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Tasks
• Creating SuperAgent repositories on page 85
Use this task to create a SuperAgent repository. The desired system must have an McAfee
ePO agent installed and running. McAfee recommends using SuperAgent repositories with
global updating.
• Selecting which packages are replicated to SuperAgent repositories on page 86
Use this task to select which repository-specific packages are replicated to any distributed
repository.
• Deleting SuperAgent distributed repositories on page 86
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.
Creating SuperAgent repositories
Use this task to create a SuperAgent repository. The desired system must have an McAfee 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.
For option definitions, click
?
in the interface.
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 McAfee ePO server appears.
2
Create a new policy, duplicate an existing one, or open one that’s 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 (Windows only)
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>
.
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.
Setting up repositories
Using SuperAgents as distributed repositories
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