then click Enforcing next to Enforcement status. The
Enforcement page appears.
4 If you want to change the enforcement status you must first select Break inheritance
and assign the policy and settings below.
5 Next to Enforcement status, select Enforcing or Not enforcing accordingly.
6 Click Save.
Copying and pasting assignments
Use these tasks to copy and paste policy assignments from one group or system to another.
This is an easy way to share multiple assignments between groups and systems from different
portions of the System Tree.
Tasks
Copying policy assignments from a group
Copying policy assignments from a system
Pasting policy assignments to a group
Pasting policy assignments to a specific system
Copying policy assignments from a group
Use this task to copy policy assignments from a group in the System Tree.
Task
2 Click Actions | Copy Assignments.
3 Select the products or features for which you want to copy policy assignments, then click
OK.
Copying policy assignments from a system
Use this task to copy policy assignments from a specific system.
Task
System Tree. The systems belonging to the selected group appear in the details pane.
2 Select the desired system, then click Actions | Agent | Modify Policies on a Single
System.
3 Click Actions | Copy Assignments, select the desired products or features for which
you want to copy policy assignments, then click OK.
Pasting policy assignments to a group
Use this task to paste policy assignments to a group. You must have already copied policy
assignments from a group or system.
Task
2 In the details pane, click Actions and select Paste Assignments. If the group already
has policies assigned for some categories, the Override Policy Assignments page appears.
NOTE: When pasting policy assignments, an extra policy appears in the list (Enforce Policies
and Tasks). This policy controls the enforcement status of other policies.
3 Select the policy categories you want to replace with the copied policies, then click OK.
Pasting policy assignments to a specific system
Use this task to paste policy assignments to a specific system. You must have already copied
policy assignments from a group or system.
Task
System Tree. All of the systems belonging to the selected group appear in the details pane.
2 Select the system where you want to paste policy assignments, then click Actions | Agent
| Modify Policies on a Single System.
3 In the details pane, click Actions | Paste Assignment. If the system already has policies
assigned for some categories, the Override Policy Assignments page appears.
NOTE: When pasting policy assignments, an extra policy appears in the list (Enforce Policies
and Tasks). This policy controls the enforcement status of other policies.
4 Confirm the replacement of assignments.
Use these tasks to create and maintain client tasks.
Tasks
Creating and scheduling client tasks
Editing client tasks
Deleting client tasks
Creating and scheduling client tasks
Use this task to create and schedule a client task. The process is similar for all client tasks.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Client Tasks, select the desired group in the
System Tree, then click Actions | New Task. The Client Task Builder wizard opens.
2 Type a name for the task you are creating, add any notes, then select the product task
type from the drop-down lists, for example, Product Update.
3 Specify any tags to use with this task and click Next.
4 Configure the settings, then click Next. The Schedule page appears.
5 Configure the schedule details as needed, then click Next.
6 Review the task settings, then click Save. The task is added to the list of client tasks for
the selected group and any group that inherits the task.
Editing client tasks
Use this task to edit a client tasks settings or to schedule information for any existing task.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | SystemTree | Client Tasks, then select the group where the
desired client task was in the System Tree.
2 Click Edit Settings next to the task. The Client Task Builder wizard opens.
3 Edit the task settings as needed, then click Save.
The managed systems receive these changes the next time the agents communicate with the
server.
Deleting client tasks
Use this task to delete unneeded client tasks. You can delete any client task you have created.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | SystemTree | Client Tasks, then select the group where the
desired client task was created in the System Tree.
2 Click Delete next to the desired client task.
3 Click OK.
What is a policy?
A policy is a customized subset of product settings that correspond to a policy category. You
can create, modify, or delete as many named policies as needed for each policy category.
What are the McAfee Default and My Default policies?
Upon installation, each policy category contains at least two policies. These are named McAfee
Default and My Default. These are the only policies present for first-time installations. The
configurations for both, initially, are the same.
The McAfee Default named policies cannot be edited, renamed, or deleted. The My Default
policies can be edited, renamed, and deleted.
What happens to the child groups and systems of the group where I assigned a new
policy?
All child groups and systems that are set to inherit the specific policy category, inherit the policy
applied to a parent group.
How are the groups and systems where a policy is applied affected when the policy
is modified in the Policy Catalog?
All groups and systems where a policy is applied receive any modification made to the policy
at the next agent-server communication. The policy is then enforced at each policy enforcement
interval.
I assigned a new policy, but its not being enforced on the managed systems. Why?
New policy assignments are not enforced until the next agent-server communication.
I pasted policy assignments fromone group or system(source) to another (target),
but the policies assigned to the target location are not the same as the source
location. Why not?
When you copy and paste policy assignments, only true assignments are pasted. If the source
location was inheriting a policy that you selected to copy, it is the inheritance characteristic that
was pasted to the target, so the target then inherits the policy (for that particular policy category)
from its parent, which might be a different policy than the one that was inherited onto the
source.
Policy sharing allows the administrator to designate policies that are developed on one server
to be transmitted to other servers for implementation. In earlier versions of ePolicy Orchestrator,
sharing was possible only by exporting a policy from the source server and importing it to the
target servers one at a time.
The process has been simplified and automated. Now the administrator needs only to:
1 Designate the policy for sharing.
2 Register the servers that will share the policy.
3 Schedule a server task to distribute the shared policy.
Setting up policy sharing for multiple ePO servers
Use these tasks to configure policy sharing for use with multiple ePO servers. McAfee
recommends completing these tasks in the sequence listed here.
NOTE: If the policy needs to be modified after it has been shared, edit the policy and run the
shared policies task again. It might be prudent to inform local administrators of the change.
Tasks
Designating policies for sharing
Registering servers for policy sharing
Scheduling server tasks to share policies
Designating policies for sharing
Use this task to designate a policy to be shared among multiple ePO servers.
Task
1 Click Menu | Policy | Policy Catalog, then click Product menu and select the product
whose policy you want to share.
2 In the Actions column for the policy to be shared, click Share.
Registering servers for policy sharing
Use this task to register the servers that will share a policy.
Before you begin
McAfee recommends that you set up policy sharing in a specific sequence. If you have not
already designated the policies you want to share, see Designating a policy for sharing before
completing this task.
Task
Registered Server Builder wizard opens to the Description page.
2 From the Server type menu, select ePO 4.5, specify a name and any notes, then click
Next. The Details page appears.
3 Specify any details for your server and click Enable in the Policy sharing field, then click
Save.
Scheduling server tasks to share policies
Use this task to schedule a server task so that policies are shared among multiple ePO servers.
Before you begin
McAfee recommends that you set up policy sharing in a specific sequence. Before completing
this task, be sure that you have completed these tasks:
1 Designating policies for sharing
2 Registering servers for policy sharing
Task
Task Builder wizard opens.
2 On the Description page, specify the name of the task and any notes, then click Next. The
Actions page appears.
NOTE: New server tasks are enabled by default. If you do not want this task to be enabled,
select Disabled in the Schedule status field.
3 From the Actions drop-down menu, select Share Policies, then click Next. The Schedule
page appears.
4 Specify the schedule for this task, then click Next. The Summary page opens.
5 Review the summary details, then click Save.
Policy assignment rules give you the ability to create user-specific policy assignments. These
assignments are enforced at the target system when a user logs on. On a managed system,
the agent keeps a record of the users who log on to the network. The policy assignments you
create for each user are pushed down to the system they log on to, and are cached during each
agent-server communication. The agent applies the policies that you have assigned to each
user.
NOTE: When a user logs on to a managed system for the first time, there can be a slight delay
while the agent contacts its assigned server for the policy assignments specific to this user.
During this time, the user has access only to that functionality allowed by the default machine
policy, which typically is your most secure policy.
Policy assignments rules reduce the overhead of managing numerous policies for individual
users, while maintaining more generic policies across your System Tree. For example, you can
create a policy assignment rule that is enforced for all users in your engineering group. You
can then create another policy assignment rule for members of your IT department so they can
log on to any computer in the engineering network with the access rights they need to
troubleshoot problems on a specific system in that network. This level of granularity in policy
assignment limits the instances of broken inheritance in the System Tree needed to accommodate
the policy settings that particular users require to perform special functions.
Policy assignment rule priority
Policy assignment rules can be prioritized to simplify maintenance of policy assignment
management. When you set priority to a rule, it is enforced before other assignments with a
lower priority. In some cases, the outcome can be that some rule settings are overridden.
For example, consider a user who is included in two policy assignment rules, rules A and B.
Rule A has priority level 1, and allows included users unrestricted access to internet content.
Rule B has priority level 2, and heavily restricts the same user's access to internet content. In
this scenario, rule A is enforced because it has higher priority. As a result, the user has
unrestricted access to internet content.
How multi-slot policies work with policy assignment rule priority
Priority of rules is not considered for multi-slot policies. When a single rule containing multi-slot
policies of the same product category is applied to a user, all settings of the multi-slot policies
are combined. Similarly, if multiple rules applied to a user contain multi-slot policy settings, all
settings from each multi-slot policy are combined. As a result, the user gets a policy that
combines the settings of each individual rule.
For example, consider the previous example where a user is included in two policy assignment
rules with different assigned priorities. When these rules consist of multi-slot policy assignments,
the settings for both policies are applied without regard to priority. You can prevent application
of combined settings from multi-slot policies across multiple policy assignment rules by excluding
a user (or other Active Directory objects such as a group or organizational unit) when creating
the policy assignment rule. For more information on using multi-slot policies with policy
assignment rules, refer to the product documentation for the managed product you are using.
Working with policy assignment rules
Use these tasks to configure and manage policy assignment rules. With these tasks you can
set up, create, and manage policy assignment rules in your network.
Tasks
Creating policy assignment rules
Managing policy assignment rules
Creating policy assignment rules
Use this task to create policy assignment rules. Policy assignment rules allow you to enforce
permissions and criteria based policies for individual users accessing your network.
Before you begin
To complete this task you must:
Have a registered LDAP server. For more information, see Registering LDAP servers.
Set up Windows Authorization for your registered LDAP server. For more information, see
Configuring Windows Authorization.
to assign policy assignment rules
Task
1 Click Menu | Policy | Policy Assignment Rules, then click Actions | NewAssignment
Rule. The Policy Assignment Builder wizard opens to the Details page.
2 Specify a unique Name and Description for this policy assignment rule, then click Next.
The Selection Criteria page opens.
NOTE: By default, the priority for new policy assignment rules is assigned sequentially
based on the number of existing rules. You can edit the priority of this and any rule by
clicking Edit Priority on the Policy Assignment Rules page.
3 Specify the System property details for this rule. You can apply additional Available Properties
to this policy assignment rule. The available properties include:
Group Membership Specifies the group to which a user is assigned.
Organizational Unit Specifies the Organizational Unit (OU) to which a user belongs.
User Specifies a unique user name to which this policy will be assigned.
4 Click Next. The Assigned Policies page opens. Click Add to select the policies that you
want to be enforced by this policy assignment rule. You can also Edit or Remove assigned
policies from this page.
5 Review the summary and click Save.
Managing policy assignment rules
Use this table to perform common management tasks when working with policy assignment
rules. To perform these actions, click Menu | Policy | Policy Assignment Rules. Select the
action to perform from the Actions menu or the Actions column.
Click Delete in the selected assignment row. Delete a policy
assignment rule
Click Edit Settings for the selected assignment. The Policy Assignment Builder wizard opens.
Work through each page of this wizard to modify this policy assignment rule.
Edit a policy
assignment rule
Click Export. The Download Policy Assignment Rules page opens, where you can view or
download the PolicyAssignmentRules.xml file.
Export policy
assignment rules
Click Import. The Import Policy Assignment Rules dialog box opens, from which you can
browse to a previously downloaded PolicyAssignmentRules.xml file. You are prompted to choose
Import policy
assignment rules
which rules included in the file to import. You can select which rules to import and, if any rules
in the file have the same name as those already in your Policy Assignment Rules list, you can
select which to retain.
Click Edit Priority. The Policy Assignment Rule | Edit Priority page opens, where you change
the priority of policy assignment rules using the drag-and-drop handle.
Edit the priority of a
policy assignment
rule
Click > in the selected assignment row. View the summary of
a policy assignment
rule
Deploying Software and Updates
In addition to managing security products, ePolicy Orchestrator can deploy products to your
network systems. Use ePolicy Orchestrator to deploy products and their updates.
Are you deploying products for the first time?
When deploying products for the first time:
1 Configure pull and replication tasks.
2 Check in product and update packages to the master repository.
3 Configure deployment and update tasks.
Contents
Deployment packages for products and updates
Product and update deployment
Checking in packages manually
Using the Product Deployment task to deploy products to managed systems
Deploying update packages automatically with global updating
Deploying update packages with pull and replication tasks
Configuring agent policies to use a distributed repository
Using local distributed repositories that are not managed
Checking in engine, DAT and ExtraDAT update packages manually
Updating managed systems regularly with a scheduled update task
Confirming that clients are using the latest DAT files
Evaluating new DATs and engines before distribution
Manually moving DAT and engine packages between branches
Deleting DAT or engine packages from the master repository
The ePolicy Orchestrator deployment infrastructure supports deploying products and components,
as well as updating both.
Each McAfee product that ePolicy Orchestrator can deploy provides a product deployment
package zip file. The zip file contains product installation files, which are compressed in a secure
format. ePolicy Orchestrator can deploy these packages to any of your managed systems, once
they are checked in to the master repository.
These zip files are used for both detection definition (DAT) and engine update packages.
You can configure product policy settings before or after deployment. McAfee recommends
configuring policy settings before deploying the product to network systems. This saves time
and ensures that your systems are protected as soon as possible.
These package types can be checked in to the master repository with pull tasks, or manually.
Supported package types
Origination Description Package type
McAfee website. Download and check
SuperDAT files in to the master repository
manually.
The SuperDAT files contain both DAT
and engine files in one update package.
If bandwidth is a concern, McAfee
recommends updating DAT and engine
files separately.
SuperDAT (SDAT.exe) files
File type: SDAT.exe
McAfee website. Download and check
supplemental DAT files in to the master
repository manually.
The ExtraDAT files address one or more
specific threats that have appeared
since the last DAT file was posted. If
the threat has a high severity, distribute
Supplemental detection
definition (ExtraDAT) files
File type: ExtraDAT
the ExtraDAT immediately, rather than
wait until that signature is added to the
next DAT file. ExtraDAT files are from
the McAfee website. You can distribute
them through ePolicy Orchestrator. Pull
tasks do not retrieve ExtraDAT files.
Product CD or downloaded product zip
file. Check product deployment packages
A product deployment package contains
the installation software of a McAfee
product.
Product deployment and update
packages
File type: zip
in to the master repository manually. For
specific locations, see the documentation
for that product.
Master repository Checked in at
installation. For future versions of the
An agent language package contains
files necessary to display agent
information in a local language.
Agent language packages
File type: zip
agent, you must check agent language
packages into the master repository
manually.
Package signing and security
All packages created and distributed by McAfee are signed with a key pair using the DSA (Digital
Signature Algorithm) signature verification system, and are encrypted using 168-bit 3DES
encryption. A key is used to encrypt or decrypt sensitive data.
You are notified when you check in packages that are not signed by McAfee. If you are confident
of the content and validity of the package, continue with the check-in process. These packages
are secured in the same manner described above, but are signed by ePolicy Orchestrator when
they are checked in.
Digital signatures guarantee that packages originated from McAfee or were checked in by you,
and that they have not been tampered with or corrupted. The agent only trusts package files
signed by ePolicy Orchestrator or McAfee. This protects your network from receiving packages
from unsigned or untrusted sources.
Package ordering and dependencies
If one product update is dependent on another, you must check in the update packages to the
master repository in the required order. For example, if Patch 2 requires Patch 1, you must
check in Patch 1 before Patch 2. Packages cannot be reordered once they are checked in. You
must remove them and check them in again, in the proper order. If you check in a package
that supersedes an existing package, the existing package is removed automatically.
The ePO repository infrastructure allows you to deploy product and update packages to your
managed systems from a central location. Although the same repositories are used, there are
differences.
Comparison of product deployment and update packages
Update packages Product deployment packages
DAT and engine update packages can be copied from the
source site automatically with a pull task. All other update
Must be manually checked in to the master repository.
packages must be checked in to the master repository
manually.
Can be replicated to the distributed repositories and
installed automatically on managed systems with global
updating.
Can be replicated to the distributed repositories and
installed automatically on managed systems using a
deployment task.
If not implementing global updating for product updating,
an update client task must be configured and scheduled
for managed systems to retrieve the package.
If not implementing global updating for product
deployment, a deployment task must be configured and
scheduled for managed systems to retrieve the package.
Product deployment and updating process
Follow this high-level process for distributing DAT and engine update packages.
1 Check in the update package to the master repository with a pull task, or manually.
2 Do one of the following:
Using global updating Nothing else is required for systems on the network. You
should, however, create and schedule an update task for laptop systems that leave the
network.
Not using global updating Use a replication task to copy the contents of the master
repository to the distributed repositories, then create and schedule an update task for
agents to retrieve and install the update on managed systems.
Deployment tasks
Once you have checked in the product deployment package, use the Product Deployment client
task to install the product on managed systems. The task installs any product that is deployable
through ePolicy Orchestrator and has been checked in to the master repository.
Best practices
You can run the Product Deployment task for any group or individual system. When deciding
how to stage your product deployment, McAfee recommends considering the size of the package
and the available bandwidth between the master or distributed repositories and the managed
systems. In addition to potentially overwhelming the ePO server or your network, deploying
products to many systems can make troubleshooting problems more complicated.
Consider a phased rollout to install products to groups of systems at a time. If your network
links are fast, try deploying to several hundred clients at a time. If you have slower or less
reliable network connections, try smaller groups. As you deploy to each group, monitor the
deployment, run reports to confirm successful installations, and troubleshoot any problems with
individual systems.
If you are deploying McAfee products or components that are installed on a subset of your
managed systems:
1 Use a tag to identify these systems.
2 Move the tagged systems to a group.
3 Configure a Product Deployment client task for the group.
Update tasks
Once an update package has been checked in to the master repository and replicated to the
distributed repositories, the agents on the managed systems still need to know when to go to
the distributed repositories for updates. If you are using global updating, this is not necessary.
You can create and configure update client tasks to control when and how managed systems
receive update packages. If you are not using global updating, creating these tasks are the
only way you can control client updating with ePolicy Orchestrator.
If you are using global updating, this task is not necessary, although you can create a daily
task for redundancy.
Considerations when creating update client tasks
Consider the following when scheduling client update tasks:
Create a daily Update client task that the highest level of the System Tree that is inherited
by all systems. If your organization is large, you can use randomization intervals to mitigate
the bandwidth impact. Also, for large networks with offices in different time zones, help
balance network load by running the task at the local system time on the managed system,
rather than at the same time for all systems.
Schedule the task at least an hour after the scheduled replication task, if you are using
scheduled replication tasks.
Run update tasks for DAT and engine files at least once a day. Managed systems might be
logged off from the network and miss the scheduled task. Running the task frequently
ensures these systems receive the update.
Maximize bandwidth efficiency and create several scheduled client update tasks that update
separate components and run at different times. For example, you can create one task to
update only DAT files, then create another to update both DAT and engine files weekly or
monthly (engine packages are released less frequently).
Create and schedule additional tasks to update products that do not use the agent for
Windows.
Create a task to update your main workstation applications, such as VirusScan Enterprise,
to ensure they all receive the update files. Schedule it to run daily or several times a day.
Global updating
McAfee recommends using global updating as part of your updating strategy. Global updating
automates replication to your distributed repositories and keeping your managed systems
up-to-date. Replication and update tasks are not required. Checking contents in to your master
repository initiates a global update. The entire process should finish within an hour in most
environments.
Additionally, you can specify which packages and updates initiate a global update. However,
when you only specify that certain content initiates a global update, ensure that you create a
replication task to distribute content that was not selected to initiate a global update.
NOTE: When using global updating, McAfee recommends scheduling a regular pull task (to
update the master repository) at a time when network traffic is minimal. Although global updating
is much faster than other methods, it increases network traffic during the update.
Global updating process
Most environments can be updated within an hour using this Global updating process:
1 Contents are checked in to the master repository.
2 The server performs an incremental replication to all distributed repositories.
3 The server issues a SuperAgent wake-up call to all SuperAgents in the environment.
4 The SuperAgent broadcasts a global update message to all agents within the SuperAgent
subnet.
5 Upon receipt of the broadcast, the agent is supplied with a minimum catalog version needed
for updating.
6 The agent searches the distributed repositories for a site that has this minimum catalog
version.
7 Once a suitable repository is found, the agent runs the update task.
If the agent does not receive the broadcast for any reason, such as when the client computer
is turned off, or there are no SuperAgents, at the next ASCI, the minimum catalog version is
supplied, which starts the process.
NOTE: If the agent receives notification from a SuperAgent, the agent is supplied with the list
of updated packages. If the agent finds the new catalog version at the next ASCI, it is not
supplied with the list of packages to update, and therefore updates all packages available.
Requirements
These requirements must be met to implement global updating:
A SuperAgent must use the same agent-server secure communication (ASSC) key as the
agents that receive its wake-up call.
A SuperAgent is installed on each broadcast segment. Managed systems cannot receive a
SuperAgent wake-up call if there is no SuperAgent on the same broadcast segment. Global
updating uses the SuperAgent wake-up call to alert agents that new updates are available.
Distributed repositories are set up and configured throughout your environment. McAfee
recommends SuperAgent repositories, but they are not required. Global updating functions
with all types of distributed repositories.
If using SuperAgent repositories, managed systems must be able to see the repository
from which it updates. Although a SuperAgent is required on each broadcast segment for
systems to receive the wake-up call, SuperAgent repositories are not required on each
broadcast segment. The managed systems, however, must see the SuperAgent repository
from which to update.
Pull tasks
Use pull tasks to update your master repository with DAT and engine update packages from
the source site. DAT and engine files must be updated often. McAfee releases new DAT files
daily, and engine files less frequently. Deploy these packages to managed systems as soon as
possible to protect them against the latest threats.
With this release, you can specify which packages are copied from the source site to the master
repository.
NOTE: ExtraDAT files must be checked in to the master repository manually. They are available
from the McAfee website.
A scheduled Repository Pull server task runs automatically and regularly at the times and days
you specify. For example, you can schedule a weekly repository pull task at 5:00 a.m. every
Thursday.
You can also use the Pull Now task to check updates in to the master repository immediately.
For example, when McAfee alerts you to a fast-spreading virus and releases a new DAT file to
protect against it.
If a pull task fails, you must check the packages in to the master repository manually.
Once you have updated your master repository, you can distribute these updates to your systems
automatically with global updating or with replication tasks.
Considerations when scheduling a pull task
Consider these when scheduling pull tasks:
Bandwidth and network usage If you are using global updating, as recommended,
schedule a pull task to run when bandwidth usage by other resources is low. With global
updating, the update files are distributed automatically after the pull task finishes.
Frequency of the task DAT files are released daily, but you might not want to use your
resources daily for updating.
Replication and update tasks Schedule replication tasks and client update tasks to
ensure that the update files are distributed throughout your environment.
Replication tasks
Use replication tasks to copy the contents of the master repository to distributed repositories.
Unless you have replicated master repository contents to all your distributed repositories, some
systems do not receive them. Ensure that all your distributed repositories are up-to-date.
NOTE: If you are using global updating for all of your updates, replication tasks might not be
necessary for your environment, although they are recommended for redundancy. However, if
you are not using global updating for any of your updates, you must schedule a Repository
Replication server task or run a Replicate Now task.
Scheduling regular Repository Replication server tasks is the best way to ensure that your
distributed repositories are up-to-date. Scheduling daily replication tasks ensures that managed
systems stay up-to-date. Using Repository Replication tasks automates replication to your
distributed repositories.
Occasionally, you might check in files to your master repository that you want to replicate to
distributed repositories immediately, rather than wait for the next scheduled replication. Run a
Replicate Now task to update your distributed repositories manually.
Full vs. incremental replication
When creating a replication task, select Incremental replication or Full replication.
Incremental replication uses less bandwidth and copies only the new updates in the master
repository that are not yet in the distributed repository. Full replication copies the entire contents
of the master repository.
TIP: McAfee recommends scheduling a daily incremental replication task. Schedule a weekly
full replication task if it is possible for files to be deleted from the distributed repository outside
of the replication functionality of ePolicy Orchestrator.
Repository selection
New distributed repositories are added to the repository list file containing all available distributed
repositories. The agent of a managed system updates this file each time it communicates with
the ePO server. The agent performs repository selection each time the agent (McAfee
Framework Service) service starts, and when the repository list changes.
Selective replication provides more control over the updating of individual repositories. When
scheduling replication tasks, you can choose:
Specific distributed repositories to which the task applies. Replicating to different distributed
repositories at different times lessens the impact on bandwidth resources. These repositories
can be specified when you create or edit the replication task.
Specific files and signatures that are replicated to the distributed repositories. Selecting only
those types of files that are necessary to each system that checks in to the distributed
repository lessens the impact on bandwidth resources. When you define or edit your
distributed repositories, you can choose which packages you want to replicate to the
distributed repository.
NOTE: This functionality is intended for updating only products that are installed on several
systems in your environment, like Virus Scan Enterprise. The functionality allows you to distribute
these updates only to the distributed repositories these systems use.
How agents select repositories
By default, agents can attempt to update from any repository in the repository list file. The
agent can use a network ICMP ping or subnet address compare algorithm to find the distributed
repository with the quickest response time. Usually, this is the distributed repository closest to
the system on the network.
You can also tightly control which distributed repositories agents use for updating by enabling
or disabling distributed repositories in the agent policy settings. McAfee does not recommend
disabling repositories in the policy settings. Allowing agents to update from any distributed
repository ensures that they receive the updates.
Server task log
The server task log provides information about your pull and replication tasks, in addition to all
server tasks. This provides the status of the task and any errors that might have occurred.
Replication task information in the server task log
Click Menu | Automation | Server Task Log to access the following information for
replication tasks:
Start date and task duration
Status of task at each site (when expanded)
Any errors or warnings, their codes, and the site to which they apply
Pull task information in the server task log
Click Menu | Automation | Server Task Log to access the following information for pull
tasks:
Start date and task duration
Any errors or warnings and their codes
Status of each package that is checked in to the master repository
Information regarding any new packages that are being checked in to the master repository
Use this task to manually check in the deployment packages to the master repository so that
ePolicy Orchestrator can deploy them.
Before you begin
You must have the appropriate permissions to perform this task.
NOTE: You cannot check in packages while pull or replication tasks are running.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the page interface.
1 Click Menu | Software | Master Repository, then click Actions | Check In Package.
The Check In Package wizard opens.
2 Select the package type, then browse to and select the desired package file.
3 Click Next. The Package Options page appears.
4 Confirm or configure the following:
Package info Confirm this is the correct package.
Branch Select the desired branch. If there are requirements in your environment to
test new packages before deploying them throughout the production environment,
McAfee recommends using the Evaluation branch whenever checking in packages. Once
you finish testing the packages, you can move them to the Current branch by clicking
Menu | Software | Master Repository.
Options Select whether to:
Move the existing package to the Previous branch When selected, moves
packages in the master repository from the Current branch to the Previous branch
when a newer package of the same type is checked in. Available only when you
select Current in Branch.
Add this package to the global update list Adds the package to the Distributed
repository. A SuperAgent call also occurs, forcing the package to be installed on all
the managed systems.
Package signing Specifies if the package is signed by McAfee or is third-party
package.
5 Click Save to begin checking in the package. Wait while the package is checked in.
The new package appears in the Packages in Master Repository list on the Master Repository
tab.
Using the Product Deployment task to deploy
products to managed systems
Use these tasks to deploy products to managed systems with the Product Deployment client
task. ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 allows you to create this task for a single system, or for groups
of the System Tree.
Tasks
Configuring the Deployment task for groups of managed systems
Configuring the Deployment task to install products on a managed system
Configuring the Deployment task for groups of managed systems
Use this task to configure the Product Deployment task to deploy products to groups of managed
systems in the System Tree.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | SystemTree | Client Tasks, then select a group in the System
Tree.
2 Click Actions | New Task. The Client Task Builder wizard opens.
3 Type the name of the task and add any descriptive information to the Notes field.
The information you add here is visible only when you open the task at this group, or at a
child group that inherits the task from this group.
4 Select Product Deployment (McAfee Agent) from the Type drop-down menu.
5 Next to Tags, select the desired platforms to which you are deploying the packages:
Send this task to all computers.
Send this task to only computers that have the following criteria Use one
of the edit links to configure the criteria.
7 Next to Target platforms, select the type(s) of platform to use the deployment.
8 Next to Products and components, set the following:
Select the desired product from the first drop-down menu. The products listed are those
for which you have already checked in a package to the master repository. If you do
not see the product you want to deploy listed here, you must first check in that products
package.
Set the Action to Install, then select the Language of the package, and the Branch.
To specify command-line installation options, type the desired command-line options
in the Command line text field. See the product documentation for information on
command-line options of the product you are installing.
NOTE: You can click + or to add or remove products and components from the displayed
list.
9 Next to Options, select if you want to run this task for every policy enforcement process
(Windows only).
12 Review and verify the details of the Product Deployment task, then click Save.
Configuring the Deployment task to install products on a
managed system
Use this task to deploy products to a single system using the Product Deployment task. Create
a Product Deployment client task for a single system when that system requires:
A product installed that other systems within the same group do not require.
A different schedule than other systems in the group. For example, if a system is located in
a different time zone than its peers.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Systems, then select the group in the System
Tree that contains the desired system.
2 Select the checkbox next to the desired system.
3 Click Actions | Agent | Modify Tasks on a Single System. A list of client tasks assigned
to this system appears.
4 Click Actions | New Task. The Client Task Builder wizard opens.
5 Type the name of the task and add any descriptive information to the Notes field.
The information you add here is visible only when you open the task at this group. or at a
child group that inherits the task from this group.
6 Select Product Deployment from the Type drop-down menu.
7 Next to Tags, select the desired platforms to which you are deploying the packages:
Send this task to all computers.
9 Next to Target platforms, select the type(s) of platform to use the deployment.
10 Next to Products and components set the following:
Select the desired product from the first drop-down list. The products listed are those
for which you have already checked in a package to the master repository. If you do
not see the product you want to deploy listed here, you must first check in that products
package.
Set the Action to Install, then select the Language of the package, and the Branch.
To specify command-line installation options, type the desired command-line options
in the Command line text field. See the product documentation for information on
command-line options of the product you are installing.
NOTE: You can click + or to add or remove products and components from the list
displayed.
11 Next to Options, select if you want to run this task for every policy enforcement process
(Windows only).
14 Review and verify the details of the Product Deployment task, then click Save.
Deploying update packages automatically with
global updating
Use this task to enable global updating on the server. Global updating automatically deploys
user-specified update packages to managed systems.
Before you begin
Repositories must be created and available to all agents that receive the SuperAgent wake-up
call.
There must be a SuperAgent in each broadcast segment that you want to receive the
SuperAgent wake-up call.
Only global administrators can perform this task.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings, select Global Updating, then click
Edit at the bottom of the page.
Figure 9: Edit Global Updating page
2 On the Edit Global Updating page next to Status, select Enabled.
3 Edit the Randomization interval, if desired. The default is 20 minutes.
Each client update occurs at a randomly selected time within the randomization interval,
which helps distribute network load. For example, if you update 1000 clients using the
default randomization interval of 20 minutes, roughly 50 clients update each minute during
the interval, lowering the load on your network and on your server. Without the
randomization, all 1000 clients would try to update simultaneously.
4 Next to Packages types, select which packages initiate an update.
Global updating initiates an update only if new packages for the components specified here
are checked in to the master repository or moved to another branch. Select these
components carefully.
Signatures and engines Select Host Intrusion Prevention Content, if needed.
NOTE: Selecting a package type determines what initiates a global update (not what is
updated during the global update process). Agents receive a list of updated packages during
the global update process. The agents use this list to install only updates that are needed.
For example, agents only update packages that have changed since the last update and
not all packages if they have not changed.
5 When finished, click Save.
Once enabled, global updating initiates an update the next time you check in any of the
selected packages or move them to another branch.
NOTE: Be sure to run a Pull Now task and schedule a recurring Repository Pull server task,
when you are ready for the automatic updating to begin.
Deploying update packages with pull and replication
tasks
Use these tasks to implement a task-based updating strategy once you have created your
repository infrastructure. You must rely on these tasks if you are not using global updating in
your environment.
Before you begin
Make sure that repositories are created and in locations available to managed systems.
Tasks
Using pull tasks to update the master repository
Replicating packages from the master repository to distributed repositories
Using pull tasks to update the master repository
Use either of these tasks to update the contents of the master repository from the McAfee
update site or from a user-configured source site.
You can schedule pull tasks or run them immediately.
Before you begin
Ensure that proxy settings are configured so that the master repository can access the source
site.
Tasks
Running a pull task on a schedule
Running a Pull Now task
Running a pull task on a schedule
Use this task to schedule a recurring pull task that updates the master repository from the
source site. Pull tasks now provide the ability to select which packages are copied from the
source site.
Before you begin
You must have the appropriate permissions to perform this task.
Task
1 Click Menu | Software | Master Repository, then click Actions | Schedule Pull.
The Server Task Builder wizard opens.
2 On the Description page, name and describe the task.
3 Choose whether to enable or disable the task, then click Next. The Actions page appears.
Disabled tasks can be run manually, but do not run at scheduled times.
4 From the Actions menu, select Repository Pull.
5 Select the source site from which to pull contents into the master repository.
6 Select one of the following branches to receive the packages:
Current Use the packages without testing them first.
Evaluation Used to test the packages in a lab environment first.
Previous Use the previous version to receive the package.
7 Select Move existing packages of the same type to the Previous branch to move
the current package versions saved in the Current branch to the Previous branch.
8 Select whether to pull:
All packages.
Selected packages If you select this option, you must click Select Packages and
choose the packages to pull from the source site when this task runs.
Figure 10: Available Source Site Packages dialog box
9 Click Next. The Schedule page of the wizard appears.
NOTE: The Schedule page provides more flexibility than the scheduling functionality of
previous versions. In addition to more granular scheduling in all of the schedule types, you
can use cron syntax by selecting the Advanced schedule type.
11 Review the summary information, then click Save.
The scheduled Repository Pull task is added to the task list on the Server Tasks page.
Running a Pull Now task
Use this task to initiate a pull task that updates the master repository from the source site
immediately. With this release, you can select which packages in the source site are copied to
Before you begin
You must have the appropriate software permissions to perform this task.
Proxy settings must be configured to allow the master repository to access the source site.
Task
1 Click Menu | Software | Master Repository, then click Actions | Pull Now. The Pull
Now wizard opens.
2 Select the source site from the list of available repositories.
3 Select one of the following branches to receive the packages:
4 Select Move existing packages of the same type to the Previous branch to move
the current package versions saved in the Current branch to the Previous branch.
5 Click Next. The Package Selection page appears.
6 Select which packages to copy from the source site, then click Next. The Summary page
appears.
7 Verify the task details, then click Start Pull to begin the pull task. The Server Task Log
page appears, where you can monitor the status of the task until it finishes.
Replicating packages from the master repository to distributed
repositories
Use one of these tasks to replicate contents of the master repository to distributed repositories.
You can schedule a Repository Replication server task that occurs regularly, or run a Replicate
Now task for immediate replication.
Tasks
Running a Repository Replication server task on a schedule
Running a Replicate Now task
Running a Repository Replication server task on a schedule
Use this task to create a scheduled Repository Replication server task.
Before you begin
Your distributed repositories must be set up and added to this ePO server.
Task
1 Click Menu | Software | Distributed Repositories, then click Actions | Schedule
Replication. The Server Task Builder wizard opens.
2 On the Description page, name and describe the task.
3 Choose whether to enable or disable the task, then click Next. The Actions page appears.
Disabled tasks can be run manually, but do not run at scheduled times.
4 Select Repository Replication from the drop-down menu.
Figure 11: Repository Replicator server task action
5 From the Replication type drop-down menu, select one:
Incremental Replicates only the differences between the master and distributed
repositories.
Full Replicates all contents of the master repository to the distributed repositories.
6 Next to Replicate to, select All repositories or Selected repositories.
NOTE: If you select Selected repositories, you must click Select Repositories to choose
which distributed repositories receive packages when this task is initiated.
7 Click Next. The Schedule page of the wizard appears.
NOTE: The Schedule page provides more flexibility than the scheduling functionality of
previous versions. In addition to more granular scheduling in all of the schedule types, you
can use cron syntax by selecting the Advanced schedule type.
9 Review the summary information, then click Save.
The scheduled Repository Pull task is added to the task list on the Server Tasks page.
Running a Replicate Now task
Use this task to replicate contents from the master repository to distributed repositories
immediately.
Before you begin
Any distributed repositories participating in the replication must be set up and added to
ePolicy Orchestrator.
Task
1 Click Menu | Software | Distributed Repositories, then click Actions | Replicate
Now. The Replicate Now wizard opens.
2 On the Repositories page, select which distributed repositories participate in the replication,
then click Next.
If you are not sure which distributed repositories need to be updated, replicate to them
all.
3 On the Replication Type, select Incremental replication or Full replication, then click
Next.
NOTE: If this is the first time you are replicating to a distributed repository, it is a full
replication even if you select incremental replication.
4 On the Summary page, review the details then click Start Replication. The Server Task
Log page displays the status of the task until it is complete. Replication time depends on
the changes to the master repository and the number of distributed repositories to which
you are replicating.
After the task is complete, you can initiate an immediate client update task so that managed
systems in other locations can get updates from the distributed repositories.
package is replicated by default.
Use this task to avoid replicating a newly checked-in package.
Before you begin
Disable any replication tasks scheduled to replicate the selected package. For more information,
see Disabling replication of selected packages.
Task
the desired repository. The Distributed Repository Builder wizard opens.
2 On the Package Types page, deselect the package that you want to avoid being replicated.
3 Click Save.
Configuring agent policies to use a distributed
repository
Use this task to customize how agents select distributed repositories.
Task
1 Click Menu | Policy | Policy Catalog, then click Product | McAfee Agent.
2 Click Edit Settings of an existing agent policy.
3 Select the Repositories tab.
4 From Repository list selection, select either Use this repository list or Use other
repository list.
5 Under Select repository by, specify the method to sort repositories:
Ping time Sends an ICMP ping to the closest five repositories (based on subnet
value) and sorts them by response time.
Configuring agent policies to use a distributed repository
Subnet distance Compares the IP addresses of client systems and all repositories
and sorts repositories based on how closely the bits match. The more closely the IP
addresses resemble each other, the higher in the list the repository is placed.
NOTE: If needed you can set the Maximum number of hops.
User order in repository list Selects repositories based on their order in the list.
6 From the Repository list you can disable repositories by clicking Disable in the Actions
field associated with the repository to be disabled.
7 In the Repository list, click Move up or Move down to specify the order in which you
want client systems to select distributed repositories.
8 Click Save when finished.
Using local distributed repositories that are not
managed
Use this task to copy contents from the master repository into the unmanaged distributed
repository. Once created, you must manually configure managed systems to go to the
unmanaged repository for files.
Task
1 Copy all files and subdirectories in the master repository folder from the server. By default,
this is in the following location on your server:
C:\Program Files\McAfee\ePO\4.0.0\DB\Software
2 Paste the copied files and subfolders in your repository folder on the distributed repository
system.
3 Configure an agent policy for managed systems to use the new unmanaged distributed
repository:
a Click Menu | Policy | Policy Catalog, then click Product | McAfee Agent.
b Click Edit Settings of an existing agent policy, or create a new agent policy.
CAUTION: Policy inheritance cannot be broken for tabs of a policy. Therefore, when
you apply this policy to systems, ensure that only the desired systems receive and inherit
the policy to use the unmanaged distributed repository.
c On the Repositories tab, click Add. The Add Repository window appears.
d Type a name in the Repository Name text field. The name does not have to be the
name of the system hosting the repository.
e Under Retrieve Files From, select the type of repository.
f Under Configuration, type the location you created using the appropriate syntax for
the repository type.
g Type a port number or keep the default port.
h Configure authentication credentials as needed.
i Click OK to add the new distributed repository to the list.
j Select the new repository in the list.
Using local distributed repositories that are not managed
The type Local indicates it is not managed by ePolicy Orchestrator. When a nonmanaged
repository is selected in the Repository list, the Edit and Delete buttons are enabled.
k Click Save.
Any system where this policy is applied receives the new policy at the next agent-server
communication.
Checking in engine, DAT and ExtraDAT update
packages manually
Use this task to manually check in the update packages to the master repository, to deploy
them using ePolicy Orchestrator. Some packages can only be checked in manually.
Before you begin
NOTE: You cannot check in packages while pull or replication tasks are running.
Task
1 Click Menu | Software | Master Repository, then click Actions | Check In Package.
The Check In Package wizard opens.
2 Select the package type, then browse to and select the desired package file.
3 Click Next. The Package Options page appears.
4 Select a branch:
NOTE: Once you finish testing the packages, you can move them to the Current branch
by clicking Menu | Software | Master Repository.
5 Next to Options, select whether to:
Move the existing package to the Previous branch Select this option to move
the existing package (of the same type that you are checking in) to the Previous branch.
6 Click Save to begin checking in the package. Wait while the package is checked in.
The new package appears in the Packages in Master Repository list on the Master Repository
page.
Checking in engine, DAT and ExtraDAT update packages manually
Updating managed systems regularly with a
scheduled update task
Use this task to create and configure update tasks. If you are not using global updating, McAfee
recommends using a daily Update client task to ensure systems are up-to-date with the latest
DAT and engine files.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Client Tasks. Select the desired group in the
System Tree where you want the task to apply, then click Actions | NewTask. The Client
2 On the Description page, type the name and describe the task.
3 Select Product Update from the Type drop-down list.
4 Next to Tags, select the desired platforms to which you are deploying the packages.:
Send this task to all computers
6 Next to the Update in Progress Dialog Box select if you want the users to be aware an
update is in process and if you want to allow them to postpone the process.
7 Next to Package types select one of the following:
All packages.
Selected packages If selected, you must configure which of the following to include:
Signatures and engines
NOTE: When configuring individual signatures and engines, if you select Engine
and deselect DAT when the new engine is updated a new DAT is automatically
updated to ensure complete protection.
Patches and service packs
Others
10 Review the details of the task, then click Save.
The task is added to the list of client tasks for the groups and systems to which it is applied.
Agents receive the new update task information the next time they communicate with the
server. If the task is enabled, the update task runs at the next occurrence of the scheduled day
and time. Each system updates from the appropriate repository, depending on how the policies
for that clients agent are configured.
Confirming that clients are using the latest DAT files
Use this task to check the version of DAT files on managed systems.
Updating managed systems regularly with a scheduled update task
Task
Click Menu | Reporting | Queries, select VSE: DAT Deployment in the Queries list,
then click Actions | Run.
NOTE: See the VirusScan Enterprise documentation for more information on this query.
Evaluating new DATs and engines before
distribution
Use this task to test update packages using the Evaluation branch. You might want to test DAT
and engine files on a few systems before deploying them to your entire organization.
ePolicy Orchestrator provides three repository branches for this purpose.
Task
1 Create a scheduled Repository Pull task that copies update packages in the Evaluation
branch of your master repository. Schedule it to run after McAfee releases updated DAT
files. For additional information, see Deploying update packages with pull and replication
tasks.
2 Create or select a group in the System Tree to serve as an evaluation group, and create a
McAfee Agent policy for the systems to use only the Evaluation branch (in the Repository
Branch Update Selection section of the Updates tab). For additional information, see
Configuring the Deployment task for groups of managed systems.
The policies take affect the next time the agent calls in to the server. The next time the
agent updates, it retrieves them from the Evaluation branch.
3 Create a scheduled Update client task for the evaluation systems that updates DAT and
engine files from the Evaluation branch of your repository. Schedule it to run one or two
hours after your Repository Pull task is scheduled to begin. For additional information, see
Updating managed systems regularly with a scheduled update task.
The evaluation update task created at the evaluation group level causes it to run only for
that group.
4 Monitor the systems in your evaluation group until satisfied.
5 Move the packages from the Evaluation branch to the Current branch of your master
repository. Click Menu | Software | Master Repository to open the Master Repository
page. For additional information, see Checking in packages manually. Adding them to the
Current branch makes them available to your production environment. The next time any
Update client tasks run that retrieves packages from the Current branch, the new DAT and
engine files are distributed to systems that use the task.
Evaluating new DATs and engines before distribution
Manually movingDAT and engine packages between
branches
Use this task to move packages manually between the Evaluation, Current, and Previous branches
after they are checked in to the master repository.
Task
1 Click Menu | Software | Master Repository. The Packages in Master Repository table
appears.
2 In the row of the desired package, click Change Branch. The Change Branch page appears.
3 Select whether to move or copy the package to another branch.
4 Select which branch receives the package.
NOTE: If you have NetShield for NetWare in your network, select Support NetShield for
NetWare.
5 Click OK.
Deleting DAT or engine packages from the master
repository
Use this task to delete packages from the master repository. As you check in new update
packages regularly, they replace the older versions or move them to the Previous branch, if
you are using the Previous branch. However, you might want to manually delete DAT or engine
packages from the master repository.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Software | Master Repository. The Packages in Master Repository table
appears.
2 In the row of the desired package, click Delete. The Delete Package dialog box appears.
3 Click OK.
Manually moving DAT and engine packages between branches
Reporting On System Status
ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 ships with its own querying and reporting capabilities. These are highly
customizable, flexible and easy to use. Included is the Query Builder wizard, which creates
and runs queries that result in user-configured data in user-configured charts and tables. In
addition to the querying system, you can use the following logs to gather information about
activities that occur on your ePO server and throughout your network:
Audit log
Server Task log
Threat Event log
To get you started, McAfee includes a set of default queries that provide the same information
as the default reports of previous versions.
Are you setting up queries for the first time?
When setting up queries for the first time:
1 Understand the functionality of queries and the Query Builder wizard.
2 Review the default queries, and edit any to your needs.
3 Create queries for any needs that arent met by the default queries.
Contents
Queries
Query Builder
Working with queries
Multi-server rollup querying
The Audit Log
The Server Task log
The Threat Event Log
Data exports from any table or chart
Queries
Queries are configurable objects that retrieve and display data from the database. The results
of queries are displayed in charts and tables. Any querys results can be exported to a variety
of formats, any of which can be downloaded or sent as an attachment to an email message.
Most queries can be used as dashboard monitors.
Query results are actionable
Query results are now actionable. Query results displayed in tables (and drill-down tables) have
a variety of actions available for selected items in the table. For example, you can deploy agents
to systems in a table of query results. Actions are available at the bottom of the results page.
Queries as dashboard monitors
Most queries can be used as a dashboard monitor (except those using a table to display the
initial results). Dashboard monitors are refreshed automatically on a user-configured interval
(five minutes by default).
Exported results
Query results can be exported to four different formats. Exported results are historical data and
are not refreshed like other monitors when used as dashboard monitors. Like query results and
query-based monitors displayed in the console, you can drill down into the HTML exports for
more detailed information.
Unlike query results in the console, data in exported reports is not actionable.
Reports are available in several formats:
CSV Use the data in a spreadsheet application (for example, Microsoft Excel).
XML Transform the data for other purposes.
HTML View the exported results as a web page.
PDF Print the results.
Sharing queries between servers
Any query can be imported and exported, allowing you to share queries between servers. In a
multi-server environment, any query needs to be created only once.
Public and personal queries
Queries can be personal (private) or public. Private queries exist in the users My Groups list,
and are available only to their creator. Public queries exist in the Shared Groups list, and are
available to everyone who has permissions to use public queries.
By default, all of ePolicy Orchestrator default queries are public. However, not all users have
permission to view queries automatically. Additionally, users must have permissions to view
queries to be able to view all of the default dashboards, because some of the monitors on these
dashboards are created by queries.
Only users with appropriate permissions can make their personal queries public ones.
NOTE: If migrating from ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5, any queries that were private in version 4.0
remain private in this version. These private queries are located in the Migrated Queries
group inside the My Groups list. Public queries that are migrated are located in the Shared
Groups list in the Migrated Queries group.
Query permissions
Use query permissions to assign specific levels of query functionality to permission sets, which
are assigned to individual users.
Queries
To run most queries, you also need permissions to the feature sets associated with their result
types. In a querys results pages, the available actions to take on the resulting items depend
on the feature sets a user has permission to.
Available permissions include:
No permissions The Query tab is unavailable to a user with no permissions.
Use public queries Grants permission to use any queries that have been made public.
Use public queries; create and edit personal queries Grants permission to use any
queries that have been made public, as well as the ability to use the Query Builder wizard
to create and edit personal queries.
Edit public queries; create and edit personal queries; make personal queries public
Grants permission to use and edit any public queries, create and edit any personal queries,
as well as the ability to make any personal query available to anyone with access to public
queries.
Query Builder
ePolicy Orchestrator provides an easy, four-step wizard that is used to create and edit custom
queries. With the wizard you can configure which data is retrieved and displayed, and how it
is displayed.
Result types
The first selection you make in the Query Builder wizard is a result type from a feature group.
This selection identifies what type of data the query retrieves, and determines the available
selections in the rest of the wizard.
Chart types
ePolicy Orchestrator provides a number of charts and tables to display the data it retrieves.
These and their drill-down tables are highly configurable.
NOTE: Tables do not include drill-down tables.
Chart types include:
Chart Type Groups
Pie:
Boolean Pie Chart
Pie Chart
Bar:
Grouped Bar Chart
Singe Group Bar Chart
Stacked Bar Chart
Summary:
Multi-group Summary Table
Single Group Summary Table
Line:
Multi-line Chart
Query Builder
Chart Type Groups
Single Line Chart
List:
Table
Table columns
Specify columns for the table. If you select Table as the primary display of the data, this
configures that table. If you select a type of chart as the primary display of data, this configures
the drill-down table.
Query results displayed in a table are actionable. For example, if the table is populated with
systems, you can deploy or wake up agents on those systems directly from the table.
Filters
Specify criteria by selecting properties and operators to limit the data retrieved by the query.
Use these tasks to create, use, and manage queries.
Tasks
Creating custom queries
Running an existing query
Running a query on a schedule
Making existing personal queries public
Duplicating queries
Sharing a query between ePO servers
Creating custom queries
Use this task to create custom queries with the Query Builder wizard. You can query on system
properties, product properties, many of the log files, repositories, and more.
Task
1 Click Menu | Reporting | Queries, then click Actions | NewQuery. The Query Builder
wizard opens.
2 On the Result Type page, select the Feature Group and Result Type for this query, then
click Next. The Chart page appears.
NOTE: This choice determines the options available on subsequent pages of the wizard.
3 Select the type of chart or table to display the primary results of the query, then click Next.
The Columns page appears.
NOTE: If you select Boolean Pie Chart, you must configure the criteria to include in the
query.
4 Select the columns to be included in the query, then click Next. The Filter page appears.
NOTE: If you selected Table on the Chart page, the columns you select here are the
columns of that table. Otherwise, these are the columns that make up the query details
table.
5 Select properties to narrow the search results, then click Run. The Unsaved Query page
displays the results of the query, which is actionable, so you can take any available actions
on items in any tables or drill-down tables.
NOTE: Selected properties appear in the content pane with operators that can specify
criteria used to narrow the data that is returned for that property.
If the query didnt appear to return the expected results, click Edit Query to go back
to the Query Builder and edit the details of this query.
If you dont need to save the query, click Close.
If this is a query you want to use again, click Save and continue to the next step.
6 The Save Query page appears. Type a name for the query, add any notes, and select one
of the following:
New Group Type the new group name and select either:
Private group (My Groups)
Public group (Shared Groups)
Existing Group Select the group from the list of Shared Groups.
7 Click Save.
Running an existing query
Use this task to run an existing query from the Queries page.
Task
1 Click Menu | Reporting | Queries, then select a query from the Queries list.
2 Click Actions | Run. The query results appear. Drill down into the report and take actions
on items as necessary. Available actions depend on the permissions of the user.
3 Click Close when finished.
Running a query on a schedule
Use this task to create and schedule a server task that runs a table-based (list chart type) query
and takes actions on the query results.
Task
2 On the Description page, name and describe the task, then click Next. The Actions page
appears.
4 In the Query field, browse to the table-based query you want to run.
5 Select the language in which to display the results.
6 From the Sub-Actions list, select an action to take based on the results. Available actions
depend on the permissions of the user, and include:
Add to System Tree Specifies the systems selected from the query to be added to
the System Tree.
Apply Tag Applies a specified tag to all systems (that are not excluded from the
tag) in the query results. This option is valid only for queries that result in a table of
systems.
Assign Policy Assigns a specified policy to all systems in the query results. This
option is valid only for queries that result in a table of systems.
Change Sorting Status Enables or disables System Tree sorting on all systems in
the query results. This option is valid only for queries that result in a table of systems.
Clear Agent GUID Sequence Error Count Clears the agent GUID sequence count
found by the query.
Clear Tag Removes a specified tag from all systems in the query results. This option
is valid only for queries that result in a table of systems.
Delete Sensor Specifies the sensor selected from the query to be deleted.
Delete Systems Specifies the systems selected from the query to be deleted.
Detected System Exceptions Specifies what to do with the system exceptions
detected by the query.
Email File Sends the results of the query to a specified recipient, in a user-configured
format (PDF, XML, CSV, or HTML).
Exclude Tag Excludes a specified tag from all systems in the query results. This
Export to File Exports the query results to a specified format. The exported file is
placed in a location specified in the Printing and Exporting server settings.
Generate Compliance Event Generates an event based on a percentage or actual
number threshold of systems that do not match the criteria in the query. This action is
intended for compliance-based Boolean pie chart queries that retrieve data on managed
systems (for example, the McAfee Agent and VirusScan Enterprise Compliance Summary
default queries).
Install Rogue Sensor Specifies when to install a Rogue System Sensor when the
query detects the system.
Move Agent GUID to Duplicate List Moves an agent GUID to the duplicate list
when it is discovered by the query.
Move Systemto Another Group Moves all systems in the query results to a group
in the System Tree. This option is valid only for queries that result in a table of systems.
Push Agents for Windows Uses push technology to move agents for Windows
that are detected by the query.
Remove Rogue Sensor Removes the Rogue System Sensor detected by the query.
Repository Replication Replicates master repository contents to the distributed
repositories in the query results. This is valuable for queries that return a list of
out-of-date repositories (for example, the Distributed Repository Status default query).
This option is valid only for queries that result in a table of distributed repositories.
Resort Systems Resorts the systems found by the query.
Sensor Blacklist Management Allows editing of the sensor blacklist systems
Set System Description Allows adding a description and four custom fields.
Transfer Systems Allows moving systems detected by the query within the System
Tree.
Update Agents Distributes and updates agents detected by the query.
Wake Up Agents Sends a wake-up call to specified systems.
NOTE: You are not limited to selecting one action for the query results. Click the + button
to add additional actions to take on the query results. Be careful to ensure you place the
actions in the order you want them to be taken on the query results.
9 Verify the configuration of the task, then click Save.
The task is added to the list on the Server Tasks page. If the task is enabled (by default), it
runs at the next scheduled time. If the task is disabled, it only runs by clicking Run next to the
task on the Server Tasks page.
Making a personal query group
Use this task to make personal query groups that allow you to save personal queries that you
create.
NOTE: You can also create personal query groups during the process to save a custom query.
See Creating custom queries.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Reporting | Queries, then click Group Actions | New Group. The New
Group page appears.
2 Type a group name.
3 From Group Visibility, select one of the following:
Private group Adds the new group under My Groups.
Public group Adds the new group under Shared Groups.
By permission Adds the new group under Shared Groups. Users with the following
default permissions can view the results:
Executive Reviewer Only users designated as an Executive Reviewer can view
the results.
Global Reviewer Only users designated as a Global Reviewer can view the
results.
Group Admin Only users designated as a Group Admin can view the results.
Group Reviewer Only users designated as a Group Reviewer can view the
results.
NOTE: Global Administrators have full access to all By permission queries.
TIP: You can also specify any custom user permission sets in your environment.
4 Click Save.
Making existing personal queries public
Use this task to make personal queries public. All users with permissions to public queries have
access to any personal queries you make public.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Reporting | Queries. In the Queries list, select the query you want to
make public and click Actions and select either:
Move to Different Group Select the desired shared group from the Select target
group menu.
Duplicate Specify a new name and select the desired share group from the Group
to receive copy menu.
NOTE: The public group must be created before performing this task.
2 Click OK.
Duplicating queries
Use this task to create a query based on an existing query.
Task
1 Click Menu | Reporting | Queries. From the list, select a query to duplicate and click
Actions |Duplicate. The Duplicate dialog box appears.
2 Type a name for the duplicate and select a group to receive a copy of the query, then click
OK.
Sharing a query between ePO servers
Use these tasks to import and export a query for use among multiple servers.
Tasks
Exporting queries for use by another ePO server
Importing queries
Exporting queries for use by another ePO server
Use this task to export a query to an XML file, which can be imported to another ePO server.
Task
1 Click Menu | Reporting | Queries, then select a query from the Queries list.
2 Click Actions | Export Query Definition. The File Download dialog box appears.
3 Click Save File, select the desired location for the XML file, then click OK.
Importing queries
Use this task to import a query that was exported from another ePO server.
Task
1 Click Menu | Reporting | Queries, then click Actions | Import Query. The Import
Query wizard opens.
2 Next to File to Import, browse to the XML file to import.
3 Select the group where you want the imported file saved, then click Save. The summary
of the import process is displayed.
4 Click OK.
The query is added to the group you selected from the list.
Exporting query results to other formats
Use this task to export query results for other purposes. You can export to HTML and PDF files
for viewing formats, or to CSV or XML files for using and transforming the data in other
applications.
Task
1 Click Menu | Reporting | Queries then select the query or multiple queries to export.
NOTE: You can also, run the query from the Queries page and click Options | Export
Data from the query results page to access the Export page.
2 Click Actions | Export Data. The Export page appears.
3 Select what to export. For chart-based queries, select either Chart data only or Chart
data and drill-down tables.
4 Select whether the data files are exported individually or in a single archive (zip) file.
5 Select the format of the exported file. If exporting to a PDF file, configure the following:
Select the Page size and Page orientation.
Optionally select:
Show filter criteria.
Include a cover page with these text and include the needed text.
6 Select whether the files are emailed as attachments to selected recipients, or they are
saved to a location on the server to which a link is provided. You can open or save the file
to another location by right-clicking it.
NOTE: When typing multiple email addresses for recipients, you must separate entries with
a comma or semicolon.
7 Click Export.
The files are created and either emailed as attachments to the recipients, or you are taken to
a page where you can access the files from links.
ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 includes the ability to run queries that report on summary data from
multiple ePO databases.
Use these result types in the Query Builder wizard for this type of querying:
Rolled-Up Threat Events
Rolled-Up Client Events
Rolled-Up Compliance History
Rolled-Up Managed Systems
Rolled-Up Applied Policies
Action commands cannot be generated from rollup result types.
How it works
To roll up data for use by rollup queries, you must register each server (including the local
server) that you want to include in the query.
Once the servers are registered, you must configure Roll Up Data server tasks on the reporting
server (the server that performs the multi-server reporting). Roll Up Data server tasks retrieve
the information from all databases involved in the reporting, and populate the EPORollup_
tables on the reporting server. The rollup queries target these database tables on the reporting
server.
NOTE: As a prerequisite to running a Rolled-Up Compliance History query, you must take two
preparatory actions on each server whose data you want to include:
Creating a query to define compliance
Generating a compliance event
Preparing for rollup querying
Use these tasks to ensure the EPORollup_ tables on the reporting server are populated and
ready for using queries based on the Rolled-Up query result types. These tasks should be
performed for each server whose data will be included in the query results.
Before you begin
Using the Rolled-Up Compliance History result type requires:
A Boolean pie chart query based on managed systems be created on each server.
A Run Query server task be created on each server, which uses the subaction Generate
Compliance Event. Be sure to specify the previously mentioned Boolean pie chart query as
the input for this subaction.
Schedule the task for the time interval needed for Compliance History reporting. For example,
if compliance must be collected on a weekly basis, then schedule the task to run weekly.
Tasks
Creating a Rollup Data server task
Use this task to register each ePO server with the reporting server that you want to include in
rollup reporting. Registering ePO servers is required to collect summary data from those servers
to populate the EPORollup_ tables of the rollup reporting server.
NOTE: The reporting server must be registered as well if its summary data is to be included in
rollup reporting.
Task
2 On the Descriptions page, select ePO 4.5 from the server type menu, specify a name and
description, then click Next. The Details page appears.
3 Provide the details of the server, its database server, and the credentials to access the
server, then click Save.
Creating a Rollup Data server task
Use this task to create a Rollup Data server task that populates the necessary tables on the
reporting server with summary data from registered servers.
Best practices
Depending on the size of your network and the number of managed systems you have,
performing the Rollup Data server task can be time intensive. McAfee recommends performing
this task during off-peak hours, and using the incremental rollup option whenever possible.
Task
2 On the Description page, type a name and description for the task, and select whether to
enable it, then click Next. The Actions page appears.
3 Click Actions and select Roll Up Data.
4 From the Roll up data from: drop-down menu, select All registered servers or Select
registered servers. If you choose Select registered servers, a browse button appears
labeled Select.
5 Select the data type to be rolled up. You can select multiple data types.
NOTE: The data types Threat Events, Client Events, and Applied Policies can be further
configured to include the additional properties Purge, Filter and Rollup Method. To do so,
click Configure in the row that describes the additional properties available.
7 Schedule the task, then click Next. The Summary page appears.
NOTE: If you are reporting on rolled-up compliance history data, ensure that the time unit
of the Rolled-Up Compliance History query matches the schedule type of the Generate
Compliance Event server tasks on the registered servers.
8 Review the settings, then click Save.
Creating a query to define compliance
Use this task to specify the properties to be included in a query to define compliance for
Compliance History reporting.
Task
1 Click Menu | Reporting | Queries , then click Actions | NewQuery. The Query Builder
wizard opens.
2 On the Result Type page, select System Management as Feature Group, and select
Managed Systems as Result Types, then click Next. The Chart page appears.
3 Select Boolean Pie Chart from the Display Result As list, then click Configure Criteria.
The Configure Criteria page appears.
4 Select the properties to include in the query, then set the operators and values for each
property. Click OK. When the Chart page appears, click Next. The Columns page appears.
NOTE: These properties define what is compliant for systems managed by this ePO server.
5 Select the columns to be included in the query, then click Next.
6 Select any filters to be applied to the query, click Run, then click Save.
Generating compliance events
Use this task to create a Run Query server task using the information that defines compliance.
Task
1 Click Menu | Automation | Server Tasks , then click Actions | NewTask. The Server
2 On the Description page, type a name for the new task, then click Next. The Actions page
appears.
4 Click browse (...) next to the Query field and select a query. The Select a query from
the list dialog box appears with the My Groups tab active.
5 Select the compliance-defining query. This could be a default query, such as McAfee Agent
and VirusScan Enterprise (for Windows) Compliance Summary in the Shared Groups
section, or a user-created query, such as one described in Creating a query to define
compliance.
6 From the Sub-Actions drop-down menu, select Generate Compliance Event and specify
the percentage or number of target systems, then click Next. The Schedule page appears.
NOTE: Events can be generated by the generate compliance event task if noncompliance
rises above a set percentage or set number of systems.
7 Schedule the task for the time interval needed for Compliance History reporting. For example,
if compliance must be collected on a weekly basis, schedule the task to run weekly. Click
Next. The Summary page appears.
8 Review the details, then click Save.
The Audit Log
Use the Audit Log to maintain and access a record of all ePO user actions. The Audit Log entries
are displayed in a sortable table. For added flexibility, you can also filter the log so that it displays
only failed actions, or only entries that are within a certain age.
The Audit Log displays seven columns:
Action The name of the action the ePO user attempted.
Completion Time The time the action finished.
Details More information about the action.
Priority Importance of the action.
Start Time The time the action was initiated.
Success Whether the action was successfully completed.
User Name User name of the logged-on user account that was used to take the action.
Audit Log entries can be queried against. You can create queries with the Query Builder wizard
that target this data, or you can use the default queries that target this data. For example, the
Failed Logon Attempts query retrieves a table of all failed logon attempts.
Working with the Audit Log
Use these tasks to view and purge the Audit Log. The Audit Log records actions taken by ePO
users.
Tasks
Viewing the Audit Log
Purging the Audit Log
Purging the Audit Log on a schedule
The Audit Log
Viewing the Audit Log
Use this task to view a history of administrator actions. Available data depends on how often
and by what age the Audit Log is purged.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | User Management | Audit Log. The details of administrator actions are
displayed in a table.
2 Click any of the column titles to sort the table by that column (alphabetically).
3 From the Filter drop-down list, select an option to narrow the amount of visible data. You
can remove all but the failed actions, or show only actions that occurred within a selected
amount of time.
4 Click any entry to view its details.
Purging the Audit Log
Use this task to purge the Audit Log. You can only purge Audit Log records by age. When you
purge the Audit Log, the records are deleted permanently.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | User Management | Audit Log.
2 Click Actions | Purge.
3 In the Purge dialog box, next to Purge records older than, type a number and select a
time unit.
4 Click OK.
All records older than the specified timeframe are purged.
Purging the Audit Log on a schedule
Use this task to purge the Audit Log with a scheduled server task.
Before you begin
Task
Task Builder wizard opens to the Description page.
The Audit Log
2 Name, describe the task, and click Enabled after Schedule Status.
3 Click Next. The Actions page appears.
4 Select Purge Audit Log from the drop-down list.
5 After Purge records older than, type a number and select the time unit to use before
purging the Audit Log entries.
8 Review the tasks details, then click Save.
The Server Task log
You can use server tasks and the Server Task Log to help manage and report on system status
throughout your network. The default set of server tasks actions is described here.
Improvements to server tasks
Server tasks are now more configurable, allowing you to chain multiple actions and subactions
within a single task, and provide more flexible scheduling.
Server task actions
Active Directory Synchronization/NT Domain Synchronizes selected Windows NT
domains and Active Directory containers that are mapped to System Tree groups.
Delete Detected Systems Deletes any detected systems returned as a result of this
task.
Event Migration (3.6.x -> 4.x) If you upgrade from a previous ePolicy Orchestrator
installation, this task migrates events from the old database to the new database, so that
you can run queries against your historical data. McAfee recommends scheduling this task
to run at off hours as soon as possible after upgrading.
Export Agent Handler Assignments Downloads SiteList.xml, which contains the list
of Agent Handler assignments.
Export Policies Downloads an xml file that contains the associated policy.
Export Queries Generates a query output file that can be saved or emailed to a recipient.
Host IPS Policy Migration Use this task to enable policies created with previous versions
of Host IPS to the current version of the software.
Host IPS Property Translator Translates client rule properties and populates appropriate
database tables with this data.
Import Agent Handler Assignments Imports a previously exported Agent Handler
list, for example, SiteList.xml.
Load Systems by File Imports the systems from a text file that includes system name
or IP addresses each on a new line.
Product License Usage: Count by Product Exports or emails the number of licenses
used, based on the products installed on the server.
Product License Usage: Entitlement Information Generates a report that summarizes
installations of your software on managed systems that have communicated to this ePO
server in the last 180 days. The report can be exported or emailed.
The Server Task log
Purge Audit Log Deletes entries from the Audit Log based on user-configured age.
Purge Client Events Deletes client events based on a time unit or using a query.
Purge Closed Issues Deletes all closed issues from the database based on
user-configured criteria.
Purge Compliance History Deletes entries from the database based on user-configured
criteria.
Purge Rolled-up Data Deletes selected Data Types from other registered ePO servers.
Events Deletes event summary data.
Compliance History Deletes compliance summary data.
Managed Systems Deletes systems summary data.
Policy Assignments Deletes policy assignment summary data.
Purge Server Task Log Deletes entries from the Server Task Log based on
user-configured age.
Purge Threat Event Log Deletes threat event logs based on a time unit or using a
query.
Repository Pull Retrieves packages from a chosen source site, then places them in the
master repository.
Repository Replication Updates distributed repositories from the master repository.
Roll Up Data Imports selected Data Types from other registered ePO servers.
Compliance History Imports compliance summary data.
Managed Systems Imports managed systems summary data.
Events Imports events summary data.
Policy Assignments Imports policy assignment summary data.
Run Query Runs a selected query and allows you to chain sub-actions related to the
query results. For example, you can email the results to someone in your organization, or
deploy agents to all systems in the query results. Subactions include:
Add to System Tree Adds the selected query to the specified group of systems in
the System Tree.
Apply Tag Applies a specified tag to all systems (that are not excluded from the tag)
in the query results. This option is valid only for queries that result in a table of systems.
Assign Policy Allows you to specify a previous created policy to the systems returned
in the query results.
Change Sorting Status Enables or disables System Tree sorting on all systems in
the query results. This option is valid only for queries that result in a table of systems.
Clear Agent GUID Sequence Error Count Clears the Sequence Error count
generated due to a duplicate GUID.
Clear Tag Removes a specified tag from all systems in the query results. This option
is valid only for queries that result in a table of systems.
Delete Sensor Deletes the Rogue System Sensor data. Make sure the sensor is
uninstalled from the managed system before deleting the sensor.
Delete Systems Deletes specified systems from the System Tree. You can also
remove the agent from the systems at the same time.
Deploy McAfee Agent Installs the agent on the Windows systems managed by that
ePO server.
The Server Task log
Detected System Exceptions Specifies what to do with the system exceptions
Email File Sends the results of the query to a specified recipient, in a user-configured
format (PDF, XML, CSV, or HTML).
Exclude Tag Excludes a specified tag from all systems in the query results. This
Export to File Exports the query results to a specified format. The exported file is
placed in a location specified in the Printing and Exporting server settings.
Generate Compliance Event Generates an event based on a percentage or actual
number threshold of systems that do not match the criteria in the query. This action is
intended for compliance-based Boolean pie chart queries that retrieve data on managed
systems (for example, the ePO: Compliance Summary default query). This action is part
of the replacement of the Compliance Check server task of previous versions of ePolicy
Orchestrator.
Move Agent GUID to Duplicate List and Delete Systems Moves the GUID of the
agent to the Duplicate List and deletes the system from the System Tree.
Move Systems to Another Group Moves all systems in the query results to the
specified group in the System Tree. This option is valid only for queries that result in a
table of systems.
Repository Replication Replicates master repository contents to the distributed
repositories in the query results. This is valuable for queries that return a list of out-of-date
repositories (for example, the ePO: Distributed Repository Status default query). This
option is valid only for queries that result in a table of distributed repositories.
Resort Systems Sorts the systems based on the IP address and tags assigned to
them.
Install Rogue Sensor Installs a Rogue System Sensor on all managed systems in
the query results.
Remove Rogue Sensor Removes the Rogue System Sensor from all managed
systems in the query results.
Sensor Blacklist Management Adds or removes the Rogue Sensor Blacklist on all
systems in the query results.
Set System Description Specifies any additional information about systems in the
query results.
Transfer Systems Transfers the system in the query results to other registered ePO
servers.
Update Agents Updates the Agents on systems returned by the query results with
the latest packages checked into your master repository. For more information, see
Update tasks in Deploying Products and Updates.
Wake Up Agents Performs an Agent Wake Up call on the systems returned in the
query results.
Run Tag Criteria Evaluates all managed systems against a selected tags criteria, and
applies the tag to all matching systems.
Share Policies Synchronizes all policies with other registered servers.
System Search Searches for a system based on the specified tag or group.
Update Sensor Deployment Client Tasks Disabled by default, this action updates all
sensor deployment client tasks.
The Server Task log
Working with the Server Task Log
Use these tasks to view and maintain the Server Task Log.
Tasks
Viewing the Server Task Log
Filtering the Server Task Log
Purging the Server Task Log
Viewing the Server Task Log
Use this task to review the status of server tasks and long-running actions.
The status of each server task appears in the Status column:
Completed Task completed successfully.
Failed Task was started but did not complete successfully.
In progress Task has started but not finished.
Waiting Task is waiting for another task to finish.
Terminated Task was terminated manually before it finished.
Task
1 Click Menu | Automation | Server Task Log. The Server Task Log display appears.
2 Click any of the column titles to sort the events.
3 Select any of the task logs, click Actions, then select one of the following to manipulate
the server task log:
Choose Columns The Select Columns to Display page appears.
Export Table The Export page appears.
Purge The Purge dialog box appears. Type a number and a time unit to determine
the number of task log entries to delete, then click OK.
Terminate Task Stop a task that is in progress.
Filtering the Server Task Log
As the Server Task Log grows, you can filter it to show only the most recent activity. You can
filter the log to show only entries from the last day, last seven days, last 30 days, or by Failed
or In Progress task status.
Task
1 Click Menu | Automation | Server Task Log.
2 Select the desired filter from the Filter drop-down list.
The Server Task log
Purging the Server Task Log
As the Server Task Log grows, you can purge items older than a specified (user-configurable)
number of days, weeks, months, or years.
Task
1 Click Menu | Automation | Server Task Log, then click Actions | Purge.
2 In the Purge dialog box, type a number of days, weeks, months, or years. Any item of this
age and older are deleted.
3 Click OK.
Allowed Cron syntax when scheduling a server task
Cron syntax is made up of six or seven fields, separated by a space. Accepted Cron syntax, by
field in descending order, is detailed in the following table. Most Cron syntax is acceptable, but
a few cases are not supported. For example, you cannot specify both the Day of Week and Day
of Month values.
Allowed Special Characters Allowed Values Field Name
, - * / 0 59 Seconds
, - * / 0 59 Minutes
, - * / 0 23 Hours
, - * ? / L W C 1 31 Day of Month
, - * / 1 12, or JAN DEC Month
, - * ? / L C # 1 7, or SUN SAT Day of Week
, - * / Empty, or 1970 2099 Year (optional)
Notes on allowed special characters
Commas (,) are allowed to specify additional values. For example, 5,10,30 or MON,WED,FRI.
Asterisks (*) are used for "every. For example, * in the minutes field is "every minute".
Question marks (?) are allowed to specify no specific value in the Day of Week or Day of
Month fields.
NOTE: The question mark must be used in one of these fields, but cannot be used in both.
Forward slashes (/) identify increments. For example, 5/15 in the minutes field means the
task runs at minutes 5, 20, 35 and 50.
The letter "L" means "last" in the Day of Week or Day of Month fields. For example, "0 15
10 ? * 6L" means the last Friday of every month at 10:15 am.
The letter "W" means "weekday". So, if you created a Day of Month as "15W", this means
the weekday closest to the 15th of the month. Also, you can specify "LW", which means the
last weekday of the month.
The Server Task log
The pound character "#" identifies the "Nth" day of the month. For example, using "6#3"
in the Day of Week field is the third Friday of every month, "2#1" is the first Monday, and
"4#5" is the fifth Wednesday.
NOTE: If the month does not have a fifth Wednesday, the task does not run.
Use the Threat Event Log to quickly view and sort through events in the database. The log can
be purged only by age.
You can choose which columns are displayed in the sortable table. You can choose from a
variety of event data to use as columns.
Depending on which products you are managing, you can also take certain actions on the
events. Actions are available in the Actions menu at the bottom of the page.
Common event format
Most managed products now use a common event format. The fields of this format can be used
as columns in the Threat Event Log. These include:
Action Taken Action that was taken by the product in response to the threat.
Agent GUID Unique identifier of the agent that forwarded the event.
DAT Version DAT version on the system that sent the event.
Detecting Product Host Name Name of the system hosting the detecting product.
Detecting Product ID ID of the detecting product.
Detecting Product IPv4 Address IPv4 address of the system hosting the detecting
product (if applicable).
Detecting Product IPv6 Address IPv6 address of the system hosting the detecting
product (if applicable).
Detecting Product MAC Address MAC address of the system hosting the detecting
product.
Detecting Product Name Name of the detecting managed product.
Detecting Product Version Version number of the detecting product.
Engine Version Version number of the detecting products engine (if applicable).
Event Category Category of the event. Possible categories depend on the product.
Event Generated Time (UTC) Time in Coordinated Universal Time that the event was
detected.
Event ID Unique identifier of the event.
Event Received Time (UTC) Time in Coordinated Universal Time that the event was
received by the ePO server.
File Path File path of the system which sent the event.
Host Name Name of the system which sent the event.
IPv4 Address IPv4 address of the system which sent the event.
IPv6 Address IPv6 address of the system which sent the event.
MAC Address MAC address of the system which sent the event.
Network Protocol Threat target protocol for network-homed threat classes.
Port Number Threat target port for network-homed threat classes.
Process Name Target process name (if applicable).
Server ID Server ID which sent the event.
Threat Name Name of the threat.
Threat Source Host Name System name from which the threat originated.
Threat Source IPv4 Address IPv4 address of the system from which the threat
originated.
Threat Source IPv6 Address IPv6 address of the system from which the threat
originated.
Threat Source MAC Address MAC address of the system from which the threat
originated.
Threat Source URL URL from which the threat originated.
Threat Source User Name User name from which the threat originated.
Threat Type Class of the threat.
User Name Threat source user name or email address.
Working with the Threat Event Log
Use these tasks to view and purge the Threat Event Log
Tasks
Viewing the Threat Event Log
Purging Threat Events
Purging the Threat Event Log on a schedule
Viewing the Threat Event Log
Use this task to view the Threat Event Log.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Reporting | Threat Event Log.
2 Click any of the column titles to sort the events. You can also click Actions | Choose
Columns and the Select Columns to Display page appears.
3 From the Available Columns list, select different table columns that meet your needs, then
click Save.
4 Select events in the table, then click Actions and select Show Related Systems to see
the details of the systems that sent the selected events.
Purging Threat Events
Use this task to purge Threat Event records from the database. Purging Threat Event records
deletes them permanently.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Reporting | Threat Event Log.
2 Click Actions | Purge.
3 In the Purge dialog box, next to Purge records older than, type a number and select a
time unit.
4 Click OK.
Records older than the specified age are deleted permanently.
Purging the Threat Event Log on a schedule
Use this task to purge the Threat Event Log with a scheduled server task.
Before you begin
Task
Task Builder wizard opens to the Description page.
2 Name, describe the task, and click Enabled after Schedule Status.
4 Select Purge Threat Event Log from the drop-down list.
5 Select whether to purge by age or from a queries results. If you purge by query, you must
pick a query that results in a table of events.
8 Review the tasks details, then click Save.
Data in any chart or table in ePolicy Orchestrator can be exported to four different formats.
Exported results are historical data and are not refreshed.
Unlike query results in the console, data in exported reports is not actionable.
Reports are available in several formats:
CSV Use this format to use the data in a spreadsheet application (for example, Microsoft
Excel).
XML Use this format to transform the data for other purposes.
HTML Use this report format to view the exported results as a web page.
PDF Use this report format when you need to print the results.
Exported data can be named and saved to any location, or emailed as attachments.
Monitoring with Dashboards
Dashboards allow you to keep constant watch on your environment. Dashboards are collections
of monitors. Monitors can be anything from a chart-based query, to a small web application,
like the MyAvert Security Threats, that is refreshed at a user-configured interval.
Users must have the appropriate permissions to use and create dashboards.
Are you setting up dashboards for the first time?
When setting up dashboards for the first time:
1 Decide which default dashboards and default monitors you want to use.
2 Create any needed dashboards and their monitors, and be sure to make active any you
want available as tabs from the navigation bar.
Contents
Default dashboards and their monitors
Setting up dashboard access and behavior
Working with Dashboards
Dashboards are collections of user-selected and configured monitors that provide current data
about your environment. You can create your own dashboards from query results and use
ePolicy Orchestrators default dashboards.
Queries as dashboard monitors
Use any chart-based query as a dashboard that is refreshed at a user-configured frequency,
so you can use your most useful queries on a live dashboard.
This release of ePolicy Orchestrator ships with several default dashboards, each of which has
its own default monitors.
NOTE: All dashboards, other than the default (typically ePO Summary) are owned by the Global
Administrator who installed ePolicy Orchestrator. The Global Administrator who performed the
installation must make additional dashboards active and public before other ePO users can view
them.
NOTE: By default, when you log into ePolicy Orchestrator, the ePO Summary dashboard is the
only dashboard you see until you make other dashboards active. To make a dashboard active,
in the Dashboards page click Options | Select Active Dashboards, and select from the
Available Dashboards.
Audit dashboard
The Audit dashboard provides an overview of access-related activities occurring on your ePO
server. The monitors included in this dashboard are:
Failed Login Attempts in Last 30 Days Displays a list, grouped by user, of all failed
logon attempts in the last 30 days.
Successful Login Attempts in Last 30 Days Displays a list, grouped by user, of all
successful logon attempts in the last 30 days.
Policy Assignment Change History by User Displays a report, grouped by user, of
all policy assignments in the last 30 days, as recorded in the Audit log.
User Configuration by User Displays a report, grouped by user, of all actions considered
sensitive in the last 30 days, as recorded in the Audit log.
Server Configuration by User Displays a report, grouped by user, of all server
configuration actions in the last 30 days, as recorded in the Audit log.
Quick System Search You can search for systems by system name, IP address, MAC
address, user name, or agent GUID.
ePO Summary dashboard
The ePO Summary dashboard is a set of monitors providing high-level information and links to
more information from McAfee. The monitors included in this dashboard are:
My Avert Threat Advisory Displays the protection available, any new threats reported,
latest DAT and engine available and, if they are in My Repository, a link to the MyAvert
Security Threats page and the time last checked.
Systems per Top-Level Group Displays a bar chart of your managed systems, organized
by top-level System Tree group.
McAfee Links Displays links to McAfee technical support, escalation tools, virus information
library, and more.
McAfee Agent and VirusScan Enterprise (for Windows) Compliance Summary
Displays a Boolean pie chart of managed systems in your environment, which are compliant
or noncompliant, by version of VirusScan Enterprise (for Windows), McAfee Agent, and DAT
files.
Malware Detection History Displays a line chart of the number of internal virus
detections over the past quarter.
Executive dashboard
The Executive dashboard provides a set of monitors providing some high-level reports on security
threats and compliance, with links to more specific product- and McAfee-specific information.
The monitors included in this dashboard are:
My Avert Threat Advisory Displays the protection available, any new threats reported,
latest DAT and engine available and, if they are in My Repository, a link to the MyAvert
Security Threats page and the time last checked.
Malware Detection History Displays a line chart of the number of internal virus
detections over the past quarter.
Product Deployment in the Last 24 Hours Displays a Boolean pie chart of all product
deployments in the last 24 hours. Successful deployments are shown in green.
Product Updates in the Last 24 Hours Displays a Boolean pie chart off all product
updates in the last 24 hours. Successful updates are shown in green.
Product Deployment dashboard
The Product Deployment dashboard provides an overview of product deployment and update
activities in your network. The monitors included in this dashboard are:
Product Deployment in the Last 24 Hours Displays a Boolean pie chart of all product
deployments in the last 24 hours. Successful deployments are shown in green.
Product Updates in the Last 24 Hours Displays a Boolean pie chart of all product
updates in the last 24 hours. Successful updates are shown in green.
Failed Product Deployment in the Last 24 Hours Displays a single group bar chart,
grouped by product code, of all the failed product deployments in the last 24 hours.
Failed Product Updates in the Last 24 Hours Displays a single group bar chart,
grouped by product code, of all failed product updates in the last 24 hours.
Agent Uninstalls Attempted in the Last 24 Hours Displays a single bar chart, grouped
by day, of all agent uninstall client events in the last 24 hours.
RSD Summary dashboard
The RSD (Rogue System Detection) Summary dashboard provides a summary of the state of
detected systems on your network. The monitors included in this dashboard are:
Rogue Systems, by Domain Rogue system interfaces detected by Rogue System
Sensors in the last week, grouped by domain.
Active Sensor Responses Displays a Boolean pie chart of active Rogue System Sensors
that have or haven't communicated with the ePO server in the last 24 hours.
Subnet Coverage Subnets that are or aren't covered by Rogue System Sensors.
Rogue Systems, By OS Rogue system interfaces detected by Rogue System Sensors
over the last week, grouped by operating system.
Passive Sensor Response Passive Rogue System Sensors that have or haven't
communicated with the ePO server in the last 24 hours.
Rogue Systems, By OUI Rogue system interfaces detected by Rogue System Sensors
over the last week, grouped by OUI (Organizationally Unique Identifier) in the last week.
Use these tasks to ensure that users have the appropriate access to dashboards, and how often
dashboards are refreshed.
Tasks
Giving users permissions to dashboards
Configuring the refresh frequency of dashboards
Giving users permissions to dashboards
Use this task to give users the needed permissions to dashboards. For a user to be able to
access or use dashboards, they must have the appropriate permissions.
Task
1 Click Menu | User Management | Permission Sets, then create a new permission set
or select an existing permission set.
2 Next to Dashboards, click Edit. The Edit Permission Set: Dashboards page appears.
3 Select a permission:
No permissions
Use public dashboards
Use public dashboards; create and edit personal dashboards
Edit public dashboards; create and edit personal dashboards; make personal
dashboards public
4 Click Save.
Configuring the refresh frequency of dashboards
Use this task to configure how often (in minutes) dashboards are refreshed. This setting is
unique to each user account.
When setting this, consider the number of users that you anticipate will be logged on at anytime.
Each user logged on with a dashboard displayed creates additional performance usage when
the dashboards are refreshed.
Task
1 Click Menu | Reporting | Dashboards, then click Options | Edit Dashboard
Preferences. The Dashboard Preferences page appears.
2 Next to Dashboard page refresh interval, type the number of minutes you want between
refreshes. Maximum page refresh interval is 60 minutes.
3 Click Save.
Use these tasks to create and manage dashboards.
Tasks
Creating dashboards
Making a dashboard active
Selecting all active dashboards
Making a dashboard public
Creating dashboards
Use this task to create a dashboard.
Task
1 Click Menu | Reporting | Dashboards, then click Options | Manage Dashboards.
The Manage Dashboards page appears.
2 Click New Dashboard.
3 Type a name and select a size for the dashboard.
4 For each monitor, click NewMonitor, select the monitor to display in the dashboard, then
click OK.
5 Click Save, then select whether to make this dashboard active. Active dashboards are
displayed on the tab bar of Dashboards.
6 Optionally, you can make this dashboard public from the Manage Dashboards page by
clicking Make Public
NOTE: All new dashboards are saved to the private My Dashboards category.
Making a dashboard active
Use this task to make a dashboard part of your active set.
Task
1 Click Menu | Reporting | Dashboards, then click Options | Select Active
Dashboards. The Select Active Dashboards page appears.
2 Select the dashboards you want to activate from the Available Dashboards list, then
click OK.
Selecting all active dashboards
Use this task to select all dashboards that make up your active set. Active dashboards are
accessible on the tab bar under Dashboards.
Task
1 Click Menu | Reporting | Dashboards, then click Options | Select Active
Dashboards. The Select Active Dashboards page appears.
Figure 12: Select Active Dashboards page
2 Click the desired dashboards from the Available Dashboards list. They are added to the
content pane.
3 Repeat until all desired dashboards are selected.
4 Arrange the selected dashboards in the order you want them to appear on the tab bar.
5 Click OK.
The selected dashboards appear on the tab bar whenever you open the Dashboards page of
the product.
Making a dashboard public
Use this task to make a private dashboard public. Public dashboards can be used by any user
with permissions to public dashboards.
Task
1 Click Menu | Reporting | Dashboards, then click Options | Manage Dashboards.
The Manage Dashboards page appears.
2 Select the desired dashboard from the Available Dashboards list, then click Make Public.
3 Click OK when prompted.
4 Click Close.
The dashboard appears in the Public Dashboards list on the Manage Dashboards page.
Detecting Rogue Systems
Unprotected systems are often the weak spot of any security strategy, creating entry points
through which viruses and other potentially harmful programs can access your network. Even
in a managed network environment, some systems might not have an active McAfee Agent on
them. These can be systems that frequently log on and off the network, including test servers,
laptops, or wireless devices.
Rogue System Detection provides real-time discovery of rogue systems through the use of a
Rogue System Sensor installed throughout your network. The sensor listens to network broadcast
messages and DHCP responses to detect systems connected to the network.
When a sensor detects a system on the network, it sends a message to the ePolicy Orchestrator
server. The server then checks whether the system has an active agent installed and managed.
If the system is unknown to the ePO server, Rogue System Detection provides information to
ePolicy Orchestrator to allow you to take remediation steps, which include alerting network and
anti-virus administrators or automatically deploying an agent to the system.
In addition to Rogue System Detection, other McAfee products, like McAfee Network Access
Control, add detected systems control to ePolicy Orchestrator.
Contents
What are rogue systems
How the Rogue System Sensor works
How detected systems are matched and merged
Rogue System Detection states
Rogue Sensor Blacklist
Rogue System Detection policy settings
Rogue System Detection permission sets
Setting up Rogue System Detection
Configuring Rogue System Detection policy settings
Configuring server settings for Rogue System Detection
Working with detected systems
Working with sensors
Working with subnets
Rogue System Detection command-line options
Default Rogue System Detection queries
Rogue systems are systems that access your network, but are not managed by your ePO server.
Unprotected systems are often the weak spot of any security strategy, creating entry points
through which viruses and other potentially harmful programs can access your network. Even
in a managed network environment, some systems might not have an active McAfee Agent on
them. These can be systems that frequently log on and off the network, including test servers,
laptops, or wireless devices.
A rogue system is any device on your network with a network interface card (NIC). On systems
with multiple NICs, each resulting interface is identified as a separate system. When these
interfaces are detected, they appear as multiple rogue interfaces.
You can specify how the system interfaces are matched in the same manner you use to specify
how detected systems are matched. Identifying these systems and their interfaces, and managing
them with Rogue System Detection and ePolicy Orchestrator helps provide the network security
your organization needs.
The Rogue System Sensor is the distributed portion of the Rogue System Detection architecture.
Sensors detect systems, routers, printers, and other devices connected to your network. They
gather information about the devices they detect, and forward the information to the ePO
server.
The sensor is a Win32 native executable application that runs on any NT-based Windows
operating system, including:
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
Windows 2008
Windows Vista
It can be installed on systems throughout your network. A sensor reports on all systems in the
broadcast segment where it is installed. A sensor installed on a DHCP server reports on all
systems or subnets using DHCP. To maintain coverage In networks or broadcast segments that
dont use DHCP servers, you must install at least one sensor in each broadcast segment, usually
the same as a subnet. DHCP deployment can be used with segment-specific deployment of the
Rogue System Sensor for the most comprehensive coverage.
Passive listening to layer-2 traffic
To detect systems on the network, the sensor uses WinPCap, a packet capture library. It captures
layer-2 broadcast packets sent by systems that are connected to the same network broadcast
segment. It also listens passively to all layer-2 traffic for Address Resolution Protocol (ARP),
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP), IP traffic, and DHCP responses.
To obtain additional information, the sensor also performs NetBIOS calls and OS fingerprinting
on systems that were already detected. It does this by listening to the broadcast traffic of all
devices in its broadcast segment, and by using NetBIOS calls, actively probing the network to
gather additional information about the devices connected to it, such as the operating system
of a detected system.
NOTE: The sensor does not determine whether the system is a rogue system. It detects systems
connected to the network and reports these detections back to the ePO server, which determines
whether the system is rogue based on user-configured settings.
Intelligent filtering of network traffic
The sensor filters network traffic "intelligently" it ignores unnecessary messages and captures
only what it needs, which is Ethernet and IP broadcast traffic. By filtering out unicast traffic,
which might contain non-local IP addresses, the sensor focuses only on devices that are part
of the local network.
To optimize performance and minimize network traffic, the sensor limits its communication to
the server by relaying only new system detections, and by ignoring any re-detected systems
for a user-configured time. For example, the sensor detects itself among the list of detected
systems. If the sensor sent a message every time it detected a packet from itself, the result
would be a network overloaded with sensor detection messages.
The sensor further filters on systems that were already detected:
The sensor reports any system the first time it is detected on the network.
For each detected system, the sensor adds the MAC address to the packet filter, so that it
is not detected again, until the user-configured time elapses.
The sensor implements aging on the MAC filter. After a specified time, MAC addresses for
systems that have already been detected are removed from the filter, causing those systems
to be re-detected and reported to the server. This process ensures that you receive accurate
and current information about detected systems.
Data gathering and communications to the server
Once the sensor detects a system on the local network, it gathers information about that system
using active scanning and NetBIOS calls. This information includes:
DNS name
Operating system version
NetBIOS information (domain membership, system name, and the list of currently logged-on
users)
All NetBIOS-related information that is gathered is subject to standard limitations of authorization,
and other limitations documented in the Microsoft management API.
The sensor packages the gathered information into an XML message, then sends the message
via secure HTTPS to the ePolicy Orchestrator server for processing. The server then uses the
ePolicy Orchestrator data to determine whether the system is a rogue system.
Bandwidth use and sensor configuration
To save bandwidth in large deployments, you can configure how often the sensor sends detection
messages to the server. You can configure the sensor to cache detection events for a given
time period, such as one hour, then to send a single message containing all the events from
that time period. For more information, see Configuring Rogue System Detection policy settings.
Systems that host sensors
Install sensors on systems that are likely to remain on and connected to the network at all
times, such as servers. If you dont have a server running in a given broadcast segment, install
sensors on several workstations to ensure that at least one sensor is connected to the network
at all times.
TIP: To guarantee that your Rogue System Detection coverage is complete, you must install
at least one sensor in each broadcast segment of your network. Installing more than one sensor
in a broadcast segment does not create issues around duplicate messages because the server
filters any duplicates. However, additional active sensors in each subnet results in traffic sent
from each sensor to the server. While maintaining as many as five or ten sensors in a broadcast
segment should not cause any bandwidth issues, you should not maintain more sensors in a
broadcast segment than is necessary to guarantee coverage.
DHCP servers
If you use DHCP servers in your network, you can install sensors on them. Sensors installed on
DHCP servers report on all connected subnets by listening for DHCP responses. Using sensors
on DHCP servers reduces the number of sensors you need to install and manage on your network
to ensure coverage, but it does not eliminate the need to install sensors to network segments
that use static IP address.
TIP: Installing sensors on DHCP servers can improve coverage of your network. However, it is
still necessary to install sensors in broadcast segments that use static IP address, or that have
a mixed environment. A sensor installed on a DHCP server does not report on systems covered
by that server if the system uses a static IP address.
When a system connects to your network, Rogue System Detection automatically checks the
ePO database to determine whether the incoming system is new or corresponds to a previously
detected system. If the system has been previously detected, Rogue System Detection
automatically matches it to the existing record in the ePO database. When a detected system
is not matched automatically, you can manually merge the system with an existing detected
system.
Matching detected systems
Automatic matching of detected systems is necessary to prevent previously detected systems
from being identified as new systems on your network. By default, systems are first matched
against an agents unique ID. If this unique ID does not exist, the ePO database uses attributes
specified in the Rogue System Matching server settings. You can specify which attributes the
database uses for matching, based on which attributes are unique in your environment.
If a system on your network has multiple NICs, each system interface can result in separate
detections. Use the Detected System Matching Server Setting to match multiple interfaces to
an existing detected system in order to eliminate duplicate systems.
Merging detected systems
When the ePO server cannot automatically match detected systems, you can merge them
manually using Merge systems. For example, the ePO server might not be able to match a
detected system interface that was generated by a system with multiple NICs, based on the
matching attributes you have specified.
Rogue System Detection categorizes systems, sensors, and subnets on your network with
different states to make monitoring and managing your network easier. These states determine
the following:
Overall system status
Rogue System Sensor status
Subnet status
The Detected Systems page displays information on each of these states via corresponding
status monitors. This page also displays the 25 subnets with the most rogue system interfaces
in the Top 25 Subnets list and the adjacent Rogue System Interfaces by Subnet table.
Figure 13: Detected Systems page
Overall system status
Overall system status is presented in the Overall System Status monitor as a percentage of
compliant systems. Systems states are separated into these categories:
Exceptions
Inactive
Managed
Rogue
The percentage of compliant systems is the ratio of systems in the Managed and Exceptions
categories to those in the Rogue and Inactive categories.
Exceptions
Exceptions are systems that dont need a McAfee Agent, such as routers, printers, or systems
from which you no longer want to receive detection information. Identify these systems and
mark them as exceptions to prevent them from being categorized as rogue systems. Mark a
system as an exception only when it does not represent a vulnerability in your environment.
Inactive
Inactive systems are listed in the ePO database, but have not been detected by a detection
source in a specified time, which exceeds the period specified in the Rogue category. Most likely
these are systems that are shut down or disconnected from the network, for example, a laptop
or retired system. The default time period for marking systems as inactive is 45 days.
Managed
Managed systems have an active McAfee Agent that has communicated with the ePO server in
a specified time. To ensure security, the majority of detected systems on your network should
be managed.
NOTE: Systems on your network with an installed active agent are displayed in this list, even
before you deploy sensors to the subnets that contain these systems. When the agent reports
to the ePO database, the system is automatically listed in the Managed category.
Rogue
Rogue systems are systems that are not managed by your ePO server. There are three rogue
states:
Alien agent These systems have a McAfee Agent that is not in the local ePO database,
or any database associated with additional ePO servers you have registered with the local
server.
Inactive agent These systems have a McAfee Agent in the ePO database that has not
communicated in a specified time.
Rogue These systems dont have a McAfee Agent.
Systems in any of these three rogue states are categorized as Rogue systems.
Rogue System Sensor status
Rogue System Sensor status is the measure of how many sensors installed on your network
are actively reporting to the ePO server, and is displayed in terms of health. Health is determined
by the ratio of active sensors to missing sensors on your network. Sensor states are categorized
into these groups:
Active
Missing
Passive
Active
Active sensors report information about their broadcast segment to the ePO server at regular
intervals, over a fixed time. Both the reporting period and the active period are user-configured.
A sensor becomes passive when the active period lapses, at which time the next passive sensor
to report in is made active.
Missing
Missing sensors have not communicated with the ePO server in a user-configured time. These
sensors could be on a system that has been turned off or removed from the network.
Passive
Passive sensors check in with the ePO server, but do not report information about detected
systems. They wait for instructions from the ePO server to replace other sensors that become
passive.
Subnet status
Subnet status is the measure of how many detected subnets on your network are covered.
Coverage is determined by the ratio of covered subnets to uncovered subnets on your network.
Subnet states are categorized into these groups:
Contains Rogues
Covered
Uncovered
NOTE: Subnets must be known by the ePO server or be seen by a sensor to fall into one of
these categories. Once a subnet has been detected, you can mark it Ignored to prevent
receiving further reporting about its status.
Contains Rogues
Subnets that contain rogue systems are listed in the Contains Rogues category to make it easier
to take action on them.
Covered
Covered subnets have sensors installed on them that are actively reporting information about
detected systems to the ePO server. The Covered subnets category also includes the systems
listed in the Contains Rogues category. For example, the Covered subnets category contains
subnets A, B, and C. Subnet B contains rogues, while A and C do not. All three are listed in the
Covered category; only subnet B is listed in the Contains Rogues category.
Uncovered
Uncovered subnets dont have any active sensors on them. Subnets that are uncovered are not
reporting information about detected systems to the ePO server. However, there might be
managed systems on this subnet that are being reported on through other means, such as
Top 25 Subnets
The Top 25 Subnets list provides the subnet list, by name or IP, for the 25 subnets that contain
the most rogue system interfaces on your network. When a top 25 subnet is selected, the rogue
system interfaces it contains are displayed in the adjacent Rogue System Interfaces by Subnet
table.
The Rogue Sensor Blacklist is the list of managed systems where you do not want sensors
installed. These can include systems that would be adversely affected if a sensor were installed
on them, or systems you have otherwise determined should not host sensors. For example,
mission critical servers where peak performance of core services is essential, such as database
servers or servers in the DMZ (demilitarized zone). Also, systems that might spend significant
time outside your network, such as laptops.
The Rogue Sensor Blacklist is different than the Exceptions list, in that systems on the Exceptions
list are those that either cant have an agent on them, or that you dont want categorized as
Rogue, such as printers or routers.
Rogue System Detection policy settings allow you to configure and manage the instances of
the Rogue System Sensor installed throughout your network. Settings can be applied to individual
systems, groups of systems, and IP ranges.
You can configure policy settings for all sensors deployed by the server. This is similar to
managing policies for any deployed product, such as VirusScan Enterprise. The Rogue System
Detection policy pages are installed on the ePO server at installation.
Configure the sensor policy settings in the Rogue System Detection policy pages the same way
you would for any managed security product. Policy settings that you assign to higher levels
of the System Tree are inherited by lower-level groups or individual systems. For more
information about policies and how they work, see Managing your Network with Policies and
Client Tasks.
TIP: McAfee recommends that you configure policy settings before you deploy sensors to your
network. Doing so ensures that the sensors work according to your intended use. For example,
DHCP monitoring is disabled by default. As a result, if you deploy sensors to DHCP servers
without enabling DHCP monitoring during your initial configuration, those sensors report limited
information to the ePO server. If you deploy sensors before you configure your policies, you
can update them to change sensor functionality.
Considerations for policy settings
Policy settings configure the features and performance of the Rogue System Sensor. These
settings are separated into four groups:
Communication settings
Detection settings
General settings
Interface settings
Communication settings
Communication settings determine:
Communication time for inactive sensors.
Reporting time for active sensors.
Sensors detected system cache lifetime.
The communication time for inactive sensors determines how often passive sensors check in
with the server.
The Reporting time for active sensors determines how often active sensors report to the ePO
server. Setting this value too low can have the same effect as setting the value for the sensors
detected system cache lifetime.
The sensors detected system cache lifetime is the amount of time a detected system remains
in the sensors cache. This value controls how often the sensor reports that a system is newly
detected. The lower the value, the more often the sensor reports a system detection to the
server. Setting this value too low can overwhelm your server with system detections. Setting
this value too high prevents you from having current information on system detections.
TIP: McAfee recommends that you set the sensors detected system cache lifetime and the
reporting time for active sensors settings to the same value.
Detection settings
Detection settings determine whether:
Device details detection is enabled.
DHCP monitoring is enabled.
Reporting on self-configured subnets is enabled.
If you use DHCP servers on your network, you can install sensors on them to monitor your
network. This allows you to use a single sensor to report on all subnets and systems that connect
to it. DHCP monitoring allows you to cover your network with fewer sensors to deploy and
manage, and reduces the potential for missed subnets and systems.
Device details detection allows you to specify the type of information the Rogue System Sensor
scans systems for.
Operating System (OS) details This option allows the sensor to determine detailed
information about a device's operating system. If you enable OS details scanning, you can
also choose to scan the systems you have marked as exceptions.
You can also specify which systems and networks are scanned using OS detection by choosing
to scan all networks or only specific networks. You can limit OS detection to specific subnets
by included or excluding specific IP addresses.
The Rogue System Sensor uses NetBIOS calls and OS fingerprinting to provide more detailed
information about the devices on your network. You can enable active probing on your entire
network, or include or exclude specific subnets.
CAUTION: This Device details detection feature provides accurate matching of detected system
interfaces and should be disabled only if you have specific reasons to do so.
General settings
General settings determine:
Sensor-to-server communication port.
Server IP address or DNS name.
Whether the Rogue System Sensor is enabled.
The server IP address default value is the address of the ePO server that you are using to install
sensors. Rogue System Detection reports system detections to the specified server. When this
server detects a system that has an agent deployed by an ePO server with a different IP address,
that system is detected as a rogue because the agent is considered an alien agent.
NOTE: The sensor-to-server communication port server setting can be changed only during
installation. Whichever port you have specified during installation must also be specified in the
General tab of Rogue System Detection policies.
Interface settings
Interface settings determine whether sensors:
Do not listen on interfaces whose IP addresses are included in specific networks.
Only listen on an interface if its IP address is included on a network found during installation.
Only listen on interfaces whose IP addresses are included in specific networks.
Specifying these settings allows you to choose the networks that the sensor reports on.
Permission sets for Rogue System Detection determine what information a user group can view,
modify, or create for Rogue System Detection. One or more permission sets can be assigned.
By default, permission sets for global administrators are automatically assigned to include full
access to all products and features.
The permission sets and their available privileges for Rogue System Detection are listed in the
following table.
Rights Permission set
Rogue System Detection Create and edit Rogue System information; manage sensors.
Create and edit Rogue System information; manage sensors; deploy McAfee
Agents and add to System Tree.
No permissions.
View Rogue System information.
Rogue System Sensor No permissions.
View and change settings.
View settings.
Setting up Rogue System Detection
Use these tasks to set up Rogue System Detection.
Protecting your network requires accurate information about the systems that connect to it.
Rogue System Detection uses sensors to monitor the detected systems on your network to
provide this information.
Before you begin
Before you begin setting up Rogue System Detection:
Make sure you have agents distributed to your systems. For more information, see Distributing
agents.
Review the information in the preceding sections to understand the sensor and its policies.
Tasks
Configuring Rogue SystemDetection policy settings
Use this task to configure Rogue System Detection policy settings. Policy settings determine
how the sensor obtains and reports information about systems detected on your network.
Task
1 Click Menu | Policy | Policy Catalog, then from the Product drop-down list select Rogue
System Detection x.x.x, and from the Category drop-down list, select General. All
created policies for Rogue System Detection appear.
2 Edit an existing policy, or create a new policy.
To edit an existing policy, locate the desired policy and click Edit Settings in its row.
To create a new policy, click Actions | New Policy, from the Create a policy based
on this existing policy drop-down menu, then select an existing policy on which to
base the new policy. Name the new policy and click OK.
3 Configure the desired settings, then click Save.
Configuring server settings for Rogue System
Detection
Use these tasks to configure server settings for Rogue System Detection. These settings
determine how information about subnets and detected systems is displayed in the Detected
Systems page. Server settings allow you to customize Rogue System Detection to meet the
specific needs of your organization.
Tasks
Editing Detected System Compliance
Editing Detected Systems Matching
Editing Rogue System Sensor settings
Editing Detected System Exception Categories
Editing Detected System OUIs
Editing Detected System Compliance
Use this task to edit the Detected System Compliance settings. These settings are user-configured
and have two important functions:
They specify the time-frame that determines the state of detected systems (Managed, Rogue,
Exception, Inactive).
They control the visual feedback of the Rogue System Detection status monitors on the
Detected Systems page.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings, then in the Settings Categories list,
click Detected System Compliance.
2 In the details pane, click Edit.
3 Edit the number of days to categorize Detected Systems as Managed or Inactive.
NOTE: The number of days in Rogue | Has Agent in ePO Database, but is older
than__ days is controlled by the number of days set in the Managed field.
4 Edit the percentage levels for these options, so that the color codes represent your
requirements:
Covered Subnets Required coverage.
Compliant Systems Required compliance status.
Sensor Health Ratio of active to missing sensors.
5 ePO Servers Configure additional ePO servers whose detected systems should not be
considered rogue systems.
6 Click Save.
Editing Detected Systems Matching
Use this task to edit the matching settings for Rogue System Detection. Matching settings are
user-configured and have these important functions:
They define the properties that determine how newly detected interfaces are matched with
existing systems.
They specify static IP ranges for matching.
They specify which ports to check for a McAfee Agent.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings, then in the Settings Categories list
select Detected System Matching and click Edit.
2 Use the Matching Detected Systems table to define the properties that determine when
to match detected systems.
3 Use the Matching Managed Systems table to define the properties that determine when
a newly detected interface belongs to an existing managed system.
4 In Static IP Ranges for Matching, type the static IP ranges to use when matching on
static IP addresses.
5 In Alternative McAfee Agent Ports, specify any alternate ports you want to use when
querying detected systems to check for a McAfee Agent.
6 Click Save.
Editing Rogue System Sensor settings
Use this task to edit the sensor settings for Rogue System Detection. Sensor settings are
user-configured and specify:
The amount of time sensors are active.
The maximum number of sensors active in each subnet.
How long the server waits to hear from a sensor before categorizing it as missing.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings, then in the Settings Categories list,
select Rogue System Sensor and click Edit.
2 Edit the Sensor Timeout field to set the maximum number of time the server waits for
a sensor to call in before marking it as missing.
3 Edit the Sensors per Subnet field to set the maximum number of sensors active in each
subnet, or select All sensors active.
4 Add a list of Sensor Scanning MAC addresses and OUIs that the sensors should not
actively probe, regardless of the configured policy.
5 Edit the Active Period time field to set the maximum amount of time that passes before
the server tells a sensor to sleep, to allow a new sensor to become active.
NOTE: The Active Period setting does not set the communication times for the active and
inactive sensors. Communication time is configured using communication policy settings
for Rogue System Detection.
6 Click Save.
Editing Detected System Exception Categories
Use this task to configure and edit the categories to use to manage exception systems in your
network. Exceptions are system that you know are unmanaged (don't have a McAfee Agent on
them).
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings, then from the Settings Categories list,
select Edit Detected System Exception Categories and click Edit.
2 Add or subtract exception categories using + and -.
NOTE: Use the Delete and Change links to modify existing exceptions categories.
3 Specify a name and description for each exception category. For example, you might want
to create a category named "Printers-US-NW" to contain all the printers on your network
in your company's Northwest regional offices. This way you can keep track of these systems
without receiving reports about them being rogue.
4 Click Save.
Editing Detected System OUIs
Use this task to edit the settings that specify the method and location used to update Detected
System OUIs (Organizationally Unique Identifiers). Rogue System Detection uses OUIs to provide
details about the systems on your network.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings, then from the server settings Categories
list, select Edit Detected System OUIs and click Edit.
2 Choose one of the following options to specify where to update your list of OUIs:
URL Specifies the location of an OUI.txt file to be read. The ePO server must have
access to this location in order to pull the file directly from the path specified in the
URL.
Server location Specifies a location on this ePO server where the OUI.txt file is
located.
File upload Type or browse to an OUI.txt file to upload to this ePO server for
processing, then click Update.
Use these tasks to manage detected systems in Rogue System Detection.
Tasks
Adding systems to the Exceptions list
Adding systems to the Rogue Sensor Blacklist
Adding detected systems to the System Tree
Editing system comments
Exporting the Exceptions list
Importing systems to the Exceptions list
Pinging a detected system
Querying detected system Agents
Removing systems from the Detected Systems list
Removing systems from the Exceptions list
Removing systems from the Rogue Sensor Blacklist
Viewing detected systems and their details
Adding systems to the Exceptions list
Use this task to add detected systems to the Exceptions list.
Task
From the Detected Systems page:
1 Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems.
2 From Rogue System Interfaces by Subnet pane, click any system.
3 Click Actions and select Add to Exceptions. The Add to Exceptions dialog box appears.
4 Select one of the following to configure the Detected Systems | Exceptions display, and
click OK:
No Category Displayed without a category entry.
New Category Displayed with the new category name you type.
Select Category Displayed with the category selected from the list.
NOTE: To configure categories, see Editing Detected System Exception Categories.
From the Detected Systems Details page:
1 Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems,
2 From Overall System Status monitor pane, click any detected system category
3 From the Detected Systems Details page, click any system.
4 Click Actions and select Detected Systems | Add to Exceptions. The Add to Exceptions
dialog box appears.
5 Select one of the following to configure the Detected Systems | Exceptions display, and
click OK:
No Category Displayed without a category entry.
New Category Displayed with the new category name you type.
Select Category Displayed with the category selected from the list.
NOTE: To configure categories, see Editing Detected System Exception Categories.
Adding systems to the Rogue Sensor Blacklist
Use this task to add detected systems to the Rogue Sensor Blacklist.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Systems and select the detected systems you
want to add to the Rogue Sensor Blacklist.
2 Click Actions, then select Rogue Sensor | Add to Sensor Blacklist.
3 Click OK to confirm the change.
4 To confirm that the system is moved to the Rogue Sensor Blacklist, click Menu | Systems
| Detected Systems, then from the Rogue System Sensor Status monitor, click View
Blacklist.
Adding detected systems to the System Tree
Use this task to add detected systems to the System Tree from the Detected Systems pages
Getting there This task can be performed from:
Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems. Detected Systems page
Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems, then click
any category in the Overall System Status monitor.
Detected Systems Status page
Task
1 Select the detected systems you want to add to the System Tree.
2 Click Actions | Detected Systems | Add to System Tree. The Add to System Tree
page opens.
3 Click Browse to open the Select System Tree Group dialog box, which allows you to
navigate to the location where you want to add the selected systems.
4 Specify whether to
Tag and Sort Systems Applies tags and sorts system immediately after adding the
systems to the System Tree.
Duplicate SystemNames Allows duplicate entries to be added to the System Tree.
Editing system comments
Use this task to edit system comments. System comments can be useful for noting important
human readable information to a detected system entry.
Getting there This task can be
performed from:
Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems, click any detected system category in the
Overall System Status monitor, then click any system.
Detected Systems
Details page.
Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems, then click any detected system category in
the Overall System Status monitor.
Detected Systems
page.
Task
1 Select the system whose comment you want to edit, then click Actions and select Edit
Comment.
2 Type your comments in the Enter New Comment field of the popup, then click OK.
Exporting the Exceptions list
Use this task to export the list of MAC addresses of the detected systems on your network that
are marked as Exceptions.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems, click Import/Export Exceptions from
the Overall System Status monitor, then click the Export Exceptions tab.
2 Click Export Exceptions, then select download exceptions.
NOTE: Files are exported in the Comma Separated Value format. The file name for your
Exceptions list is predefined as RSDExportedExceptions.csv. You can change the name of
the file when you download it to your local system.
Importing systems to the Exceptions list
Use this task to import systems to your networks Exceptions list.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems, click Import/Export Exceptions from
the Overall System Status monitor, then click the Import Exceptions tab.
2 Choose the method you want to use to import, specify the systems or file, then click Import
Exceptions.
NOTE: When importing systems, only MAC addresses are recognized. MAC addresses can
be separated by whitespace, commas, or semicolons. The MAC address can include colons,
but they are not required.
Use this task to merge detected systems.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems, then from Overall System Status monitor,
select Rogue. The rogue systems appear in the display.
2 Select the systems you want to merge.
3 Click Actions, then select Detected Systems | Merge Systems. The Merge Systems
page appears.
4 Click Merge.
5 When the merge warning message appears, click OK.
Pinging a detected system
Use this task to ping a detected system to confirm that it can be reached over the network.
Click Menu | Systems | System Tree. System Tree page.
Task
1 Select the system you want to ping.
NOTE: You can only ping one system at a time.
2 Click Actions | Detected Systems or Directory Management, then click Ping. The
result is displayed on the Actions bar in the notification panel at the bottom right corner
of the ePO console window.
Querying detected system Agents
Use this task to query Agents installed on detected systems. Not all detected systems have a
McAfee Agent installed. The results of this task indicate whether an Agent is installed and
provides links to details about the system and the agent, if available.
Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems. Detected Systems page
Task
1 Select the systems whose Agents you want to query.
2 Click Actions | Detected Systems | Query Agent or Actions | Query Agent. The
Query McAfee Agent Results page opens.
Removing systems from the Detected Systems list
Use this task to remove systems from the Detected Systems list. You might want to remove a
system from this list when you know it is no longer in service. Once a system has been removed,
it does not appear in the Detected Systems list until the next time the system is detected.
Task
2 In the Overall System Status monitor, click any detected system category then click the
system you want to remove.
3 Click Actions, select Detected Systems | Delete, then click OK when prompted.
Removing systems from the Exceptions list
Use this task to remove detected systems from the Exceptions list. You might want to remove
systems from this list if you would like to start receiving detection information about it, or you
know that the system is no longer connected to your network.
Task
2 In the Overall System Status monitor, click the Exceptions category, then select the
system you want to remove.
3 Click Actions, select Detected Systems | Remove from Exceptions, then click OK
when prompted.
Removing systems from the Rogue Sensor Blacklist
Use this task to remove detected systems from the Rogue Sensor Blacklist. Rogue System
Detection prevents sensors from being installed on systems included in the blacklist. If you
want to install a sensor on a system that has been blacklisted, you must remove the system
from the list.
Task
2 In the Rogue System Sensor Status monitor, click View Blacklist.
3 Select the system you want to remove from the Rogue System Blacklist page.
4 Click Actions, select Rogue Sensor | Remove from Blacklist, then click OK when
prompted.
Viewing detected systems and their details
Use this task to view detected systems and their details. You can view detected system details
from any page that displays detected systems.
Task
2 In the Overall System Status monitor, click any category to view the list of detected systems
it contains, such as Managed. The Detected Systems page appears.
3 Click any detected system to view its details.
NOTE: The System Details page is different than the Detected Systems Details page. The
Detected Systems Details page displays some information that is unique to Rogue System
Detection.
Use these tasks when working with sensors, for example, to change install or remove a sensor.
Tasks
Changing the sensor-to-server port number
Installing sensors
Editing sensor descriptions
Removing sensors
Changing the sensor-to-server port number
Use this task to change the sensor-to-server port number. You can change the port that the
Rogue System Sensor uses to communicate with the ePO server.
NOTE: The port number specified in the Server Settings page can be changed only during
installation of ePolicy Orchestrator. If you changed this port number during installation, you
must also change it in the Rogue System Detection policy settings, to allow sensors to
communicate with the server.
Task
1 Click Menu | Policy | Policy Catalog, then from the Product drop-down list, select
Rogue SystemDetection x.x.x, and from the Category drop-down list, select General.
All created policies for Rogue System Detection appear in the details pane.
2 Locate the desired policy and click Edit Settings in its row.
3 Under the General tab, change the Sensor-to-Server Communication Port to the
desired port number, then click Save.
Installing sensors
Use any of these tasks to deploy sensors to your network.
Tasks
Installing sensors on specific systems
Using queries and server tasks to install sensors
Installing sensors on specific systems
Use this task to install sensors to specific systems on your network. This task creates a
deployment task that installs the sensor to the selected systems, then performs an immediate
agent wake-up call on them.
performed from:
Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems, click Covered or Contains Rogues in the
Subnet Status monitor, then select any subnet and click View Managed Systems.
Managed Systems for
Subnet
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx page
Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Systems and click any system. Systems Details page
Click Menu | Systems | System Tree. Systems page
Task
1 Select the systems where you want to install sensors, then click Actions | Rogue Sensor
| Install Rogue Sensor.
In the Managed Systems for Subnet xxx.xx.xx.x page, select the systems where you
want to install sensors.
In the Systems Details page, you can install the sensor only from the system you are
viewing.
In the Systems page, select the desired group in the System Tree, and select the systems
where you want to install sensors.
2 In the Action pane, click OK.
Using queries and server tasks to install sensors
Use this task to create a query that can run as a server task action that installs sensors on
managed systems.
Task
1 Click Menu | Reporting | Queries, then click Actions and select New Query. The
Query Builder wizard opens.
2 On the Result Type page, select Managed Systems and click Next.
3 From the Display Results As column on the Chart page, expand the List display and select
Table, then click Next.
4 From the Available Columns pane on the Columns page, click the types of information you
want your query to return, then click Next.
5 On the Filter page, click the properties you want to filter with and specify the values for
each, then click Run.
6 Click Save and specify the name of your query and any notes, then click Save again.
TIP: McAfee recommends using a product-specific prefix when naming your queries, to
keep them organized and make them easier to find. For example, RSD: QueryName.
7 Click Menu | Automation | Server Tasks, then click Actions | New Task. The Client
8 On the Description page, name and describe the task and specify the Schedule status, then
click Next.
9 On the Action page, select Run Query from the drop-down list.
10 From the Query list, select the query you created. Then from the Language drop-down list,
select the language you want for the displayed results.
11 Select Install Rogue Sensor as the subaction to take on the results of the query, then
click Next.
12 On the Schedule page, specify the schedule for the task, then click Next.
13 Review the summary of the task, then click Save.
Using client tasks to install sensors
Use this task to create a client task that installs sensors to systems on your network.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Client Tasks, select a group in the System
Tree, then click Actions | New Task. The Client Task Builder wizard opens.
2 On the Description, type a name for the task you are creating and any notes, then from
the Type drop-down list, select Sensor Deployment and click Next.
3 On the Configuration page, select Install, then click Next.
Select Run at every policy enforcement if needed.
4 On the Schedule page, select whether the schedule is enabled, and specify the schedule
details, then click Next.
5 Review the summary, then click Save.
Editing sensor descriptions
Use this task to edit sensor descriptions.
performed from:
Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems, click any sensor category in the Rogue System
Sensor Status monitor, then click any sensor.
Rogue System Sensor
Details page
Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems, then click any sensor category in the Rogue
System Sensor Status monitor.
Rogue System Sensor
page
Task
1 Select the system whose description you want to edit, click Actions, then select Detected
Systems | Edit Description.
2 In the Edit Description pane, type the description, then click OK.
Removing sensors
Use this task to remove sensors from specific systems on your network. This task creates a
deployment task that removes the sensor from the selected systems, then performs an immediate
agent wake-up call on them.
performed from:
Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems, click any Covered or Contains Rogues
system in the Subnet Status monitor, then select any subnet and click View Managed
Systems.
Managed Systems for
Subnet
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx page
Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Systems, then click any system. Systems Details page
Click Menu | Systems | System Tree. Systems page
Task
1 From the Systems page or Systems Details page, select the systems where you want to
remove sensors, then click Actions | Rogue Sensor | Remove Rogue Sensor.
In the Managed Systems for Subnet xxx.xx.xx.x page, select the systems where you
want to remove sensors.
In the Systems Details page, you can remove the sensor from only the system you are
viewing.
In the Systems page, select the desired group in the System Tree, then select the
systems where you want to remove sensors.
2 In the Action pane, click OK.
Use these tasks when working with subnets in Rogue System Detection, for example, adding,
including, and deleting subnets.
Tasks
Adding subnets
Deleting subnets
Ignoring subnets
Including subnets
Renaming subnets
Viewing detected subnets and their details
Adding subnets
Use this task to add subnets to Rogue System Detection.
Task
1 Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems, then in the Subnet Status monitor, click
Add Subnet. The Add Subnets page appears.
2 Choose the method you want to use to add subnets, specify the subnets you want to add,
then click Import.
Deleting subnets
Use this task to delete subnets from Rogue System Detection.
performed from:
Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems, click any category in the Subnet Status
monitor, then click any subnet.
Detected Subnets
Details page
Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems, then click any category in the Subnet Status
monitor.
Detected Subnets
page
Task
1 Select the subnets you want to delete, click Actions, then select Detected Systems |
Delete.
2 In the Delete confirmation pane, click Yes.
Ignoring subnets
Use this task to ignore subnets that you do not what to receive information about.
performed from:
Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems, click any category in the Subnet Status
Detected Subnets
Details page
Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems, then click any category in the Subnet Status
monitor.
Detected Subnets
page
Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems. Detected Systems
page
CAUTION: Ignoring a subnet deletes all detected interfaces associated with that subnet. All
further detections on that subnet are also ignored. To view the list of ignored subnets click the
Ignored link in the Subnet Status monitor. This link only appears when there are subnets
being ignored.
Task
1 Select the subnets you want to ignore, click Actions, then select Detected Systems |
Ignore.
2 In the Ignore dialog box, click OK.
When ignoring a subnet on the Detected Systems page in the Top 25 Subnets list, a dialog
box opens. Click OK.
Including subnets
Use this task to include subnets that have previously been ignored by Rogue System Detection.
This task can be performed by querying ignored subnets using the steps below, or you can
include subnets from the Ignored Subnets page. Click the Ignored link in the Subnet Status
monitor on the Detected Systems page to see the list of ignored subnets, where you can
optionally choose to include one or more ignored subnets.
Task
1 Click Menu | Reporting | Queries, and query for any ignored subnets. For more
information on working with queries, see Reporting on System Status.
2 On the Unsaved Queries page, click Include.
3 In the Include dialog box, click OK.
Renaming subnets
Use this task to rename subnets.
performed from:
Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems, click any subnet category in the Subnet Status
Detected Subnets
Details page
performed from:
Click Menu | Systems | Detected Systems, then click any subnet category in the Subnet
Status monitor.
Detected Subnets
page
Task
1 Select the subnet you want to rename, then click Actions and select Detected Systems
| Rename.
2 In the Rename dialog box, type the new name for the subnet, then click OK.
Viewing detected subnets and their details
Use this task to view detected subnets and their details. You can view detected subnets details
from any page that displays detected subnets.
Task
2 In the Subnet Status monitor, click any category to view the list of detected subnets it
contains, such as Covered. The Detected Subnets page appears and displays the subnets
in that category.
3 Click any detected subnet to view its details. The Detected Subnet Details page appears.
You can run command-line options from the client system. You can start the sensor manually
from the command-line instead of starting it as a Windows service. You might want to do this
if you are testing functionality, or to check the sensor version. The following table lists the
run-time command-line options for the sensor.
Description Switch
Forces the sensor to run as a normal command-line executable; otherwise it must be run as
an NT service.
--console
Prints the Help screen and lists available command-line options. --help
Registers the sensor with the Windows Service Control Manager. --install
Overrides the Server Port configuration setting in the registry that you specified during
installation.
NOTE: This parameter takes effect only when running in command-line mode, which also
requires the --console command-line switch.
Sample syntax:
sensor.exe --port 8081 --console
--port
Description Switch
Overrides the Server Name configuration setting in the registry that you specified during
installation.
NOTE: This parameter takes effect only when running in command-line mode, which also
requires the --console command-line switch.
Sample syntax:
sensor.exe --server MyServerName --console
--server [server
name] or [IP
address]
Unregisters the sensor with the Windows Service Control Manager. --uninstall
Prints the version of the sensor and exits. --version
Rogue System Detection provides default queries that you can use to retrieve specific information
from your network. These queries can be modified or duplicated in the same manner as other
queries in ePolicy Orchestrator. You can also create custom queries, display query results in
dashboard monitors, and add those dashboard monitors to the Dashboards section in ePolicy
Orchestrator. For more information on using dashboards, see Assessing Your Environment With
Dashboards.
Rogue System Detection query definitions
Definition Query
Returns the details of active sensors installed on your network in the last 24 hours, in pie
chart format.
Active Sensor
Response (Last 24
Hours)
Returns the details of passive sensors installed on your network in the last 24 hours, in pie
chart format.
Passive Sensor
Response (Last 24
Hours)
Returns the details of systems detected on your network as rogue systems in the last seven
days, grouped by domain, in table format.
Rogue Systems, By
Domain (Last 7
Days)
days, grouped by operating system, in pie chart format.
Rogue Systems, By
OS (Last 7 Days)
days, grouped by organizationally unique identifier, in pie chart format.
Rogue Systems, By
OUI (Last 7 Days)
Returns the details of detected subnets on your network, in pie chart format. Subnet Coverage
Setting Up Automatic Responses
The ePolicy Orchestrator Automatic Responses feature alerts you to events that occur on your
managed systems or on the ePO server, then takes designated actions on those events. You
can configure responses to specific events that are received and processed by the ePolicy
Orchestrator server. When a response is triggered, a user-configured action is carried out. These
actions include:
Send email messages
Send SNMP traps
Run external commands
Schedule server task
Create issues
The ability to specify the event categories that generate a notification message and the
frequencies with which such messages are sent are highly configurable.
This feature is designed to create user-configured notifications and actions when the conditions
of a rule are met. These include, but are not limited to:
Detection of threats by your anti-virus software product. Although many anti-virus software
products are supported, events from VirusScan Enterprise include the IP address of the
source attacker so that you can isolate the system infecting the rest of your environment.
Outbreak situations. For example, 1000 virus-detected events are received within five minutes.
High-level compliance of ePolicy Orchestrator server events. For example, a repository update
or a replication task failed.
Detection of new rogue systems.
Are you creating an Automatic Response rule for the first time?
When creating a new automatic response rule for the first time:
1 Understand Automatic Responses and how it works with the System Tree and your network.
2 Plan your implementation. Which users need to know about which events?
3 Prepare the components and permissions used with Automatic Responses, including:
Automatic Responses permissions Create or edit permission sets and ensure that
they are assigned to the appropriate ePO users.
Email server Configure the email (SMTP) server at Server Settings.
Email contacts list Specify the list from which you select recipients of notification
messages at Contacts.
Registered executables Specify a list of registered executables to run when the
conditions of a rule are met.
Rogue System Detection permission Create or edit permission sets and ensure that
they are assigned to the appropriate ePO users.
Server tasks Create server tasks for use as actions to be carried out as a result of a
response rule.
SNMP servers Specify a list of SNMP servers to use while creating rules. You can
configure rules to send SNMP traps to SNMP servers when the conditions are met to
initiate a notification message.
Contents
Automatic Responses and how it works
Planning
Determining how events are forwarded
Configuring Automatic Responses
Creating and editing Automatic Response rules
Before you plan the implementation of Automatic Responses, you should understand how this
feature works with ePolicy Orchestrator and the System Tree.
NOTE: This feature does not follow the inheritance model used when enforcing policies.
Automatic Responses use events that occur on systems in your environment that are delivered
to the server and configured response rules associated with the group that contains the affected
systems and each parent above it. If the conditions of any such rule are met, designated actions
are taken, per the rules configurations.
This design allows you to configure independent rules at different levels of the System Tree.
These rules can have different:
Thresholds for sending a notification message. For example, an administrator of a
particular group wants to be notified if viruses are detected on 100 systems within 10 minutes
on the group, but a global administrator does not want to be notified unless viruses are
detected on 1,000 systems within the entire environment in the same amount of time.
Recipients for the notification message. For example, an administrator for a particular
group wants to be notified only if a specified number of virus detection events occur within
the group. Or, a global administrator wants each group administrator to be notified if a
specified number of virus detection events occur within the entire System Tree.
NOTE: Server events are not filtered by System Tree location.
Throttling, aggregation, and grouping
You can configure when notification messages are sent by setting thresholds based on:
Aggregation
Throttling
Grouping
Aggregation
Use aggregation to determine the thresholds of events when the rule sends a notification
message. For example, configure the same rule to send a notification message when the server
receives 1,000 virus detection events from different systems within an hour or whenever it has
received 100 virus detection events from any system.
Throttling
Once you have configured the rule to notify you of a possible outbreak, use throttling to ensure
that you do not receive too many notification messages. If you are administering a large network,
you might be receiving tens of thousands of events during an hour, creating thousands of
notification messages based on such a rule. Responses allows you to throttle the number of
notification messages you receive based on a single rule. For example, you can specify in this
same rule that you dont want to receive more than one notification message in an hour.
Grouping
Use grouping to combine multiple aggregated events. For example, events with the same
severity can be combined into a single group. Grouping allows an administrator to take actions
on all the events with the same and higher severity at once. It also allows you to prioritize the
events generated at managed systems or at servers.
Default rules
ePolicy Orchestrator provides four default rules that you can enable for immediate use while
you learn more about the feature.
Before enabling any of the default rules:
Specify the email server (click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings) from which the
notification messages are sent.
Ensure the recipient email address is the one you want to receive email messages. This
address is configured on the Actions page of the wizard.
Default notification rules
Configurations Associated Events Rule Name
Sends a notification message when any update or
replication fails.
Distributed repository update or
replication failed
Distributed repository update
or replication failed
Sends a notification message: Any events from any unknown
products
Malware detected
When the number of events is at least 1,000
within an hour.
At most, once every two hours.
With the source system IP address, actual threat
names, and actual product information, if
available, and many other parameters.
When the number of selected distinct value is
500.
Sends a notification message when any update or
replication fails.
Master repository update or
replication failed
Master repository update or
replication failed
Sends a notification message when any events are
received from the Generate Compliance Event server
task.
Non-Compliant Computer
Detected events
Non-compliant computer
detected
Queries the newly detected system for a McAfee
Agent.
New rogue system detected RSD: Query New Rogue
Detection
Planning
Before creating rules that send notifications, save time by planning:
The event type and group (product and server) that trigger notification messages in your
environment.
Who should receive which notification messages. For example, it might not be necessary to
notify the administrator of group B about a failed replication in group A, but you might want
all administrators to know that an infected file was discovered in group A.
Which types and levels of thresholds you want to set for each rule. For example, you might
not want to receive an email message every time an infected file is detected during an
outbreak. Instead, you can choose to have such a message sent at most once every five
minutes, regardless of how often that server is receiving the event.
Which commands or registered executables you want to run when the conditions of a rule
are met.
Which server task you want to run when the conditions of a rule are met.
Determining how events are forwarded
Use these tasks to determine when events are forwarded and which events are forwarded
immediately.
The server receives event notifications from McAfee Agents. You can configure agent policies
to forward events either immediately to the server or only at agent-to-server communication
intervals.
If you choose to send events immediately (as set by default), the agent forwards all events as
soon as they are received.
NOTE: The default interval for processing event notifications is one minute. As a result, there
might be a delay before events are processed. You can change the default interval in the Event
Notifications server settings (Menu | Configuration | Server Settings).
If you choose not to have all events sent immediately, the agent forwards immediately only
events that are designated by the issuing product as high priority. Other events are sent only
at the agent-server communication.
Tasks
Determining which events are forwarded immediately
Determining which events are forwarded
Determining which events are forwarded immediately
Use this task to determine whether events are forwarded immediately or only at the
agent-to-server communication interval.
If the currently applied policy is not set for immediate uploading of events, either edit the
currently applied policy or create a new McAfee Agent policy. This setting is configured on the
Threat Event Log page.
Planning
Task
1 Click Menu | Policy | Policy Catalog, then click Product | McAfee Agent.
2 Click Edit Settings of an existing agent policy.
3 On the Events tab, select Enable priority event forwarding.
4 Select the event severity. Events of the selected severity (and greater) are forwarded
immediately to the server.
5 To regulate traffic, type an Interval between uploads (in minutes).
6 To regulate traffic size, type the Maximum number of events per upload.
7 Click Save.
Determining which events are forwarded
Use this task to determine which events are forwarded to the server.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Server Settings, select Event Filtering, then click Edit.
2 Select the desired events, then click Save.
These settings take effect once all agents have called in.
Use these tasks to configure the necessary resources to fully leverage Automatic Responses.
Tasks
Assigning permission sets to access Automatic Responses
Working with SNMP servers
Working with registered executables and external commands
Assigning permission sets to access Automatic Responses
Use these tasks to assign the appropriate permission sets to access the Automatic Responses
feature. There are two permission sets specific to the Automatic Responses feature:
Automatic Responses
Event Notifications
Users accessing this feature require additional permissions, depending on the specific component
used. For example, to create an automatic response that triggers a predefined server task,
users need full rights to the Server tasks permission sets. Additional permission sets that
might be required include:
Client Events
Contacts
Event Notifications
Issue Management
Queries
Registered servers
Rogue System Detection
System Tree access
Threat Event log
Tasks
Assigning permissions to Notifications
Assigning permissions to Automatic Responses
Assigning permissions to Notifications
Use this task to ensure that all desired administrators and users have the appropriate permissions
to Notifications. The permissions to Notification enables ePO users to add registered executables.
Task
1 Click Menu | User Management | Permission Sets, then select either NewPermission
Set or an existing one.
2 Next to Event Notifications, click Edit.
3 Select the desired Notifications permission:
No permissions
View registered executables
Create and edit registered executables
View rules and notifications for entire System Tree (overrides System Tree
group access permissions)
4 Click Save.
5 If you created a new permission set, click Menu | User Management | Users.
6 Select a user to assign the new permission set to, then click Edit.
7 Next to Permission sets, select the checkbox for the permission set with the desired
Notifications permissions, then click Save.
Assigning permissions to Automatic Responses
Use this task to ensure that all desired administrators and users have the appropriate permissions
to Responses. The permissions to Responses enables ePO users to create response rules for
different event types and groups.
NOTE: Users need permissions to Threat Event Log, Server Tasks, Detected Systems, and
Systems Tree to create a response rule.
Task
1 Click Menu | User Management | Permission Sets, then select either NewPermission
Set or an existing one.
2 Next to Automatic Response, click Edit.
3 Select the desired Automatic Response permission:
No permissions
View Responses; view Response results in the Server Task Log
Create, edit, view, and cancel Responses; viewResponse results in the Server
Task Log
4 Click Save.
5 If you created a new permission set, click Menu | User Management | Users.
6 Select a user to assign the new permission set to, then click Edit.
7 Next to Permission sets, select the checkbox for the permission set with the desired
Automatic Response permissions, then click Save.
Working with SNMP servers
Use these tasks to configure Responses to use your SNMP server. You can configure Responses
to send SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) traps to your SNMP server, which allows
you to receive SNMP traps at the same location where you can use your network management
application to view detailed information about the systems in your environment.
NOTE: You do not need to make other configurations or start any services to configure this
feature.
Tasks
Editing SNMP servers
Deleting an SNMP server
Importing .MIB files
Editing SNMP servers
Use this task to edit existing SNMP server entries.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Registered Servers.
2 From the list of registered server, select the desired SNMP server, then click Actions |
Edit.
3 Edit the following server information as needed, then click Save.
Definition Option
Type the address of the SNMP server. Valid formats include: Address
DNS Name Specifies the DNS Name of the server. For example,
myhost.mycompany.com.
IPv4 Specifies the IPv4 address of the server (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/yy).
IPv6 Specifies the IPv6 address of the server
(xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx/yyy ).
Specifies the security details of the SNMP server. Security
Community Specifies the community name of the SNMP protocol.
Definition Option
SNMPv3 Security Specifies the SNMPv3 security details. This field is enabled
only if the version of the server is v3.
Security Name Specifies the name of the security settings for the SNMP
server.
Authentication Protocol Specifies the protocol used by the SNMP server
for verification of the source.
Authentication Passphrase Specifies the password for protocol verification.
Confirm Authentication Passphrase Retype the password for protocol
verification.
Privacy Protocol Specifies the protocol used by the SNMP server to customize
the privacy defined by the user.
NOTE: If you select AES 192 or AES 245, you must replace the default policy
files with the "unlimited strength" version from Sun's Java SE Downloads site.
Find the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction
Policy Files 6 download. To apply the unlimited strength policies to the ePO
server, replace the policy jar files in directory EPO_DIR/jre/lib/security with
those downloaded in the jce_pocliy-6.zip, and restart the ePO server.
Privacy Passphrase Specifies the password for privacy protocol settings.
Confirm Privacy Passphrase Retype the password for privacy protocol
settings.
Specifies the SNMP version your server uses. SNMP Version
Tests your configuration. Send Test Trap
Deleting an SNMP server
Use this task to delete an SNMP server from Notifications.
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Registered Servers.
2 From the list of registered servers, select the desired SNMP server, then click Actions |
Delete.
3 When prompted, click Yes.
The SNMP server is removed from the Registered Servers list.
Importing .MIB files
Use this task when setting up rules to send notification messages to an SNMP server via an
SNMP trap. You must import three .mib files from \Program Files\McAfee\ePolicy Orchestrator\MIB.
The files must be imported in the following order:
1 NAI-MIB.mib
2 TVD-MIB.mib
3 EPO-MIB.mib
These files allow your network management program to decode the data in the SNMP traps
into meaningful text. The EPO-MIB.mib file depends on the other two files to define the following
traps:
epoThreatEvent This trap is sent when an Automatic Response for an ePO Threat Event
is triggered. It contains variables that match properties of the Threat event.
epoStatusEvent This trap is sent when an Automatic Response for an ePO Status Event
is triggered. It contains variables that match the properties of a (Server) Status event.
epoClientStatusEvent This trap is sent when an Automatic Response for an ePO Client
Status Event is triggered. It contains variables that match the properties of the Client Status
event.
rsdAddDetectedSystemEvent This trap is sent when an Automatic Response for a
Rogue System Detected event is triggered. It contains variables that match the properties
of the Rogue System Detected event.
epoTestEvent This is a test trap that is sent when you click Send Test Trap in the New
SNMP Server or Edit SNMP Server pages.
For instructions on importing and implementing .mib files, see the product documentation for
your network management program.
Working with registered executables and external commands
Use these tasks when working with registered executables and external commands. You can
configure automatic response rules to run an external command when the rule is initiated.
Before you begin
Before creating a response rule to run an external command, place the registered executables
at a location on the server where the rules can point.
You must have appropriate permissions to perform these tasks.
You must use a browser session from the ePO server system.
NOTE: For security purposes, registered executables cannot be added or edited unless you
have permission to modify the server system.
Tasks
Adding registered executables
Editing registered executables
Deleting registered executables
Adding registered executables
Use this task to add registered executables to your available resources. You can run external
command action by providing the registered executables and their arguments.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Registered Executables, then click Actions | New
Registered Executable. The New Registered Executable page appears.
2 Type a name for the registered executable.
3 Type the path or browse to and select the registered executable that you want a rule to
execute when triggered, then click Save.
The new registered executable appears in the Registered Executables list.
Editing registered executables
Use this task to edit an existing registered executable entry.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Registered Executables, then select edit next to the
desired executable in the list. The Edit Registered Executable page appears.
2 Edit the name or select a different executable on the system, then click Save.
Deleting registered executables
Use this task to delete a registered executable entry.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Registered Executables, then select Delete next to
the desired executable in the list.
2 When prompted, click OK.
Duplicating registered executables
Use this task to duplicate a registered executables to your available resources.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Configuration | Registered Executables, then click Duplicate next to
the desired registered executable. The Duplicate Registered Executable dialog box appears.
2 Type a name for the registered executable, then click OK.
The duplicated registered executable appears in the Registered Executables list.
Use these tasks to create and edit Automatic Response rules. These tasks allow you to define
when and how a response can be taken on the event occurring either at the server or at a
managed system.
NOTE: Automatic Response rules do not have a dependency order.
Tasks
Describing the rule
Setting filters for the rule
Setting thresholds of the rule
Configuring the action for Automatic Response rules
Describing the rule
Use this task to begin creating a rule. The Description page of the Response Builder wizard
allows you to:
Name and describe the rule.
Specify the language used by the response.
Specify the event type and group that triggers this response.
Enable or disable the rule.
Task
1 Click Menu | Automation | Automatic Responses, then click Actions | New
Response, or Edit next to an existing rule. The Response Builder wizard opens.
Figure 14: Notifications Rules page
2 On the Description page, type a unique name and any notes for the rule.
NOTE: Rule names on each server must be unique. For example, if one user creates a rule
named Emergency Alert, no other user (including global administrators) can create a rule
with that name.
3 From the Language menu, select the language the rule uses.
4 Select the Event group and Event type that trigger this response.
5 Select whether the rule is Enabled or Disabled next to Status.
6 Click Next.
Setting filters for the rule
Use this task to set the filters for the response rule on the Filters page of the Response Builder
wizard.
Task
1 From the Available Properties list, select the desired property and specify the value to filter
the response result.
NOTE: Available Properties depend on the event type and event group selected on the
Description page of the wizard.
2 Click Next.
Setting thresholds of the rule
Use this task to define when the event triggers the rule on the Aggregation page of the Response
Builder wizard.
A rules thresholds are a combination of aggregation, throttling, and grouping.
Task
1 Next to Aggregation, select whether to Trigger this response for every event, or to
Trigger this response if multiple events occur within a defined amount of time. If
you select the latter, define the amount of time in minutes, hours, or days.
2 If you selected Trigger this response if multiple events occur within, you can choose
to trigger a response when the specified conditions are met. These conditions are any
combination of:
When the number of distinct values for an event property is at least a certain
value. This condition is used when a distinct value of occurrence of event property is
selected.
When the number of events is at least. Type a defined number of events.
NOTE: You can select one or both options. For example, you can set the rule to trigger
this response if the distinct value of occurrence of event property selected exceeds 300,
or when the number of events exceeds 3,000, whichever threshold is crossed first.
3 Next to Grouping, select whether to group the aggregated events. If you select to group
the aggregated events, specify the property of event on which they are grouped.
4 As needed, next to Throttling, select At most, trigger this response once every and
define an amount of time that must be passed before this rule can send notification
messages again. The amount of time can be defined in minutes, hours, or days.
5 Click Next.
Configuring the action for Automatic Response rules
Use this task to configure the responses that are triggered by the rule on the Responses page
of the Response Builder wizard.
You can configure the rule to trigger multiple actions by using the + and - buttons, located
next to the drop-down list for the type of notification.
Task
For option definition click ? in the interface.
1 If you want the notification message to be sent as an email or text pager message, select
Send Email from the drop-down list.
a Next to Recipients, click ... and select the recipients for the message. This list of available
recipients is taken from Contacts (Menu | User Management | Contacts).
Alternatively, you can manually type email addresses, separated by a comma.
b Select the importance of the notification email.
c Type the Subject of the message. Optionally, you can insert any of the available
variables directly into the subject.
d Type any text that you want to appear in the Body of the message. Optionally, you
can insert any of the available variables directly into the body.
e Click Next if finished, or click + to add another notification.
2 If you want the notification message to be sent as an SNMP trap, select Send SNMP Trap
from the drop-down list.
a Select the desired SNMP server from the drop-down list.
b Select the type of value that you want to send in the SNMP trap.
Value
Number of Distinct Values
List of Distinct Values
List of All Values
NOTE: Some events do not include this information. If a selection you made is not
represented, the information was not available in the event file.
c Click Next if finished, or click + to add another notification.
3 If you want the notification to run an external command, select Run External Command
a Select the desired Registered Executables and type any Arguments for the
command.
b Click Next if finished, or click + to add another notification.
4 If you want the notification to create an issue, select Create issue from the drop-down
list.
a Select the type of issue that you want to create.
b Type a unique name and any notes for the issue. Optionally, you can insert any of the
available variables directly into the name and description.
c Select the State, Priority, Severity, and Resolution for the issue from the respective
drop-down list.
d Type the name of the assignee in the text box.
e Click Next if finished, or click + to add another notification.
5 If you want the notification to run a scheduled task, select Execute Scheduled Task
a Select the task that you want to run from the Task to execute drop-down list.
b Click Next if finished, or click + to add another notification.
6 On the Summary page, verify the information, then click Save.
The new response rule appears in the Responses list.
If I set up a response rule for virus detections, do I have to receive a notification
message for each event received during an outbreak.
No. You can configure rules so that a notification can be sent only once per specified quantity
of events within a specified amount of time, or sent at a maximum of once in a specified amount
of time.
Can I create a rule that generates notifications to multiple recipients?
Yes. You can enter multiple email addresses for recipients in the Response Builder wizard.
Can I create a rule that generates multiple types of notifications?
Yes. Notifications for ePolicy Orchestrator supports any combination of the following notification
targets for each rule:
Email (including standard SMTP, SMS, and text pager)
SNMP servers (via SNMP traps)
Any external tool installed on the ePolicy Orchestrator server
Issues
Scheduled server tasks
Managing Issues and Tickets
The Issues feature of ePolicy Orchestrator allows you to create, modify, assign, and track issues.
Issues are action items that can be prioritized, assigned, and tracked.
Issues
Users can create basic issues manually or the ePO server can automatically create issues in
response to product events. For example, users with the proper permissions can configure
McAfee Policy Auditor to automatically create a Benchmark Rule Compliance issue if a
noncompliant system is discovered during an audit.
Tickets
A ticket is the external equivalent of an issue that exists in a ticketing server. Once a ticket is
added to an issue, the issue is referred to as a "ticketed issue." A ticketed issue can have only
one associated ticket.
Integrating issues with third-party ticketing servers
Integration of a ticketing server forces the creation of tickets associated with issues that were
created in products. ePolicy Orchestrator supports these ticketing servers:
Hewlett-Packard OpenviewService Desk versions 4.5 and 5.1 an integrated help
desk and trouble ticketing solution.
BMC Remedy Action Request Systemversions 6.3 and 7.0 a consolidated platform
for automating and managing trouble tickets.
Contents
Creating, configuring, and managing issues
Purging closed issues
Tickets and how they work
Integration with ticketing servers
Working with tickets
Working with ticketing servers
Upgrading a registered ticketing server
Ways to manage issues
The way issues are managed is defined by users with proper permissions and the installed
managed product extensions. An issue's state, priority, severity, resolution, due date, and
assignee are all user-defined, and can be changed any time. You can also specify default issue
responses from the Responses page. The defaults are automatically applied when an issue is
created, based on a user-configured response. Responses also allow multiple events to be
aggregated into a single issue so that the Product Feature Name server is not overwhelmed
with large numbers of issues.
Issues can be deleted manually, and closed issues can be manually purged based on their age
manually and automatically purged through a user-configured server task.
Use these tasks to create, assign, view details of, edit, delete, and purge issues.
Tasks
Creating basic issues manually
Configuring responses to automatically create issues
Managing issues
Purging closed issues manually
Purging closed issues on a schedule
Creating basic issues manually
Use this task to manually create a basic issue. Issues that are non-basic must be created
automatically.
Task
1 Click Menu | Automation | Issues, then click Actions | New Issue.
2 In the New Issue dialog box, select Basic from the Create issue of type drop-down list.
an issue type. Click OK. The New Issue page appears.
To do this... Use this...
Type the user name of the person assigned to the issue. Assignee
Type a meaningful description of the issue. Description
Select whether the issue has a due date and, if so,
assign a date and time that the issue is due. Due dates
in the past are not allowed.
Due Date
Type a meaningful name for the issue. Name
Assign a priority to the issue: Priority
Unknown
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Highest
Assign a state to the issue: State
Unknown
New
Assign
Resolved
Closed
Assign a severity to the issue: Severity
Unknown
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Highest
Assign a resolution to the issue. The issue resolution
can be assigned once the issue is processed:
Resolution
None
Fixed
Waived
Will not fix
3 Click Save. The Issues page appears.
Configuring responses to automatically create issues
Use this task to configure responses to automatically create issues.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Automation | Automatic Responses, then click Actions and select New
Response. The Description page of the Response Builder appears.
Type a meaningful name for the response. Name
Type a description of the response. Description
Event Event group Select an event group, such as
Benchmark Compliance Event.
Event type Select an event type that is part of
the event group, such as Benchmark Rule
Compliance Event.
Enable or disable the response. Status
2 Click Next. The Filter page appears.
3 Select properties to narrow the events that trigger the response.
4 Click Next. The Aggregation page appears.
5 Next to Aggregation, select one:
Trigger this response for every event generates a response for every event.
Trigger this response if multiple events occur within generates a response
for multiple events that occur during a specified time period and, if needed, after a
certain number of events have occurred.
6 Next to Grouping, select one:
Do not group aggregated events events of the same type are not aggregated.
Group aggregated events by a property of the event. For example, if you narrow
your events by audit, you can aggregate events that are noncompliant with the audit.
7 Next to Throttling select the maximum time period that you want this response to occur.
8 Click Next. The Actions page appears. Use this page to select the actions to perform when
the response is triggered.
9 Select Create issue from the drop-down list. Select the type of issue to create. This choice
determines the options that appear on this page.
10 Type a name and description for the issue. Optionally, select one or more variables for the
name and description. This feature provides an number of variables providing information
to help fix the issue.
11 If applicable, type or select the appropriate
Unknown
New
Assigned
Resolved
Closed
Unknown
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Highest
Unknown
New
Assign
Resolved
Closed
Unknown
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Highest
Resolution
None
Fixed
Waived
Will not fix
12 Type the user to whom you want the issue assigned. The assignee must have select one
or more variables for the name and description. This feature provides an number of variables
providing information to help fix the issue.
13 If applicable, type or select the appropriate
Unknown
New
Assigned
Resolved
Closed
Unknown
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Highest
Unknown
New
Assign
Resolved
Closed
Unknown
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Highest
Resolution
None
Fixed
Waived
Will not fix
14 Type the user to whom you want the issue assigned. The assignee must have a user account
in the system.
15 Click Next. The Summary page appears.
16 Review the details for the response, then click Save.
Managing issues
Use this task to add comments, assign, delete, edit, and view details of issues.
Before you begin
You must have appropriate permissions to perform these tasks.
Task
1 Click Menu | Automation | Issues,
2 Perform the tasks that you want.
Do this... Task
Adding comments to issues 1
Select the checkbox next to each issue
you want to comment, then click Add
comment.
2
In the Action panel, type the comment
you want to add to the selected issues.
3
Click OK to add the comment.
Select the checkbox next to each issue you want to
assign, then click Assign to user.
Assigning issues
Deleting issues 1
Select the checkbox next to each issue
you want to delete, then click Delete.
2
Click OK in the Action to delete the
selected issues.
Editing issues 1
Select the checkbox next to an issue,
then click Edit.
2
Edit the issue as needed.
Do this... Task
3
Click Save.
NOTE: Editing an issue breaks the issue-ticket
connection.
Click an issue. The Issue Details page appears. This
page shows all of the settings for the issue as well as
the Issues Activity Log.
Viewing issue details
Use these tasks to purge closed issues from the database. Purging closed issues deletes them
permanently. Purging a closed ticketing issue deletes the issue, but the associated ticket remains
in the ticketing server database.
Tasks
Use this task to manually purge all closed issues from the database.
Task
1 Click Menu | Automation | Issues, then click Actions | Purge.
2 In the Purge dialog box, type a number, then select a time unit.
3 Click OK to purge closed issues older than the specified date.
NOTE: This function affects all closed issues; not just those in the current view.
Use this task to purge closed issues with a scheduled server task.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Automation | Server Tasks, then click Actions | New Task. The
Description page of the Server Task Builder appears.
2 Type a name and description for the server task.
3 Enable or disable the schedule for the server task. The server task does not run until it is
enabled.
5 From the drop-down list, select Purge Closed Issues.
6 Type a number, then select a time unit.
8 Schedule the server task, then click Next. The Summary page appears.
9 Review the details of the server task, then click Save. The closed issues are purged at the
time of the scheduled task.
A ticket is the external equivalent of an issue that exists in a ticketing server. Once a ticket is
added to an issue, the issue is referred to as a "ticketed issue."
Ways to add tickets to issues
A ticket can be added to an issue manually or automatically. A ticketed issue can have only one
associated ticket.
When a ticket is added to an issue, the state of the resulting ticketed issue is changed to
Ticketed, regardless of the issue's status prior to being ticketed. When the ticket is created in
the ticketing server, that ticket's ID is added to the ticketed issue. The ticket ID creates the
ticket-to-issue association.
After the steps for integrating a ticketing server are completed, all subsequent issues are ticketed
automatically McAfee recommends always adding an assignee to an issue before the ticket is
created. If an assignee is added manually to a ticketed issue, you must add tickets manually
to any issues that existed prior to the integration.
Assignment of ticketed issues to users
Adding an assignee manually to a ticketed issue is considered editing an issue, which breaks
the issue-to-ticket association. Do this by specifying an assignee in the response, which creates
issues. In this way, an assignee is added to the issue automatically when it is created. For
details, see How tickets and ticketed issues are closed.
How tickets and ticketed issues are closed
Ticketed issues are closed automatically by the system when the server task, which synchronizes
ticketed issues, runs. This server task identifies tickets that changed to the Closed state since
the last time the task ran. The status of a ticketed issue associated with a closed ticket is then
changed to Closed. Also, that ticket's comments replace the comments in the ticketed issue if
the integration of the ticketing server was configured to overwrite ticketed issue comments.
For details, see Benefits of adding comments to ticketed issues.
Benefits of adding comments to ticketed issues
When a comment is added to a ticketed issue, it is added to the associated ticket immediately
or the next time the Issue Synchronization server task runs. Ticketed issue comments are added
only to tickets that are not in the Closed state.
If the ticketing server allows issue comments to be overwritten by ticket comments, when a
ticket's state becomes Closed, comments for that ticket replace all comments in the associated
ticketed issue. This process is performed when the server task, which synchronizes ticketed
issues, identifies a ticket whose state changed to Closed since the last time the task was run.
This task is performed only once for each closed ticket. Allowing issue comments to be
overwritten by ticket comments can allow users with access to the system (but not to the
ticketing server) the ability to see what happened to the ticket.
How tickets are reopened
A ticket is reopened when it is added to a previously added ticketed issue, whose ID can be
matched to a ticket in the ticketing server. If the ID cannot be matched, a new ticket is created.
Reopening a ticket does not reopen the associated ticket issue. The configuration mapping for
the ticketing server must also be configured to allow tickets to be reopened. See Required fields
for mapping.
Synchronization of ticketed issues
The Issues feature includes the Issue Synchronization server task, which synchronizes ticketed
issues with their associated tickets in the ticketing server. This server task is disabled by default;
it will not run until enabled.
When this server task runs, the system attempts to:
Change the status of ticketed issues from Ticketed to Closed if the state of their associated
tickets is closed.
Create tickets for issues or add comments to tickets that the system was unable to create
or add previously. For example, if a communication error occurred when the tickets or the
comments were first added.
Replace the comments of a ticketed issue with the comments of its associated ticket if the
ticket's state is Closed, and the integration of the ticketing server was configured to overwrite
ticketed issue comments.
Change the state of each ticketed issue to Assigned if the ticketed issue does not have an
assignee specified, or New if the registered server for the ticketing server is deleted.
Integration of a ticketing server forces the creation of tickets associated with issues that were
created in products. ePolicy Orchestrator supports these ticketing servers:
Hewlett-Packard OpenviewService Desk versions 4.5 and 5.1 an integrated help
desk and trouble ticketing solution.
BMC Remedy Action Request Systemversions 6.3 and 7.0 a consolidated platform
for automating and managing trouble tickets.
The person who performs this integration should be familiar with the ticketing server and its
fields and forms. Integrating a ticketing server consists of these basic steps:
1 Configure ePolicy Orchestrator to integrate with the ticketing server.
NOTE: The system running the ticketing extension must be able to resolve the address of
the Hewlett-Packard Openview Service Desk system. This might involve adding the IP
address of the Service Desk system to the hosts file on the system running the ticketing
extension, or setting up a domain trust between the two systems. See Configuring the DNS
for Service Desk 4.5.
2 Integrate a ticketing server with ePolicy Orchestrator. Only one registered ticketing server
can be integrated with ePolicy Orchestrator.
3 Configure the field mappings between issues and tickets.
Considerations when deleting a registered ticketing server
There might be times when you want to delete the registered server for your ticketing server.
For example, if you upgrade your ticketing server. When the registered server is deleted, the
system changes the state of each ticketed issue to Assigned, or to New if the ticketed issue
does not have a specified assignee. The system only performs this action when the server task,
which synchronizes ticketed issues, runs. This is why it is important to disable that server task
if you are upgrading the ticketing server. For more details, see the section in this guide about
upgrading registered ticketing servers.
When the registered ticketing server is deleted, the ticket ID that associated the ticket to the
ticketed issue remains with that ticketed issue. This allows the ticket to be reopened if the
issue-to-ticket association is broken. For example, if the server task runs before the upgraded
server is registered. See the How tickets are reopened and Upgrading a registered ticketing
server.
Required fields for mapping
Mapping is the process by which information in issues is mapped to information in tickets. Each
piece of information is called a field, and the fields in issues need to be mapped to corresponding
fields in tickets.
To determine which ticket fields must be mapped, on the ticketing form review the fields required
to create a ticket in the ticketing server. For information about which fields are required, see
the documentation for your ticketing server.
For the system to know when to close ticketed issues, the field with the ticket's state must be
mapped.
Sample mappings
When you register your ticketing server, you must also configure the field mappings for issues
and tickets. The field mappings in the following examples are provided for reference only. Your
mappings will vary based on the fields required in your ticketing server and the values those
fields accept.
Mapping is a two-way process. These examples demonstrate how to map an issue to a ticket
and to map the ticket's status back to the issue's status. For example, if the ticket is marked
as closed, the issue status will be updated to show that it is closed.
Sample mapping for Hewlett-Packard Openview Service Desk
This is a reference-only sample mapping for Hewlett-Packard Openview Service Desk versions
4.5 and 5.1.
NOTE: Source values, mapped values, and field IDs are case-sensitive.
Map Issue to Ticket
Ticket form: Default_Problem
Ticket field: Description
Operation: Identity
Source field: Name
Ticket field: Status
Operation: Substitution
Source field: State
Values: Default Value: 10
Mapped Value Source Value
10 NEW
20 RESOLVED
20 UNKNOWN
20 ASSIGNED
Ticket field: Information
Operation: Identity
Source field: Description
Ticket field: HistoryLines
Operation: Identity
Source field: Activity Log
Ticket field: Type the name or ID for any open text field.
Operation: Identity
Source field: URL
Map Ticket back to Issue Status field
NOTE: Because this section only maps the ticket's status, you are not prompted to add the ID
of the issue's status field. This field is implied.
Source field: Status
Values: Default Value: TICKETED
CLOSED 40
Overwrite issue comments with ticket comments: selected
Ticket Comment field: HistoryLines
Tickets can be re-opened: selected
Sample mapping for BMC Remedy Action Request System
This is a reference-only sample mapping for BMC Remedy Action Request System versions 6.3
and 7.0.
Map Issue to Ticket
Ticket form: Help Desk
Ticket field: 8
Operation: Identity
Source field: Name
Ticket field: 7
Source field: State
0 NEW
2 RESOLVED
1 ASSIGNED
Ticket field: 2
Operation: Custom Mapping
Source field: Type the user name for the ticketing server. This is the same user name
provided for Authentication on the Description page of the Registered Server Builder.
Ticket field: 200000004
Operation: Custom Mapping
Source field: External
TIP: In this example, "External" specifies that the ticket was created by a product external
to the ticketing server. You can type the name of the product instead, to indicate which
product created the ticket.
Ticket field: 240000008
NOTE: Ticketing systems can have multiple comment or diary fields. Make sure to choose
the one you want used for this integration. If a comment field is not mapped, ticketed issue
comments cannot be added to tickets.
Operation: Identity
Source field: Activity Log
Ticket field: Type the name or ID for any open text field.
Operation: Identity
Source field: URL
Map Ticket back to Issue Status field
NOTE: Because this section only maps the ticket's status, you are not prompted to add the ID
of the issue's status field. This field is implied.
Source field: 7
CLOSED 4
Overwrite issue comments with ticket comments: selected
Ticket Comment field: 240000008
Tickets can be re-opened: selected
Use these tasks to add tickets to issues and to synchronize ticketed issues with the Issue
Synchronization server task.
Tasks
Adding tickets to issues
Synchronizing ticketed issues
Synchronizing ticketed issues on a schedule
Adding tickets to issues
Use this task to add a ticket to a single issue, or to add tickets to multiple issues at once. A
ticket can be added in a similar way when viewing the details of an issue. When a ticket is
added, a new ticket is created automatically in the ticketing server. Issues with existing tickets
are ignored.
Before you begin
Make sure you have integrated a ticketing server.
Task
1 Click Menu | Automation | Issues, select the checkbox next to each issue, then click
Actions | Add ticket.
2 In the Action panel, click OK to add a ticket to each selected issue.
Synchronizing ticketed issues
Use this task to run the Issue Synchronization server task, which updates ticketed issues and
their associated tickets in the ticketing server.
Before you begin
Task
1 Click Menu | Automation | Server Tasks.
2 Click Run next to the Issue synchronization task. The Server Task Log page appears.
3 Review the results of the server task. For more details, see the section in this guide about
the server task log.
Synchronizing ticketed issues on a schedule
The Issue Synchronization server task updates ticketed issues and their associated tickets in
the ticketing server. Use this task to configure the Issue Synchronization server task to run on
a schedule.
NOTE: The schedule for the Issue Synchronization server task is disabled by default.
Before you begin
You must have permissions to run server tasks and to purge issues to perform this task.
Task
1 Click Menu | Automation | Server Tasks, then click Edit in the Actions column for the
Issue synchronization task. The Description page of the Server Task Builder appears.
2 Select Enable next to Schedule status. If you disable the schedule, the server task will
not run on a schedule, but you can still run it manually.
5 Schedule the server task as needed, then click Next. The Summary page appears.
6 Review the details of the server task, then click Save.
Use these tasks to integrate your ticketing server.
Tasks
Installing the ticketing server extensions
Registering and mapping a ticketing server
Configuring the field mappings
Installing extensions for ticketing server
Use this task to integrate your ticketing system with ePolicy Orchestrator. The files that you
copy to ePolicy Orchestrator depend on your ticketing system.
Task
1 Go to Start | Control Panel | Administrative Tools, then double-click Services.
2 In the Name column, double-click McAfee Policy Auditor Application Server.
3 Select the General tab.
4 Under Service status, click Stop. The server is now stopped.
5 Copy the required files for your ticketing server, then repeat steps 1-3.
6 Under Service status, click Start. The server is now running.
Stopping and starting the server
Use this task to stop the McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Application server running on a Microsoft
Windows system. The server must be stopped before the required files for the ticketing server
can be copied. After the files are copied, start the server.
Task
1 Go to Start | Control Panel | Administrative Tools, then double-click Services.
2 In the Name column, locate then double-click McAfee Policy Auditor Application
Server.
3 Select the General tab.
4 Under Service status, click Stop. The server is now stopped.
5 Copy the required files for your ticketing server, then repeat steps 1-3.
6 Under Service status, click Start. The server is now running.
Copying the Hewlett-Packard Openview Service Desk files
Use this task to copy the files required for the Hewlett-Packard Openview Service Desk (Service
Desk) 5.1 or 4.5 extension. For information about these files, see your Service Desk
documentation.
Before you begin
Stop the server.
If using Service Desk 5.1, locate these required files to copy:
OvObsCommon-05.10.090.jar
OvObsSDK-05.10.090.jar
OvObsWebApi-Client-05.10.090.jar
OvObsWebApi-Common-05.10.090.jar
sd-webapi-05.10.090.jar
xpl-05.10.090.jar
If using Service Desk 4.5, locate this required file to copy:
sd-webapi-4.5.0588.2205.jar
Task
Copy the required files to the Server\common\lib folder of your ePolicy Orchestrator
installation. For example, C:\Program Files\McAfee\ePolicy Orchestrator\Server\common\lib.
Copying the BMC Remedy Action Request System files
Use this task to copy the files required for the BMC Remedy Action Request System (Remedy)
extension. For information about these files, see your Remedy documentation. The Remedy
extension includes support for the Remedy 6.3 and 7.0 servers.
NOTE: You can use the Remedy 5.1 or 7.0 API files for the Remedy extension. McAfee does
not support an integration with the Remedy 5.1 server, but the 5.1 API files will work for
integrations with the Remedy 6.3 or 7.0 servers. However, the Remedy 6.3 API files are not
supported.
Before you begin
Stop the server.
If using the Remedy 5.1 API files, locate these required files to copy:
arapi51.dll
arjni51.dll
arrpc51.dll
arutl51.dll
arapi51.jar
arutil51.jar
If using the Remedy 7.0 API files, locate these required files to copy:
arapi70.dll
arjni70.dll
arrpc70.dll
arutiljni70.dll
arutl70.dll
arxmlutil70.dll
icudt32.dll
icuin32.dll
icuuc32.dll
arapi70.jar
arutil70.jar
Task
1 Copy these required files to the \Server\bin folder of your ePolicy Orchestrator installation.
For example, C:\Program Files\McAfee\ePolicy Orchestrator\Server\bin.
If using the Remedy 5.1 API files:
arapi51.dll
arjni51.dll
arrpc51.dll
arutl51.dll
arapi70.dll
arjni70.dll
arrpc70.dll
arutiljni70.dll
arutl70.dll
arxmlutil70.dll
icudt32.dll
icuin32.dll
icuuc32.dll
2 Copy these required files to the Server\common\lib folder of your ePolicy Orchestrator
installation. For example, C:\Program Files\McAfee\ePolicy Orchestrator\Server\common\lib.
arapi51.jar
arutil51.jar
arapi70.jar
arutil70.jar
Installing the ticketing server extensions
Use this task to install ticketing server extensions.
Before you begin
Copy the files required for the ticketing server.
Restart the server.
Task
1 Click Menu | Software | Extensions, then click Install Extension.
2 Browse to and select the extension (zip) file.
For Remedy, select Remedy.zip. This file includes support for Remedy 6.3 and 7.0.
For Service Desk 4.5, select ServiceDesk_4_5.zip.
For Service Desk 5.1, select ServiceDesk_5_1.zip.
3 Click OK.
Registering and mapping a ticketing server
Use these tasks to register and map a ticketing server. You must complete these tasks before
tickets can be added to issues. Only one registered ticketing server can exist at a time.
Tasks
Configuring the DNS for Hewlett-Packard Openview Service Desk 4.5
Registering a ticketing server
Configuring the DNS for Hewlett-Packard Openview Service Desk 4.5
Use this task to configure DNS for a Service Desk 4.5 integration. The system running the
ticketing extension must be able to resolve the address of the Service Desk system.
Task
1 On the Product Feature Name server that is integrated with the ticketing system, use a
text order to open the hosts file. The host file should be located in the
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\ folder.
2 Edit the hosts file to include the IP address of the system running Service Desk 4.5, followed
by a space, followed by the DNS suffix (the name of the system on which Service Desk 4.5
is running). For example, 168.212.226.204 SRVDSK45.qaad.com
3 Save and close the hosts file.
4 Restart the Product Feature Name server.
Registering a ticketing server
Use this task to register a ticketing server. This task must be completed before tickets can be
associated with issues.
Before you begin
Make sure you have installed the extension for your ticketing server.
Task
Description page of the Registered Server Builder appears.
2 Select the server type for your ticketing server. This choice determines the options available
on subsequent pages of the builder.
3 Type a name and description, then click Next. The Details page appears.
4 Type the host for the server.
5 Type the port, user name, and password for the server.
6 If Service Desk 4.5 or 5.1 was selected, select a Workflow.
Use these tasks to configure the field mappings for a ticketing server. You must complete these
tasks before tickets can be associated to issues.
Before you begin
The ticketing server you want to configure must be running.
Know which fields from the ticketing server need to be mapped.
Tasks
Mapping issues to tickets
Mapping tickets back to issue status
Mapping issues to tickets
Use this task to configure the field mapping from the issue to the ticket.
Task
1 Next to Configure mapping, click Configure. The Mapping page appears.
2 Select the options from the Mapping Options pane as needed. Selected options appear
in the Mapping Definitions pane with operators to specify how an issue should be mapped
to a ticket, and how a ticket should be mapped back to an issue. Both mappings must be
completed.
3 Under Map Issue to Ticket, type the name of a Ticket form.
4 Type a Ticket field ID.
5 Select an Operation.
If Substitution is selected, select an issue field in the Source field drop-down list,
then click Edit next to Values. The Edit Substitution Mapping dialog box appears.
1 Type a Default Value that should be substituted if a source value, which is not
mapped, is returned.
2 Type a Source Value for the issue, then type the Mapped Value that should be
substituted for this value in the ticket.
3 Click + to map another value.
4 When finished, click OK.
If Numeric Range is selected, select an issue field to map in the Source field
drop-down list, then click Edit next to Values. The Edit Numeric Range Mapping dialog
box appears.
1 Type a Default Value that should be substituted if a source range, that is not
mapped, is returned.
2 Type the Source Range for the issue, then type the Mapped Value that should
be substituted for this range in the ticket.
3 Click + to map another value.
4 When finished, click OK.
If Custom Mapping is selected, type the Value that should be added to the ticket.
7 Click + to map another ticket field.
Mapping tickets back to issue status
Use this task to configure the field mapping from the ticket back to the issue's status (state)
field.
NOTE: Because this section only maps the ticket's state/status, you are not prompted to add
the ID of the issue's status (state) field. This field is implied.
Task
1 Under Map Ticket back to Issue Status field, select an Operation.
2 In the Source field, type the ID of the ticket field that contains the state/status of the
ticket.
3 If Numeric Range or Substitution is selected for the Operation, click Edit next to
Values. A dialog box appears.
If Numeric Range is selected, type a range of Ticket Values for the ticket, then type
the Label that is substituted for this range in the issue.
If Substitution is selected, type a Source Value for the ticket, then type the Mapped
Value that is substituted for this value in the issue.
4 Select the checkbox if you want to Overwrite issue comments with ticket comments,
then type the ID of the Ticket comment field that overwrites the data in the issue's
comment field.
5 Select the checkbox if Tickets can be re-opened.
6 When finished, click Test Mapping.
7 If the test is successful, a ticket ID appears in a dialog box. This is the ID for a test ticket,
which was created in your ticketing server. Locate this ticket in your ticketing server, and
verify that all the values for the basic issue type are mapped correctly, including the test's
comments.
NOTE: The test mapping function verifies the mapping for the basic issue type, regardless
of the issue type configured. Therefore, testing the mapping for issue types from other
product extensions (extended issue types) can be successful per the basic mapping test,
but you might see unexpected results in the tickets. For these issue types, verify that tickets
added to issues after your ticketing server is fully integrated are created correctly.
8 Click OK.
9 If the test was unsuccessful, review your mappings and the status of the ticketing server.
10 When finished testing the mapping, click Save. The Details page of the Registered Server
Builder appears.
NOTE: You can save the configuration and register the server even if the mapping test
fails.
11 When finished, click Save.
Use this task to modify the integration of the existing ticketing server if your ticketing server is
upgraded.
Before you begin
Make sure the upgraded version of the ticketing server is running.
Task
CAUTION: If the server task, which synchronizes ticketed issues, runs after the existing registered
ticketing server is modified or deleted, but before the upgraded ticketing server is integrated,
the issue-to-ticket association is broken. If this occurs, complete this task, then manually add
tickets to all previously ticketed issues. This causes the reopen function to run. For more details,
see the section in this guide about how tickets are reopened.
1 Do the following to disable the server task, which synchronizes ticketed issues.
a Click Menu | Automation | Server Tasks, then click the issue synchronization server
task. The Description page of the Server Task Builder appears.
b Select Disable next to Schedule status.
c Click Save.
2 Ensure that no instances of the server task are running. If an instance is running, wait for
it to complete or cancel it before continuing.
Edit the existing registered ticketing server based on the configuration requirements
for the upgraded ticketing server.
Delete the existing registered ticketing server, then create a new one based on the
configuration requirements for the upgraded ticketing server.
For more details, see the sections in this guide about integrating ticketing servers, installing
ticketing server extensions, and registering and configuring a ticketing server.
4 After you have configured the integration with the upgraded ticketing server, enable the
server task, which synchronizes ticketed issues.
Appendix: Maintaining ePolicy Orchestrator
Databases
Your databases require regular maintenance to promote optimal performance and to protect
your data. Use the Microsoft management tool appropriate for your version of SQL:
Management Tool SQL Version
SQL Server Enterprise Manager SQL 2005
SQL Server Management Studio SQL 2008
SQL Server Management Studio Express SQL Express
Depending on your deployment of ePolicy Orchestrator, plan on spending a few hours each
week on regular database backups and maintenance. The tasks discussed in this section should
be performed on a regular basis, either weekly or daily. However, these are not the only
maintenance tasks available. See your SQL documentation for details on what else you can do
to maintain your database.
Contents
Perform regular maintenance of SQL Server databases
Backup and restore ePolicy Orchestrator databases
Changing SQL Server information
Perform regular maintenance of SQL Server
databases
Simple recovery mode is recommended because the transaction log is not essential in simple
recovery mode and does not swell during backup. If you have multiple databases with different
recovery models, you can create separate database maintenance plans for each recovery model.
In this way you can include a step to back up your transaction logs only on the databases that
do not use the simple recovery mode.
In simple recovery, once a checkpoint is complete, the transaction logs for the time before the
checkpoint are dropped from the active database. A checkpoint automatically occurs when the
backup is made. We recommend having a database maintenance plan that performs a backup
of the ePO database, together with "Simple Recovery." In this way, once a backup is successfully
created, the portion of the transaction log in the active database is dropped; it is no longer
needed because a backup file exists.
Ensure that the recovery model is set to simple. See the SQL documentation for information
on simple recovery. If you choose not to use simple recovery, you need to regularly back up
the transaction log.
McAfee recommends that you back up ePolicy Orchestrator databases regularly to protect your
data and guard against hardware and software failure. If you ever need to reinstall the server,
you might need to restore from a backup.
How often you back up depends on how much of your data you are willing to risk. Some possible
approaches include:
Back up your database at least once a week.
If you have made many changes to your deployment, you might want to back up daily.
To mitigate bandwidth demands during regular business hours, you might schedule automated
nightly backups.
To further balance the load, you might perform incremental daily or nightly backups, and a
full weekly backup each week.
Save the backup copy to a different server than the one hosting your live database. If your
database server crashes, you dont want to lose your backup too.
Performing regular backups provides the ability to restore your database if that should ever
become necessary because of software or hardware failure, or because of an upgrade to server
or database server hardware.
For information on backing up and restoring your SQL database, see:
Microsoft documentation for the management tool appropriate for the database you are
using.
McAfee KnowledgeBase article KB52126.
Use this task to edit the SQL Server connection configuration details. This is useful to make
changes to the user account information in ePolicy Orchestrator when you make changes to
the SQL Server authentication modes in SQL Server Enterprise Manager or SQL Server
Management Studio. Do this if you need to use a privileged SQL user account for added network
security.
CAUTION: Changing the database settings to point this ePO server to an ePO database that is
not an exact match can cause the removal of product extensions and the loss of all associated
data. McAfee recommends performing this task only to change the configuration of your existing
database.
You can use the web page at https://servername:port/core/config to adjust any database
configuration file information that used to be done with the Cfgnaims.exe file.
Things to know about this page:
Authentication If the database is up, this page uses normal ePO user authentication and
only a global administrator can access it. If the database is down, a connection is required
from the system running the SQL server.
The ePO server must be restarted for any configuration changes to take effect.
As a last resort, you might edit the configuration file by hand (<ePO installation
directory>server\conf\orion\db.properties), putting in the plaintext password, starting the server,
then using the config page to re-edit the db config, which stores the encrypted version of
the passphrase.
Appendix: Maintaining ePolicy Orchestrator Databases
Task
1 Log on to ePolicy Orchestrator with global administrator credentials.
2 Type the following URL in the browser's address field.
https://servername:port/core/config
3 On the Configure Database Settings page, change the credentials or SQL Server information,
as needed.
4 Click OK when done.
5 Restart the system or ePolicy Orchestrator services to apply the changes.
Appendix: Maintaining ePolicy Orchestrator Databases
Index
A
access requirements for System Tree 105
accounts, See user accounts
actions, Rogue System Detection
events and 234
queries and installing sensors 242
Active Directory
adding systems to the System Tree 20
configuring Windows authorization 38
containers, mapping to System Tree groups 123
enabling user autocreation 32
systems only synchronization 109
Active Directory synchronization
borders and 106
deleting systems 108, 109
duplicate entry handling 108
integration with System Tree 108
Synchronize Now action 108
systems and structure 109
tasks 108
to System Tree structure 123
types 109
adding comments to issues 269
administrator accounts, See user accounts
administrators, global, See global administrators
advanced features, ePolicy Orchestrator 22
agent
alien, on rogue systems 226
command-line options 97
configuring client tasks 87, 88
configuring policies to use repositories 187
configuring proxy settings for 135
distributing to systems 21
enabling on unmanaged McAfee products 76
first call to server 112
grouping 56
grouping by assignment rules 56
GUID and System Tree location 112
inactive, on rogue systems 226
installation, See agent installation
introduction to 60
maintenance 89
manage systems using 21
McAfee Agent, ePO components 14
modes, converting 76
properties, viewing 89
removal methods 98, 99, 100
removing from systems in query results 100
responses and event forwarding 251
restoring a previous UNIX version 83
restoring a previous Windows version 83
Rogue System Detection configuration 231
settings, viewing 96
status 101
agent (continued)
system requirements 63
tasks, running from managed systems 93
uninstalling 99
UNIX installation folder 78
upgrading with phased approach 82
user interface 93
viewing system information 90
wake-up calls 92
Windows installation folder 78
agent activity logs 101, 102
agent distribution
FrmInst.exe command-line 99
Agent Handlers
about 52
assigning agents 53
assignment priority 57
configuring and managing 53
how they work 52
introduction to 60
moving agents between 56
multiple 52
priority
in sitelist file 52
agent installation
CmdAgent.exe 97
creating custom packages 70
deployment methods 65
force 66
from an image 72
manually on Windows 68
on UNIX 69
on Windows from ePolicy Orchestrator 66
on Windows via push technology 74
package, location of 71, 79
uninstalling 99
update packages 82
using login scripts 71
Agent Monitor 95
agent upgrade 81, 82, 83
agent-server communication
about 61
after agent setup 62
interval, (ASCI) 72
secure communication keys (ASSC) 46
System Tree sorting 111
agent-server secure communication (ASSC)
about 41
using different key pairs for servers 49
using one key pair 48
viewing systems that use a key pair 49
working with keys 46, 47
aggregation, See notifications
Applied Policies
creating queries 151
Apply Tag action 113
ASCI (See agent-to-server communication interval) 62
assigning issues 269
assignment of ticketed issues to users 271
assignment rules
agents and handlers 56
Audit Log 195, 205, 206
about 205
purging 206
viewing action history 206
working with 205
authentication
configuring for Windows 37
authentication, configuring for Windows 36
autocreation, enabling for Active Directory users 32
B
bandwidth
considerations for event forwarding 32
considerations for pull tasks 175
distributed repositories and 130
replication tasks and 176
Rogue System Sensor and 224
sensor-to-server traffic 225
best practices
agent-to-server communication interval 61
duplicating policies before assigning 150
importing Active Directory containers 123
policy assignment locking 150
product deployment 173
System Tree creation 116
BMC Remedy Action Request System 263
BMC Remedy Action Request System versions 6.3 and 7.0 272
borders (See System Tree organization) 106
branches
Change Branch action 191
Current 184, 189
deleting DAT and engine packages 192
Evaluation 191
manually moving packages between 192
Previous 178
types of, and repositories 133
broadcast segments and Rogue System Sensor 223
Broken Inheritance
C
catch-all groups 112
Change Branch action 191
charts (See queries) 195
Check IP Integrity action 111
client tasks
about 22, 152
configuring, agent scheduler policy 87, 88
creating and scheduling 164
deleting 165
editing settings for 164
installing RSD sensors 242
mirror 88
schedule 22
update 88
wake-up 88
working with 164
cmdagent.exe 96
Command Agent tool (CmdAgent.exe) 62, 97
command-line options
agent 97
agent installation 80
CmdAgent.exe 62, 97
FrmInst.exe 99
notifications and registered executables 256, 257
rogue system detection 246
communication port, Rogue System Detection 229
communication ports, ePolicy Orchestrator 33
communication to the server 224
compliance
compliant systems 226
configuring RSD settings 232
components
ePO server, about 14
ePolicy Orchestrator, about 14
repositories, about 130
contacts
notifications and 28
responses and 260
working with 28, 29
creating issues 264
creating tickets 271
credentials
changing, on distributed repositories 147
required for agent installation 70
criteria-based tags
applying 115, 116
sorting 121
Current branch
checking in update packages 189
defined 133
for updates 184
D
dashboards
active set 220
chart-based queries and 216
configuring access and behavior 218
configuring for exported reports 31
configuring refresh frequency 219
creating 220
default monitors 216
granting permissions to 219
how they work 216
making active 220
making public 221
Rogue System Detection 226
selecting all in a set 220
DAT file updating
checking in manually 189
checking versions 190
considerations for creating tasks 174
daily task 190
deployment 173
from source sites 137
in master repository 133
scheduling a task 190
DAT files
deleting from repository 192
evaluating 191
repository branches 192
Data Execution Prevention 63
Index
Data Rollup server task 203
databases
ePO, systems listed in 226
multi-server querying 202
ports and communication 29
public and personal queries 194
queries and retrieving data 193
registering servers for rollup queries 203
deleting issues 269
DEP, See Data Execution Prevention
deployment
checking in packages manually 178
global updating 181
installation, definition and methods 65
installing products 179, 180
methods 65
package security 171
products and updates 173
push technology via 74
supported packages 171
tasks 173
tasks, for managed systems 179
upgrading agents 82
detected systems
configuring policy settings 232
Exceptions list, adding to 235
Exceptions list, importing to 238
homepage 226
how Rogue System Sensor work 223
merging 238
merging and matching 225
removing from lists 239, 240
Rogue Sensor Blacklist, adding to 236
status monitors 226
viewing 240
working with 235
Detected Systems list, removing systems from 239
detections
configuring RSD policies 232
settings for rogue systems 229
subnet status and rogue systems 228
devices, detected by Rogue System Sensor 223
DHCP servers
Rogue System Sensor and 225, 229
system and subnet reporting 223
Directory (See System Tree) 123
distributed repositories
about 21, 130, 132
adding to ePO 142
changing credentials on 147
creating and configuring 141
deleting 145
deleting SuperAgent repositories 141
editing existing 144
enabling folder sharing 144
ePO components 14
folder, creating 141
how agents select 177
limited bandwidth and 130
replicating packages to SuperAgent repositories 140
replicating to 185, 186
SuperAgent, tasks 139
types 132
unmanaged 132
unmanaged, copying content to 188
domain synchronization 106
duplicate entries in the System Tree 125
E
editing issues 269
email addresses 28
email servers
configuring responses 252
defining 30
enforcement (See policy enforcement) 161
engine updating
deployment packages 173
from source sites 137
in master repository 133
scheduling a task 190
engines
deleting from repository 192
repository branches 192
ePO interface
comparing version 4.0 and 4.5 18
Menu 18
using 18
ePO servers
configuring 20
transferring systems 129
Evaluation branch
defined 133
using for new DATs and engine 191
events
contacts for notifications 28
determining which are forwarded 32
filtering, server settings 29
forwarding and notifications 251
forwarding, agent configuration and 85
events, Rogue System Detection
actions and 242
sensor settings 234
exceptions
Rogue System Blacklist 229
rogue system status 226
Exceptions list
adding systems 235
compared to Rogue Sensor Blacklist 229
exporting 237
importing systems to 238
removing systems from 239
executables
configuring 256
deleting 257
editing, notifications and 257
registered, adding 256
registered, duplicating 257
working with, for responses 256
extension files
about 148
functionality added to managed products 148
installing 153
permission sets and installation 25
UNIX, agent package file name 69
viewing version 18
F
fallback sites
about 130
Index
fallback sites (continued)
configuring 137
deleting 139
edit existing 138
switching to source 137
features, ePolicy Orchestator
components 14
filters
Event Filtering settings 29
for server task log 210
query results 195
setting for response rules 259
force
agent call to server 96
installation of agent 66
FRAMEPKG.EXE 79
FTP repositories
about 132
editing 144
G
geographic borders, advantages of 106
global administrator
server settings, working with 30
global administrators
about 24
assigning permission sets 25
changing passwords on user accounts 25
creating groups 104
creating permission sets for user accounts 26
creating user accounts 24
deleting permission sets 28
deleting user accounts 25
duplicating permission sets 27
editing permission sets 27
permissions 24
source sites, configuring 137
global unique identifier (GUID) 72, 73, 112
correcting duplicates 72
duplicate 72
scheduling corrective action for duplicates 73
global updating
enabling 181
event forwarding and agent settings 85
process description 174
requirements 174
grouping, See notifications
groups
catch-all 112
configuring criteria for sorting 121
creating manually 118
criteria-based 112
defined 104
deleting from System Tree 99
importing NT domains 125
moving systems manually 128
operating systems and 107
pasting policy assignments to 163
policies, inheritance of 104
policy enforcement for a product 161
sorting criteria 121
sorting, automated 107
updating manually with NT domains 128
groups (continued)
using IP address to define 106
viewing policy assignment 155
GUID, See global unique identifier
H
handler assignment
editing priority 54, 57
managing 54
viewing summary 54
handler groups
about 52
creating 55
deleting 55
editing settings 55
handlers
creating groups 55
grouping agents 58
moving agents between 56
priority 52
Hewlett-Packard Openview Service Desk 263
Hewlett-Packard Openview Service Desk versions 4.5 and 5.1 272
HTTP repositories
about 132
editing 144
I
icon, system tray, See system tray icon
inactive agents 93
inactive systems, rogue system status 226
inheritance
and policy settings 150
broken, resetting 155
defined 104
viewing for policies 155
installation
agent, See agent installation
Rogue System Sensor 241
installation folder
UNIX 78
Windows 78
intelligent filtering and Rogue System Sensor 224
Internet Explorer
configuring proxy settings 135
proxy settings and ePO 136
IP address
as grouping criteria 106
checking IP overlap 111
IPv6 58
range, as sorting criteria 121
sorting 111
sorting criteria 116, 121
subnet mask, as sorting criteria 121
issue management 263
issue synchronization server taskl 272
issues
adding comments 269
about 263
adding comments 269
adding tickets to 276
assigning 269
associations with tickets (See ticketed issues) 271
creating 264
Index
issues (continued)
creating automatically from responses 265
deleting 269
editing 269
managing 263
viewing details 269
issues, purging
closed issues 270
closed issues on a schedule 270
K
keys, See security keys
L
LAN connections and geographical borders 106
language packages (See agent) 106
LDAP servers, registering 40
local distributed repositories 188
Locale IDs, settings for installation 80
login scripts
install the agent via 71
M
Make public queries 200
managed mode
convert from unmanaged mode in Windows 76
convert from unmanaged mode on UNIX 77
convert from updater mode 76
managed systems
agent-server communication 61
deployment tasks for 179
Detected Systems list 239
Exceptions list 235
global updating and 130
installing products on 180
policy assignment 155
policy management on 149
Rogue Sensor Blacklist 229, 236
rogue system status 226
rollup querying 202
running an update task manually 94, 95
sorting, criteria-based 110
tasks for 179
viewing agent activity log 101
viewing information on 90
master repositories
about 130
accessing 21
communicating with source sites 135
configuring proxy settings 135
ePO components 14
key pair for unsigned content 44
pulling from source site 183, 184
replicating to distributed repositories 185, 186
security keys in multi-server environments 45
updating with pull tasks 175
using replication tasks 176
McAfee Agent (see agent) 14
McAfee Default policy
frequently asked questions 165
McAfee Links, default monitor 216
McAfee recommendations
configure RSD sensor policies before deploying sensors 229
McAfee recommendations (continued)
create a Rollup Data server task 203
deploy agents when importing large domains 125
duplicate policies before assignment 150
evaluate borders for organization 106
install multiple Rogue System Sensors per broadcast segment 225
phased rollout for product deployment 173
schedule replication tasks 176
System Tree planning 105
use global updating 174
use IP addresses for sorting 106
use tag-based sorting criteria 107
Menu
navigating in the interface 19
menu-based navigation 18
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 132
Microsoft Windows Resource Kit 120
monitors (See dashboards) 216
monitors, Rogue System Detection
overall system status 226
status monitors 226
multiple ePO servers
policy sharing 167
My Default policy
MyAvert
Security Threats page 50
Security Threats, working with 50
Theat Service, default monitor 216
N
NAP files (See extension files) 148
navigation
menu-based 18
navigation, in ePO
Menu 18
menu-based 18
navigation bar 19
NETDOM.EXE utility, creating a text file 120
network bandwidth (See System Tree organization) 106
network traffic
bandwidth 225
New Group wizard
creating new groups 199
notification rules
defaults 250
importing .MIB files 255
notifications
assigning permissions 253
contacts for 28
event forwarding 251, 252
event forwarding and agent settings 85
how they work 249
recipients 249
registered executables, working with 257
SNMP servers 41, 254
throttling, aggregation, and grouping 249
viewing threats 51
NT domains
importing to manually created groups 125
integration with System Tree 108
synchronization 110, 125
updating synchronized groups 128
Index
O
operating systems
filters for response rule 259
grouping 107
legacy systems (Windows 95, Windows 98) 107
McAfee Agent and 63
Rogue System Detection and 223
overall system status, Rogue System Detection 226
P
packages
agent file name, for UNIX 69
configuring deployment task 180
creating custom for agent installation 70
deploying updates with tasks 183
moving between branches in repository 192
security for 171
passwords
changing on user accounts 25
installing agents, command-line options 97
logging on to ePO servers 17
permission sets
assigning 20
at product installation 25
creating for user accounts 26
extensions and 25
how they work 25
mapping to Active Directory groups 36
rogue system detection 231
System Tree 105
working with 26, 27, 28
permissions
assigning for notifications 253
assigning for responses 253
for queries 194
global administrator 24
to dashboards 219
policies
about 149
assigning and managing 158
broken inheritance, resetting 155
categories 149
changing the owner 159
controlling on Policy Catalog page 156, 157, 158
controlling, on Policy Catalog page 157
enforcing 94
group inheritance, viewing 155
how they are applied to systems 150
importing and exporting 149, 159, 160
inheritance 150
ownership 150, 154
settings, viewing 154
sharing between ePO servers 159
update settings 95
verifying changes 89
viewing 149, 153
working with Policy Catalog 156
policies, ePolicy Orchestrator
about 22
enforcing 22
policies, McAfee Agent
options for policy pages 84
policies, McAfee Agent (continued)
settings, about 84
policies, Rogue System Detection
about 229
compliance settings 232
configuring 232
considerations 229
matching settings 233
sensor-to-server port 241
policy assignment
copying and pasting 162, 163
disabled enforcement, viewing 154
group, assigning to 160
locking 150
Policy Catalog 150
systems, assigning to 160, 161
viewing 153, 155
policy assignment rules
about 168
creating 168
deleting and editing 169
editing priority 169
importing and exporting 169
priority 168
viewing summary 169
Policy Catalog
page, viewing 149
working with 156
policy enforcement
enabling and disabling 161
for a product 161, 162
viewing assignments where disabled 154
when policies are enforced 149
policy management
using groups 104
working with client tasks 164
Policy Management
policy sharing
assign 166
designating 166
multiple ePO servers 166
registering server 166
using registered server 166
using server tasks 166, 167
ports
communication, working with 33
RSD sensor-to-server port 229, 241
server settings 29
server settings and communication 29
Previous branch
defined 133
moving DAT and engine packages to 192
saving package versions 178
product deployment packages
checking in 178
security and package signing 171
supported packages 171
updates 171
product installation
configuring deployment tasks 179, 180
extensions and permission sets 25
installing extension files 153
product properties 91
Index
product updates
deploying 173
package signing and security 171
source sites and 130
supported package types 171
properties
agent, viewing from the console 89
custom, for the agent 81
minimal vs. full 87
product 91
retrieving from managed systems 87
sending to ePO server 95
settings for retrieving 90
system 91
verifying policy changes 89
proxy settings
agent policies 86
configuring ePO for Internet Explorer 136
configuring for master repository 135
configuring for the agent 86
McAfee Agent 135
MyAvert
configuring 50
pull tasks
considerations for scheduling 175
deploying updates 183
Pull Now task, initiating 184
server task log 177
updating master repository 175, 183
purging closed issues 270
push technology
initial agent deployment via 74
Q
queries
about 193
actions on results 193
chart types 195
contacts 28
custom, creating 196
duplicating 200
exported as reports 193
exporting to other formats 201
exporting to XML file 201
filters 195
importing from a server 201
making personal queries public 200
My Queries list 194
permissions 194
personal query group 199
preparing for rollup queries 202
public and personal 194
Public Queries list 194
registering ePO servers 203
removing agents in results of 100
report formats 193
result type 202
results as dashboard monitors 193
results as tables 195
rollup, from multiple servers 202
running existing 197
scheduled 197
using results to exclude tags on systems 114
queries, Rogue System Detection
installing sensors 242
Query Builder wizard
about 195
creating custom queries 196
result types 195
Quick System Search, default monitor 216
R
registered executables, See executables
registered executables (See executables) 257
registered servers
about 39
adding SNMP servers 41
enabling policy sharing 166
LDAP servers, adding 40
registering 39
Remedy
sample mapping for (See ticketing servers) 275
removal
agent, from UNIX systems 100
Replicate Now task 186
replication
avoiding for selected packages 143, 187
disabling of selected packages 144
replication tasks
copying contents of master repository 185
deploying updates 183
full vs. incremental 176
Replicate Now task from master repository 186
scheduling repository replication 185
server task log 177
updating master repository 176
reports
configuring template and location for 31
exported data 214
exported query results 193
formats 193, 214
repositories
branches 133, 191, 192
creating SuperAgent repository 139
distributed, about 21
how they work together 134
importing from repository list files 146
master, configuring proxy settings for 135
replication and selection of 177
replication tasks 186
scheduling a pull task 183
scheduling a replication task 185
security keys 41, 45
selecting a source for updates 85
source site 130, 184
types of 21, 130
unmanaged, copying content to 188
repository list files
about 134
adding distributed repository to 142
exporting to 145, 146
importing from 146, 147
priority of Agent Handlers 52
SiteList.xml, uses for 134
working with 145
requirements
operating systems 63
processors 63
Index
Response Builder wizard 260
response rules
creating and editing 258
Description page 258
setting filters for 259
setting thresholds 259
responses
assigning permissions 253
configuring 252, 256, 260
configuring to automatically create issues 265
contacts for 260
event forwarding 251
planning 251
registered executables, working with 256
rules that trigger 260
SNMP servers 254, 255
about 229
adding systems 236
removing systems from 240
Rogue System Detection
about 223
agents and 231
compliance settings 232
configuring server settings 232
deploying sensors 241
operating system support 223
policy configuration 232
policy settings 229
sensor blacklist 229
sensor settings 234
sensor-to-server communication port 229
setting up 231
status and states 226
working with subnets 244, 245, 246
Rogue System Sensor
about 223
active, configuring 234
blacklist 229
data gathering 224
installation 241
installing 242
operating systems and 223
removing 243
RSD settings, configuring 234
sensor-to-server port, changing 241
status and sensor states 227
traffic and intelligent filtering 224
working with 240
rogue systems
about 223
system status 226
Top 25 Subnets list 228
rules
configuring contacts for responses 260
defaults for notifications 250
setting up for notifications, SNMP servers 255
Run Tag Criteria action 113
S
schedule server task
for policy sharing 167
scheduling
applying criteria-based tags 116
scheduling (continued)
client tasks 164
Repository Pull task 183
Repository Replication task 185
server tasks with Cron syntax 211
scripts, login for agent installation 71
security certificate
certificate authority (CA) 33
installing 34
security keys
agent-server secure communication (ASSC) 41, 46
ASSC, working with 46, 47
backing up 43
for content from other repositories 44
general 41
managing 44
master keys in multi-server environments 45
private and public 44
restoring 43
server settings 29
using one master key 44
selected packages
avoid replication of 143, 187
disabling replication of 144
sensor-to-server port 229, 241
sequencing errors, duplicate GUIDs 72
server certificate
replacing 31
server settings
configuring 20
configuring Rogue System Detection 232
global updating 181
Internet Explorer 135
notifications 250
ports and communication 29
proxy, and master repositories 130
SSL certificates 33
types of 29
working with 30
Server Task Builder wizard 116
server task log
about 177
filtering for recent activity 210
Pull Now task 184
purging 211
Replicate Now task 186
reviewing status of tasks 210
working with 210
Server Task Log
server task 207
server tasks
allowing Cron syntax 211
Data Rollup 203
defining email servers 30
for policy sharing 166
installing Rogue System Sensor 242
log file, purging 211
replacing server certificate 31
Repository Pull, scheduled 183
Repository Replication 185
scheduling a query 197
scheduling with Cron syntax 211
Synchronize Domain/AD 108
types and definitions 207
servers
configuring ePO servers 20
Index
servers (continued)
ePO server, components 14
importing and exporting policies 149
importing and exporting queries 200
importing policies from 160
LDAP servers, registering 40
logging on and off 17
master repository key pair 44
registering additional ePO servers 39
registering, for queries 203
rollup queries 203
server task log, about 177
settings and controlling behavior 29
sharing policies 159
SNMP, and notifications 254
SNMP, and responses 254
tasks, scheduling repository replication 185
viewing license information 18
viewing version number 18
Service Desk
sample mappings for (See ticketing servers) 273
sitelist files 52
sites
deleting source or fallback 139
fallback 130, 137
switching source and fallback 137
SNMP servers 41
See also responses
registering 41
See also responses
Sort Now action 110
sorting criteria
configuring 121
for groups 121
groups, automated 107
IP address 111
IP address-based 121
sorting systems into groups 110
tag-based 107, 111, 121
source sites
about 130
configuring 137
creating 137
deleting 139
fallback 130
importing from SiteMgr.xml 147
product updates and 130
pulling from 183, 184
switching to fallback 137
update packages and 173
SPIPE 61
SQL server
editing information 286
SQL servers (See databases) 106
SSL certificates
about 33
status
agent 101
security 97
status monitors
detected systems 226
subgroups
and policy management 125
criteria-based 112
subnets
active RSD sensors, configuring duration 234
in Rogue System Detection 244, 245, 246
status, Rogue System Detection 228
Top 25 Subnets list 228
subnets, as grouping criteria 106
SuperAgent repositories
about 132
creating 139
deleting 141
global updating requirements 174
replicating packages to 140
tasks 139
SuperAgents
distributed repositories 132
introduction to 60
wake-up calls 63, 92
wake-up calls to System Tree groups 92
synchronization
Active Directory and 109
defaults 112
deploying agents automatically 109
excluding Active Directory containers 109
NT domains 110
preventing duplicate entries 109, 110
scheduling 127
Synchronize Now action 108
systems and structures 109
systems only, with Active Directory 109
synchronization of ticketed issues 272
system requirements 63
system status
monitors 226
system tray icon
allow users to update from 98
options 97
security status 97
using 97
visibility 93, 98
System Tree
access requirements 105
adding systems to 20
assigning policies to a group 160
child groups and inheritance 104
creation, automated 106
criteria-based sorting 110
defined 104
deleting systems from 99, 104
grouping agents 58
groups and manual wake-up calls 92
methods to add systems 20
My Organization level 104
parent groups and inheritance 104
permission sets 105
populating groups 116
removing agents 99
removing agents from systems 99
System Tree organization
borders in your network 106
creating groups 116
duplicate entries 125
importing Active Directory containers 123
importing systems and groups 118, 120
mapping groups to Active Directory containers 123
moving systems to groups manually 128
Index
System Tree organization (continued)
network bandwidth 106
operating systems 107
planning considerations 105
text files, importing systems and groups 119
using subgroups 125
System Tree sorting
default settings 112
enabling 121, 122
IP address 111
on agent-server communication 111
ordering subgroups 112
server and system settings 29, 111
sort systems once 111
tag-based criteria 111
System Tree synchronization
Active Directory integration 108
NT domain integration 108
scheduling 127
to Active Directory structure 123
systems
adding to System Tree 20
assigning policies to 160, 161
pasting policy assignments to 163
policy enforcement for a product 162
properties 91
sorting into groups 122
viewing policy assignment 155
T
tables and charts
exported as reports 214
report formats 214
Tag Builder wizard 113
Tag Catalog 113
tag-based sorting criteria 107, 111
tags
applying 115, 116
creating with Tag Builder wizard 113
criteria-based 107, 110
criteria-based sorting 121
defined 107
excluding systems from automatic tagging 114
group sorting criteria 107
manual application of 115
permissions for 107
types 107
without criteria 107
working with 113
Test Sort action 110
Threat Event Log
about 212
working with 213
throttling, See notifications
ticketed issues
about 271
assignment to users 271
creating 263
how comments are handled 271
how they are closed 271
how they are reopened 272
how they are synchronized 272
synchronizing 276
synchronizing on a schedule 277
ticketing servers
about sample mappings 273
BMC Remedy Action Request System versions 6.3 and 7.0 272
configuring DNS for Service Desk 4.5 281
considerations when deleting 273
Hewlett-Packard Openview Service Desk versions 4.5 and 5.1 272
installing extensions for 278, 280
installing extensions for Remedy 279
installing extensions for Service Desk 278
integration with 272
mapping 281, 282
mapping issues to tickets 282
mapping tickets back to issue status 283
registering 281
required fields for mapping 273
sample mapping for Remedy 275
sample mappings for Service Desk 273
upgrading 284
ticketing systems
BMC Remedy Action Request System 263
Hewlett-Packard Openview Service Desk 263
tickets
about 263, 271
adding to issues 276
associations with issues (See ticketed issues) 271
creating 263, 271
how comments are handled 271
how they are closed 271
how they are reopened 272
how they are synchronized 272
server integrations for 272
synchronizing 276
synchronizing on a schedule 277
troubleshooting
agent activity logs 101
product deployment 173
upgrading agents by group 82
verifying properties of agent and products 89
U
UNC share repositories
about 132
editing 144
uninstallation
agent, from UNIX systems 100
UNIX
agent installation folder 78
agent package file name 69
converting from managed to unmanaged mode 77
converting from unmanaged to managed mode 77
installing the agent on 69
uninstalling the agent from 100
unmanaged mode
convert to managed mode in Windows 76
convert to managed mode on UNIX 77
unmanaged products
enabling agent on 76
unmanaged repositories 132
updater mode
convert to managed mode in Windows 76
convert to managed mode on UNIX 77
updates
agent installation packages 82
Index
updates (continued)
allow users via system tray icon 98
client tasks 174
considerations for creating tasks 174
deploying packages with tasks 183
deployment packages 173
for selected systems 89
package signing and security 171
packages and dependencies 171
running tasks manually 94, 95
scheduling an update task 190
security 97
source sites and 130
upgrading agents 82
updating
agents, with login scripts or manually 83
automatically, with global updating 181
DATs and engine 173
deployment tasks 173
global, event forwarding and agent settings 85
global, process 174
manually 94, 95
master repository with pull tasks 183
Pull Now task to update master repository 184
scheduling an update task 190
user accounts
about 24
changing passwords 25
creating 24
creating permission sets for 26
user accounts (continued)
credentials for agent installation 70
deleting 25
editing 25
permission sets and 25
setting up 20
working with 24
user interface, agent 93
utilities
NETDOM.EXE, creating a text file 120
V
viewing issue details 269
VPN connections and geographical borders 106
W
wake-up calls
about 62
manual 92
SuperAgents and 63, 92
tasks 62
to System Tree groups 92
WAN connections and geographical borders 106
Windows
agent installation folder 78
authentication, configuring 36, 37
Authorization, configuring 38
converting agent mode 76
running a manual update 94
Index

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