McAfee EPOCDE-AA-BA Product Guide - Page 104

10 Setting up Agent Handlers Working with Agent Handlers 3 Specify the agents for this assignment using one or both of the following Agent Criteria options: • Browse to a System Tree location. • Type the IP address, IP range, or subnet mask of managed systems in the Agent Subnet field. 4 Specify Handler Priority by deciding whether to: • Use all Agent Handlers - Agents randomly select which handler to communicate with. • Use custom handler list - When using a custom handler list, select the handler or handler group from the drop-down menu. When using a custom handler 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. Managing Agent Handler assignments 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. To do this... Delete a handler assignment Edit a handler assignment Do this... Click Delete in the selected assignment row. Click Edit for the selected assignment. The Agent Handler Assignment page opens, where you can specify: • Assignment name - The unique name that identifies this handler assignment. • Agent criteria - The systems that are included in this assignment. You can add and remove System Tree groups, or modify the list of systems in the text box. • Handler priority - Choose whether to use all Agent Handlers or a custom handler list. Agents randomly select which handler to communicate with when Use all Agent Handlers is selected. Use the drag-and-drop handle to quickly change the priority of handlers in your custom handler list. Export handler assignments Click Export. The Download Agent Handler Assignments page opens, where you can view or download the AgentHandlerAssignments.xml file. Import handler assignments Click Import. The Import Agent Handler Assignments dialog box opens, where you can browse to a previously downloaded AgentHandlerAssignments.xml file. Edit the priority of Click Edit Priority. The Agent Handler Assignment | Edit Priority page opens, handler assignments where you change the priority of handler assignments using the drag-and-drop handle. View the summary Click > in the selected assignment row. of a handler assignments details Setting up Agent Handler groups 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. 104 McAfee® ePolicy Orchestrator® 4.6.0 Software Product Guide