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ePolicy Orchestrator
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3.6 Walkthrough Guide
Deploying the Agent and Products
Distributing agents
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Installing the agent manually
A simple way to install the agent is to run the installer directly from the desired system.
When to use this method
This is a desirable method to install agents in the following circumstances:
Your organization requires that software is installed on systems manually.
You intend to use ePolicy Orchestrator for policy management only.
You have systems running Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows ME and do not
want to enable file and print sharing on them.
You assigned IP sorting filters or NT domain names when creating the segments of
your Directory.
You can install the agent on the system, or distribute the
FRAMEPKG
.
EXE
installer to users
in your organization and have them run the installation program themselves.
After the agent is installed, it calls into the server and adds the new system to the
Directory.
Having assigned IP sorting filters or NT domain names to the desired Directory
segments saves valuable time.
Enabling the agent on unmanaged McAfee products
Before purchasing ePolicy Orchestrator, you may have already been using McAfee
products in your network. Some of the more recent McAfee products that use the
AutoUpdate updater, such as VirusScan Enterprise, install with the agent in a disabled
state. When you want to start managing these products with ePolicy Orchestrator, you
do not need to install the agent on these systems. Instead, you can simply enable the
agent that is already on the system.
Enabling the agent in this way, rather than re-deploying the 1.5MB agent installation
package to each system, can save significant network bandwidth when you have many
systems with disabled agents on the network.
Having assigned IP sorting filters or NT domain names to the desired Directory
segments saves valuable time.
You must copy the
SITELIST
.
XML
repository list file from the ePolicy Orchestrator server
to the desired systems. The repository list contains network address information the
agent requires to call into the server after installing.
To enable the agent on unmanaged systems running a McAfee product with a disabled
agent:
1
Export the repository list (
SITELIST
.
XML
) from the ePolicy Orchestrator server and
copy it to a temporary folder on the system, such as
C:\TEMP
.
2
Run the following command line on the desired system:
FRMINST.EXE /INSTALL=AGENT /SITEINFO=C:\TEMP\SITELIST.XML
Note
You cannot change the agent installation folder without uninstalling and reinstalling
the agent. Agents that you enable may be in a different folder location than agents that
you deploy in your network using another method.
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