Specifications

Server tasks

Server tasks are any item that is scheduled to run on the McAfee ePO server itself. Using server tasks

properly can significantly improve efficiency in your organization.

Server tasks automate many of the common items you performed on a daily or weekly basis manually.

Server tasks are automatically added as new extensions are added to ePolicy Orchestrator. For

example, encryption related server tasks appear when the encryption extension is installed. This

means ePolicy Orchestrator is configured around the components you actually manage instead of

having options for products you never use. Some common server tasks include:

• Performing an action using the results of a query

• Emailing and exporting reports automatically on a regular basis

• Pulling and replicating content automatically from the McAfee site

• Purging older events automatically from the McAfee ePO server database

• Deleting inactive machines automatically from your system Tree

Contents

Perform an action on a query

Creating an automatic report email or export

Create an automatic content pull and replication

Purge events automatically

Purging events by query

Deleting inactive systems automatically

Perform an action on a query

Server tasks allow you to automate activities on the McAfee ePO server by performing an action using

the results of a query on a scheduled basis.

This process requires you to:

McAfee

ePolicy Orchestrator

4.0 and 4.5 Best Practices Guide