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Set Tasks for Endpoints You have now created a System Tree, added some client systems, checked in the software, and configured your policies. Next, you will schedule the deployment of VirusScan Enterprise, and the other security products. Product deployment is accomplished using a client task that the McAfee Agent retrieves and executes. You also use client tasks for scheduling scans and updating. After creating the deployment and update tasks in this section, create a VirusScan Enterprise On-Demand Scan task. Before you begin Verify if any other third-party anti-virus product exists on your client computer(s). McAfee VirusScan Enterprise will check for the existence of 200+ anti-virus products including the previous McAfee versions. If any third party anti-virus software exists, VirusScan will invoke the uninstaller of the software. If you want to successfully deploy VirusScan and remove any third-party anti-virus software, ensure that: • You remove any "Uninstall Password" option that is set in the third-party anti-virus software management console. • You disable any "Self Protection" feature that is set in the third-party anti-virus software management console. While McAfee updates the anti-virus products list periodically, some products might not be recognized and removed automatically. In such cases you must look for tools or scripts that will help you automate the removal. Creating a deployment task In this section, you create a client task that deploys one or more products to a group of systems. This tasks assumes you checked in all the endpoint products during installation. If not, only the products you checked in are available in the product list (Step 5). 1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree, then click Client Tasks on the menu bar. 2 Highlight My Organization, then click New Task. 3 For Name, type McAfee Deployment. 4 For Type, select Product Deployment from the drop-down list, then click Next. 5 On the Configuration page under Products and components, select your endpoint products. Use the plus symbol (+) to add additional lines. For each product, set Action to Install, and set Language to the language used on your client systems. From the Products and components drop-down list: • Select VirusScan Enterprise 8.7.0.xxx, then click +. • Select AntiSpyware Enterprise Module 8.7.0.xxx, then click +. • Select Host Intrusion Prevention 7.0.0.xxx, then click +. 32 McAfee Total Protection for Endpoint Lab Evaluation Guide

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Set Tasks for Endpoints
You have now created a System Tree, added some client systems, checked in the software,
and configured your policies. Next, you will schedule the deployment of VirusScan Enterprise,
and the other security products. Product deployment is accomplished using a client task that
the McAfee Agent retrieves and executes. You also use client tasks for scheduling scans and
updating.
After creating the deployment and update tasks in this section, create a VirusScan Enterprise
On-Demand Scan task.
Before you begin
Verify if any other third-party anti-virus product exists on your client computer(s). McAfee
VirusScan Enterprise will check for the existence of 200+ anti-virus products including the
previous McAfee versions. If any third party anti-virus software exists, VirusScan will invoke the
uninstaller of the software.
If you want to successfully deploy VirusScan and remove any third-party anti-virus software,
ensure that:
•
You remove any "Uninstall Password" option that is set in the third-party anti-virus software
management console.
•
You disable any "Self Protection" feature that is set in the third-party anti-virus software
management console.
While McAfee updates the anti-virus products list periodically, some products might not be
recognized and removed automatically. In such cases you must look for tools or scripts that
will help you automate the removal.
Creating a deployment task
In this section, you create a client task that deploys one or more products to a group of systems.
This tasks assumes you checked in all the endpoint products during installation. If not, only the
products you checked in are available in the product list (
Step 5
).
1
Click
Menu
|
Systems
|
System Tree
, then click
Client Tasks
on the menu bar.
2
Highlight
My Organization
, then click
New Task
.
3
For
Name
, type
McAfee Deployment
.
4
For
Type
, select
Product Deployment
from the drop-down list, then click
Next
.
5
On the
Configuration
page under
Products and components
, select your endpoint
products. Use the plus symbol (
+
) to add additional lines. For each product, set
Action
to
Install
, and set
Language
to the language used on your client systems. From the
Products and components
drop-down list:
•
Select
VirusScan Enterprise 8.7.0.xxx
, then click
+
.
•
Select
AntiSpyware Enterprise Module 8.7.0.xxx
, then click
+
.
•
Select
Host Intrusion Prevention 7.0.0.xxx
, then click
+
.
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