Specifications

Exporting and import the ASSC keys

You must export the agent-server secure communication (ASSC) keys from the old server to the new

server before moving your clients to the new McAfee ePO server. See McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5

Product Guide for detailed agent-server secure communication key export and import instructions.

Using Transfer Systems feature on ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5, or later

You can move agents from your old McAfee ePO server to your new McAfee ePO server using the

Transfer Systems task. The Transfer Systems task gives the existing agent a new sitelist.xml file that

points to the new McAfee ePO server. But, both the old and the new McAfee ePO servers must be

running ePO version 4.5, or later.

You cannot, for example, move agents from an ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0

server to an ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 server.

You must configure a registered server before you can use the Transfer

Systems feature. See McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 Product Guide,

Setting up registered servers for details.

The Transfer Systems task is one of the most powerful and useful features of ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5.

It allows you to:

• Stage and thoroughly plan your agent moves so you can test their settings during an appropriate

change control window.

• Test your changes on a development McAfee ePO server before rolling out the changes to the

production environment. For example, you can make changes on your test McAfee ePO server and

move a group of live production agents to your test server to see the results. When done, you can

easily transfer those agents back to the original production McAfee ePO server.

See McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5, Product Guide for details on using Transfer Systems.

Using Transfer Systems

Use the ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 Transfer Systems task to move your agents from the old McAfee ePO

server to the new McAfee ePO server.

Before you begin

Transfer Systems is only available on ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5, or later.

See McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 Product Guide for details on using

Transfer Systems.

Use the ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 Transfer Systems task.

Task

On the old McAfee ePO server, configure the new McAfee ePO server as a registered server. See

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 Product Guide, Setting up registered servers for details.

On the old McAfee ePO server, click Menu | Systems | System Tree and the Systems tab to open a list of

systems.

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