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Managing Agent Handler groups, Moving agents between handlers, Menu | Configuration | Agent Handlers

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Setting up Agent Handlers Working with Agent Handlers 10 Task For option definitions, click ? in the interface. 1 Click Menu | Configuration | Agent Handlers, then in Handler Groups, click New Group. The Add/Edit Group page appears. 2 Specify the group name and the Included Handlers details, including: • Click Use load balancer to use a third-party load balancer, then type the Virtual DNS Name and Virtual IP address fields (both are required). • Click Use custom handler list to specify which Agent Handlers are included in this group. When using a custom handler list, select the handlers from the Included Handlers drop-down list. Use + and - to add and remove additional Agent Handlers to the list (an Agent Handler can be included in more than one group). Use the drag-and-drop handle to change the priority of handlers. Priority determines which handler the agents try to communicate with first. 3 Click Save. Managing Agent Handler groups 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. To do this... Delete a handler group Edit a handler group Do this... Click Delete in the selected group row. Click on the handler group. The Agent Handler Group Settings page opens, where you can specify: • Virtual DNS Name - The unique name that identifies this handler group. • Virtual IP address - The IP address associated with this group. • Included handlers - Choose whether to use a third-party load balancer or a custom handler list. Use a custom handler list to specify which handlers, and in what order, agents assigned to this group communicate with. Enable or disable Click Enable or Disable in the selected group row. a handler group Moving agents between handlers 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. McAfee® ePolicy Orchestrator® 4.6.0 Software Product Guide 105

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Task
For option definitions, click
?
in the interface.
1
Click
Menu
|
Configuration
|
Agent Handlers
, then in
Handler Groups
, click
New Group
.
The Add/Edit Group page appears.
2
Specify the group name and the
Included Handlers
details, including:
Click
Use load balancer
to use a third-party load balancer, then type the
Virtual DNS Name
and
Virtual IP
address
fields (both are required).
Click
Use custom handler list
to specify which Agent Handlers are included in this group.
When using a custom handler list, select the handlers from the Included
Handlers drop-down list. Use
+
and
-
to add and remove additional Agent
Handlers to the list (an Agent Handler can be included in more than one
group). Use the drag-and-drop handle to change the priority of handlers.
Priority determines which handler the agents try to communicate with first.
3
Click
Save
.
Managing Agent Handler groups
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.
To do this...
Do this...
Delete a handler
group
Click
Delete
in the selected group row.
Edit a handler
group
Click on the handler group. The Agent Handler Group Settings page opens,
where you can specify:
Virtual DNS Name
— The unique name that identifies this handler group.
Virtual IP address
— The IP address associated with this group.
Included handlers
— Choose whether to use a third-party load balancer or a
custom handler list.
Use a custom handler list to specify which handlers, and in what order, agents
assigned to this group communicate with.
Enable or disable
a handler group
Click
Enable
or
Disable
in the selected group row.
Moving agents between handlers
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.
Setting up Agent Handlers
Working with Agent Handlers
10
McAfee
®
ePolicy Orchestrator
®
4.6.0 Software Product Guide
105