ePolicy Orchestrator
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Not Symantec. Network Associates.
EPO is the Network Associates corporate policy enforcer. Your company must have an EPO server somewhere - it pushes down software and settings for all Network Associates (Mcafee) products. Once you have installed it, you will probably end up with Macafee Virus-scan or similar installed, with central settings applied.
>> Edited by MickC on Thursday 9th December 10:07
EPO is the Network Associates corporate policy enforcer. Your company must have an EPO server somewhere - it pushes down software and settings for all Network Associates (Mcafee) products. Once you have installed it, you will probably end up with Macafee Virus-scan or similar installed, with central settings applied.
>> Edited by MickC on Thursday 9th December 10:07
MickC said:
Not Symantec. Network Associates.
EPO is the Network Associates corporate policy enforcer. Your company must have an EPO server somewhere - it pushes down software and settings for all Network Associates (Mcafee) products. Once you have installed it, you will probably end up with Macafee Virus-scan or similar installed, with central settings applied.
>> Edited by MickC on Thursday 9th December 10:07
Exactly, I've been playing around with this for a few days and am wondering why they didn't get SMS instead because it is a bit limited.....
tycho said:
Not Symantec. Network Associates.
EPO is the Network Associates corporate policy enforcer. Your company must have an EPO server somewhere - it pushes down software and settings for all Network Associates (Mcafee) products. Once you have installed it, you will probably end up with Macafee Virus-scan or similar installed, with central settings applied.
>> Edited by MickC on Thursday 9th December 10:07
Exactly, I've been playing around with this for a few days and am wondering why they didn't get SMS instead because it is a bit limited.....
What's limited about it? you can install, configure and update all the NAI products, I thought it was free, something SMS isn't!
malman said:
Don't they claim it does other vendor antivirus too? Not that I've tried this ever.
Wouldn't it be better if they sorted their own products first? Really I have loads of xp with this stuff and it's a bit hit and miss (although we do have over 70K clients under it
) As for SMS I've been down that path too and it's just as bad (if not worse) when you need to get to 98% compliance PDQ. Usually we resort to login scripts to 'complement' it in emergencies
. Free? Who said it was free?
Its a great product once you have spent some time understanding what it is really to be used for.
It is best hooked up to SQL server as the reporting is very versatile, and a great way of checking your machines/network is up to date.
You can also allow 'SuperAgents' to update their own local clients - ie if you have two site, you assign a machine to be a local repositry of programs/DATs etc and when the updates and any policy chages are initiated, the clients get their updates/policies from the repositry with lowest ping time - generally always the local SuperAgent.
It also allows you to manage all the other NAI apps, plus other vendor apps, which is a bonus if you already have licensing for other apps eg Norton.
It's a cracking product, and I love it - but it's not for the faint hearted.
If you need any more info let me know.
Neiil
It is best hooked up to SQL server as the reporting is very versatile, and a great way of checking your machines/network is up to date.
You can also allow 'SuperAgents' to update their own local clients - ie if you have two site, you assign a machine to be a local repositry of programs/DATs etc and when the updates and any policy chages are initiated, the clients get their updates/policies from the repositry with lowest ping time - generally always the local SuperAgent.
It also allows you to manage all the other NAI apps, plus other vendor apps, which is a bonus if you already have licensing for other apps eg Norton.
It's a cracking product, and I love it - but it's not for the faint hearted.
If you need any more info let me know.
Neiil
off_again said:
EPO 
Ooh my sides.
Ah, so you too have had the misfortune in dealing with this errr thing....
Overly complex, unintuitive and unreliable. I resorted to a couple of batch files and ftp scripts with mgets.... 100% reliable. Every time I turn my back on an EPO installation the damn thing stops automatically updating.
Love NAI, hate EPO.
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