McAfee EPOCDE-AA-BA Product Guide - Page 103

Setting up Agent Handlers Working with Agent Handlers 10 Sitelist files The agent uses the sitelist.xml and sitelist.info files to decide which handler to communicate with. Each time handler assignments and priorities are updated, these files are updated on the managed system. Once these files are updated, the agent implements the new assignment or priority on the next scheduled agent-server communication. Working with Agent Handlers Use these tasks to configure and manage Agent Handlers. Tasks • Assigning agents to Agent Handlers on page 103 Use this task to assign agents to specific handlers. You can assign systems individually, by group, and by subnet. Handler assignments can specify an individual handler or a list of handlers to use. The list that you specify can be made up of individual handlers or groups of handlers. • Managing Agent Handler assignments on page 104 Use this table to complete common management tasks for Agent Handler assignments. To perform these actions, click Menu | Configuration | Agent Handlers, then in Handler Assignment Rules, click Actions. • Setting up Agent Handler groups on page 104 Use this task to set up Agent Handler groups. Handler groups can make it easier to manage multiple handlers throughout your network, and can play a role in your fallback strategy. • Managing Agent Handler groups on page 105 Use this table to complete common management tasks for Agent Handler groups. To perform these actions, click Menu | Configuration | Agent Handlers, then click the Handler Groups monitor. • Moving agents between handlers on page 105 Use these tasks to assign agents to specific handlers. You can assign systems using Agent Handler assignment rules, Agent Handler assignment priority, or individually using the System Tree. Handler assignments can specify an individual handler or a list of handlers to use. The list that you specify can be made up of individual handlers or groups of handlers. Assigning agents to Agent Handlers Use this task to assign agents to specific handlers. You can assign systems individually, by group, and by subnet. Handler assignments can specify an individual handler or a list of handlers to use. The list that you specify can be made up of individual handlers or groups of handlers. Task For option definitions, click ? in the interface. 1 Click Menu | Configuration | Agent Handlers, then click Actions | New Assignment. 2 Specify a unique name for this assignment. McAfee® ePolicy Orchestrator® 4.6.0 Software Product Guide 103