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Details the core components of ePolicy Orchestrator: ePO server, master repository, distributed repositories, and McAfee Agent.
Provides guidance on how to use the product guide, its structure, and recommended setup order for new administrators.
Explains user accounts and their association with permission sets for accessing the ePO software.
Describes how permission sets grant rights and access, and how multiple sets aggregate for user accounts.
Details various server settings that control ePolicy Orchestrator behavior, including email server, event filtering, and ports.
Lists and describes the default server tasks available for managing ePolicy Orchestrator.
Covers tasks for creating, editing, and deleting user accounts for ePolicy Orchestrator.
Explains how to create, duplicate, edit, and delete permission sets for user accounts.
Details tasks for configuring and maintaining general ePO server settings.
Describes the System Tree for organizing managed systems, policies, and tasks.
Provides factors to consider for structuring an efficient System Tree organization.
Explains how to integrate Active Directory and NT domains for populating and managing the System Tree.
Details how to use IP address or tag information to automatically sort systems into groups.
Covers creating, applying, and managing tags for systems within the System Tree.
Explains tasks for creating groups and populating them with systems manually or via import.
Guides on importing systems from Active Directory containers into the System Tree.
Details importing systems from an NT domain into a manually created group in the System Tree.
Explains the agent and SuperAgent components and their roles in ePolicy Orchestrator.
Describes how agents and the ePO server communicate using SPIPE protocol.
Details how agent policies determine behavior, including update sources and property collection.
Compares advantages and disadvantages of various agent distribution methods.
Guides on creating custom agent installation packages with embedded credentials.
Covers tasks for distributing agents to managed systems via various methods.
Explains using network login scripts to install agents on systems logging onto the network.
Details how to run the agent installer locally on a system.
Covers tasks for removing agents from systems, including via command line or System Tree deletion.
Describes tasks to ensure agents are up-to-date and functioning correctly.
Explains different types of repositories: master, distributed, source, and fallback sites.
Describes the master repository as the source for security software and updates.
Details distributed repositories for hosting copies of master repository contents to minimize network traffic.
Provides tasks to ensure master repository and managed systems can access the Internet for updates.
Covers changing, deleting, and switching default source and fallback sites.
Explains how to create and configure repositories on systems hosting SuperAgents.
Guides on hosting distributed repositories on existing FTP, HTTP servers, or UNC shares.
Details tasks for exporting and using SITELIST.XML and SITEMGR.XML repository list files.
Covers changing credentials for multiple distributed repositories of the same type.
Explains policies as collections of settings to configure and enforce managed security software.
Details how policies are applied to systems via inheritance or assignment.
Describes creating and scheduling client tasks that run on managed systems.
Covers installing extension (ZIP) files to enable ePolicy Orchestrator management of products.
Explains how to view policy details, assignments, inheritance, and owners.
Details tasks for creating, duplicating, editing, renaming, and deleting policies.
Covers assigning, enforcing, and managing policies for products and systems.
Guides on exporting and importing policies between ePO servers for sharing.
Details assigning a policy to a specific group within the System Tree.
Covers assigning a policy to a specific managed system.
Explains how to create, edit, and delete client tasks for managed systems.
Guides on creating and scheduling client tasks for managed systems.
Introduces deployment infrastructure for products and updates.
Compares product deployment and update packages and their processes.
Explains how global updating automates replication and system updates.
Details using pull tasks to update the master repository with DAT and engine packages.
Covers using replication tasks to copy master repository contents to distributed repositories.
Guides on manually checking deployment packages into the master repository.
Explains deploying products to managed systems using the Product Deployment client task.
Details enabling global updating on the server for automatic package deployment.
Covers implementing a task-based updating strategy using pull and replication tasks.
Guides on testing update packages using the Evaluation branch before full deployment.
Covers manually deleting DAT or engine packages from the master repository.
Explains how the Notifications feature works with ePolicy Orchestrator and the System Tree.
Introduces six default notification rules for immediate use.
Details how to determine when events are forwarded and which events are forwarded immediately.
Covers configuring resources for Notifications, including permissions, email server, and contacts.
Guides on configuring Notifications to use SNMP servers for sending traps.
Details adding registered executables and external commands for notification rules.
Covers creating and editing rules to define notification triggers and recipients.
Explains how to access and act on information in the Notification Log page.
Describes queries as configurable objects that retrieve and display data from the database.
Details the four-step wizard for creating and editing custom queries.
Explains running queries that report summary data from multiple ePO databases.
Covers tasks to ensure eporollup_ tables are populated for roll-up queries.
Details tasks for creating, using, and managing queries.
Guides on creating custom queries using the Query Builder wizard.
Covers creating and scheduling a server task to run a query and take actions.
Details importing and exporting queries for use among multiple servers.
Describes default queries for McAfee Agent and ePO.
Explains dashboards as collections of user-selected monitors providing current environment data.
Covers ensuring user access to dashboards and configuring refresh frequency.
Details tasks for creating and managing dashboards.
Guides on creating a new dashboard and adding monitors.
Defines rogue systems as devices accessing the network not managed by the ePO server.
Explains the Rogue System Sensor's architecture, detection, and data gathering process.
Categorizes systems, sensors, and subnets by states for monitoring and management.
Measures the number of active sensors reporting to the ePO server and their health.
Measures coverage of detected subnets by sensors, categorized into Contains Rogues, Covered, Uncovered.
Lists managed systems where sensors should not be installed.
Allows configuration of Rogue System Sensor instances, applied to systems, groups, or subnets.
Covers tasks to set up Rogue System Detection, including policy and server configurations.
Details how to configure server settings for compliance, matching, and sensor parameters.
Guides on configuring automatic responses to events like system detection or subnet status changes.
Covers tasks for managing detected systems, including exceptions, blacklisting, and removal.
Details tasks related to managing sensors, including port numbers, installation, and removal.
Covers tasks for adding, deleting, ignoring, including, renaming, and viewing subnets.
Recommends regular database maintenance for optimal performance and data protection.
Details using SQLMAINT.EXE for routine clean-up and maintenance of MSDE databases.
Guides on using SQL Enterprise Manager for regular SQL database maintenance.
Recommends regular database backups to protect data against failure.
Refers to SQL Server product documentation for backing up SQL databases.
Covers backing up MSDE databases using the Database Backup Utility (DBBAK.EXE).
Details editing SQL Server connection configuration details for authentication.
Explains the process of restoring databases from backups.
Refers to SQL Server documentation for restoring SQL databases.
Guides on restoring MSDE databases using the Database Backup Utility (DBBAK.EXE).
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