ePolicy Orchestrator v4.6

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McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 4.6

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• McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Installation– System Requirements – Installation Steps– New Features

• ePolicy Orchestrator 4.6.0– Overview

Agenda

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Installation

System Requirements

• File System• Free Disk Space• Memory• Processor• Supported server-class operating systems• Supported SQL databases• Supported Internet Browsers• Clients

New Features

Installation Steps

System Requirements

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• NT File System (NTFS) Partion Recommended

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File System

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Installation Steps

System Requirements

• First-Time Installation – 1.5 GB Minimum

• Upgrade – 2GB Minimum• Recommended – 2.5 GB

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Free Disk Space

New Features

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• 1 GB available RAM Minimum• 2 – 4 GB available RAM

Recommended

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Memory

New Features

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System Requirements

• Intel Pentium III-Class or Higher• 1 GHz or Higher

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Processor

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• Supports 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems

• Windows 2008 Small Business Server Premium

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Supported server-class operating systems

New Features

Installation Steps

System Requirements

• Windows Server 2003 and 2003 R2 (with Service Pack 2 or Higher)

– Datacenter– Enterprise– Standard– Web

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Supported server-class operating systems

New Features

Installation Steps

System Requirements

• Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 (with Service Pack 1 or Higher)

– Datacenter– Enterprise– Standard

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Supported server-class operating systems

New Features

Installation Steps

System Requirements

• Supports both 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft SQL Server

• Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (with Service Pack 3 or Higher)

– Enterprise Edition– Express Edition– Standard Edition– Workgroup Edition

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Supported SQL Databases

New Features

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System Requirements

• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (with Service Pack 1 or Higher)

– Enterprise Edition– Express Edition– Standard Edition– Workgroup Edition

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Supported SQL Databases

New Features

Installation Steps

System Requirements

• Internet Explorer 7.0• Internet Explorer 8.0• Firefox 3.5• Firefox 3.6

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Supported Internet Browser

New Features

Installation Steps

System Requirements

• Memory– 512 MB available minimum

• Processor– Intel Pentium II-class or higher

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Clients

New Features

Installation Steps

System Requirements

• Prerequisites • Recommendations• Supported virtual infraestructure software• Installing McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator• Upgrading McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

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System Requirements

Installation Steps

• Microsoft .NET 2.0 or later • Microsoft Updates

– Turn Off Auto Updates Before Installing or Upgrading

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86)

• MSXML 6.0

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Prerequisites

New Features

System Requirements

Installation Steps

• The server must have a trust relationship with the Domain Controller on the Network

• Use static IP Address for ePolicy Orchestrator (IPv4 or IPv6)

• Uninstall Internet Explorer Enhanced Security.

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Recommendations

New Features

System Requirements

Installation Steps

•Citrix XenServer 5.5 Update 2•Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2•VMWare ESX 3.5 Update 4•VMWare ESX 4.0 Update 1

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Supported Virtual Infraestructure Software

New Features

System Requirements

Installation Steps

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Installing McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

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System Requirements

Installation Steps

•Two types of Installation – Express Installation

Uses the MSDE 2005 embedded in the installation package.

Credentials authenticating with the DB are set with Windows Authentication only.

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Installing McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

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System Requirements

Installation Steps

•Two types of Installation – Custom Installation

Specify a Custom Installation Location.

Select Alternate Database Server Options.

Modify The Default Ports.

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System Requirements

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• Things to know before upgrading.• Backing up ePolicy Orchestrator databases

and directories.• Disabling remote Agent Handlers before

upgrading.• Upgrading your ePolicy Orchestrator• Upgrading yout remote Agent Handlers

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Upgrading McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

New Features

System Requirements

Installation Steps

• Review the unsupported product list– KB69814– https://

kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB69814

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Things To Know Before Upgrading

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System Requirements

Installation Steps

- KB66616 (ePO 4.5.0)- https://

kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB66616

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Backing Up ePolicy Orchestrator Databases

and DirectoriesNew Features

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• In the remote Agent Handler page, click DISABLE for each remote Agent Handler you have installed.

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Disabling Remote Agent Handlers Before

UpgradingNew Features

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• You can upgrade your ePolicy Orchestrator server from version 4.0 Patch 7 or version 4.5 Patch 3 or later to version 4.6

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Upgrading Your ePolicy Orchestrator

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• The upgrade process is a streamlined version of the procedure used for first-time installation of a remote Agent Handler.

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Upgrading Your Remote Agent Handlers

Installation Steps

System Requirements

New Features

• Intallation– Simplified Install and Configuration Experience– Software Manager

• Managment– Client Task Catalog– Policy Assignment by Tag

• Reporting– Dashboard Improvements– Advanced Reporting

• Performance

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New FeaturesInstallation Steps

System Requirements

New Features

• Simplified Install– Now you can choose the installation option

that works best for your needs: EXPRESS, CUSTOM

• Guided Configuration– Introducing the Guided Configuration setup

tool that streamlines the process of creating a managed enviroment.

• Software Manager– You can review, download software, software

components and documentation.

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InstallationInstallation Steps

System Requirements

New Features

• Client Task Catalog– Manage client task objects separately from

their assignments and schedules.– Assing a single client task to multiple locations,

each with a unique schedule.– Export & Import tasks to ensure consistency

across your servers. (multiple ePo)

• Policy Assignment by Tag– You can now use tags to assign policies.– Tags can be used to assign policies from

multiple products.

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ManagmentInstallation Steps

System Requirements

New Features

• Dashboard Improvements– A new Monitor Gallery from which you can

drag & drop Dashboard elements, configure options and refresh rates, and move and resize individual monitors.

– Import & Export entire dashboards.

• Advanced Reporting – Create detailed reports that contain multiple

queries and images.

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ReportingInstallation Steps

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New Features

• Reduced use of WAN bandwidth with SuperAgent repositories with McAfee Agent 4.6

• Improved event handling.

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PerformanceInstallation Steps

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New Features

ePolicy Orchestrator 4.6.0

Overview

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