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4 Next to Branch, select the desired branch.
If your environment requires testing new packages before deploying them, McAfee
recommends using the Evaluation branch. Once you finish testing the packages, you can
move them to the Current branch on the Software | Master Repository tab.
5 Next to Options, select whether to:
• Support Netshield for NetWare — Select this option if you are checking in a package
for NetShield for NetWare.
• Move the existing package to the Previous branch — Select this option if you
want to move the existing package (of the same type that you are checking in) to the
Previous branch.
6 Click Save to begin checking in the package. Wait while the package checks in.
The new package appears in the Packages in Master Repository list on the Master
Repository page.
Updating managed systems regularly with a
scheduled update task
Use this task to create and configure update tasks. If you are not using global updating., McAfee
recommends using a daily Update client task to ensure systems are up-to-date with the latest
DAT and engine files.
Task
For option definitions, click ? on the page displaying the options.
1 Go to Systems | System Tree | Client Tasks, select the desired group in the System
Tree to which you want the task to apply, then click New Task. The Description page
of the Client Task Builder wizard appears.
2 Name and describe the task.
3 Select Update (McAfee Agent) from Type drop-down list, then click Next. The
Configuration page appears.
4 Select whether to expose the Update in Progress dialog box to the end-users. If you
select this option, you can also give the end-users the ability to postpone the update.
5 Click Next. The Schedule page appears.
6 Schedule the task as desired, then click Next. The Summary page appears.
7 Review the details of the task, then click Save.
The task is added to the list of client tasks for the groups and systems to which it is applied.
Agents receive the new update task information the next time they communicate with the
server. If the task is enabled, the update task runs at the next occurrence of the scheduled day
and time. Each system updates from the appropriate repository, depending on how the policies
for that client’s agent are configured.
Confirming that clients are using the latest DAT files
Use this task to check the version of DAT files on managed systems.
Deploying Software and Updates
Updating managed systems regularly with a scheduled update task
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