Specifications

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SolutionArchitecture
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DesignPhilosophy
McAfeeEndpointEncryptionisaclient/serverapplicationdesignedtobeimplementedwithasimple,single
serverarchitecture.ThissingleserverhostsanencrypteddatabaseknownastheObjectDirectory,andruns
servicestoallowconnectionstothedatabasefromboththeEncryptedEndpointsandtheManagementCenter
applications.Communicationwiththeda
tabaseoccursinasecureway(detaileddescriptionsareprovidedin
theManagementCenterAdministrationGuide).Thissingleservercanhostallcomponentsofthe
ManagementCenter,eveninenterpriseenvironments.
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Whileitismostcommontoimplementtheproductwithasingleserver,therearealsootheroptions.The
compon
entsaremodularandareinstalledinadistributedway.Forexample,theWebHelpdeskcomponent
canbeinstalledonadedicatedwebserverwhiletherestofthecomponentsareonaseparateEndpoint
EncryptionServer.However,themajorityofourimplementationsaredonewithasingleserverbecausethisis
usuallyth
ebestapproach.
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NOTE:Thisguidehasallrecommendations,assumingasingleserverapproach.
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Whenreadingthefollowingsections‐eventhoughourrecommendationmaybetouseasingleserverwith
DirectAttachedStorage(DAS),avirtualserverwithNASbasedstorageisusableandwillhavesome
advanta
gesinyourenvironmentforsmallnumbersofendpointsorwithlimitedsynceventsandlimitedusers
perclient.However,weadviseagainstusingsuchimplementationsandrecommendyoudiscussyour
requirementswithMcAfeebeforeimplementation.
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IftheperformanceoftheMcAfeesolutionisbelowtheacceptablelimits,migratingtowa
rdsour
recommendationsissuretolendimprovement.
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