ePolicy Orchestrator v4.6

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


• NT File System (NTFS) Partion Recommended


File System

New Features

Installation Steps

System Requirements

• First-Time Installation – 1.5 GB Minimum

• Upgrade – 2GB Minimum• Recommended – 2.5 GB


Free Disk Space

New Features

Installation Steps

System Requirements

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

Recommended


Memory

New Features

Installation Steps

System Requirements

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

Instalación McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

Processor

New Features

Installation Steps

System Requirements


• Supports 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems

• Windows 2008 Small Business Server Premium


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



New Features

Installation Steps

System Requirements

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

– Datacenter– Enterprise– Standard



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


Supported SQL Databases

New Features

Installation Steps

System Requirements

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

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


Supported SQL Databases

New Features

Installation Steps

System Requirements

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


Supported Internet Browser

New Features

Installation Steps

System Requirements

• Memory– 512 MB available minimum

• Processor– Intel Pentium II-class or higher


Clients

New Features

Installation Steps

System Requirements

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


Installation Steps

New Features

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


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.


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


Supported Virtual Infraestructure Software

New Features

System Requirements

Installation Steps


Installing McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

New Features

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.



New Features

System Requirements

Installation Steps

•Two types of Installation – Custom Installation

Specify a Custom Installation Location.

Select Alternate Database Server Options.

Modify The Default Ports.



New Features

System Requirements

Installation Steps

• 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


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


Things To Know Before Upgrading

New Features

System Requirements

Installation Steps

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



- KB66616 (ePO 4.5.0)- https://

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


Backing Up ePolicy Orchestrator Databases

and DirectoriesNew Features

System Requirements

Installation Steps




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


Disabling Remote Agent Handlers Before

UpgradingNew Features

System Requirements

Installation Steps

• 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


Upgrading Your ePolicy Orchestrator

New Features

System Requirements

Installation Steps

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


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


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.


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.


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.


ReportingInstallation Steps

System Requirements

New Features

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

• Improved event handling.


PerformanceInstallation Steps

System Requirements

New Features

ePolicy Orchestrator 4.6.0

Overview

Documents

ePolicy Orchestrator v4.6