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Running agent tasks from the managed system

Use these tasks to perform selected procedures from the system where the agent is installed.

If you can access the managed system where the agent is installed, you can view and manage

some features of the agent.

NOTE: The agent interface is available on the managed system only if you selected Show

McAfee system tray icon and Allow end users to update security from the McAfee

System tray menu on the General tab of the McAfee Agent policy pages.

Tasks

Running a manual update

Enforcing policies

Updating policies

Sending properties to the ePO server

Sending events to the ePO server immediately

Using the icon option to update

Forcing the agent to call in to the server

Viewing version numbers and settings

Agent command-line options

Running a manual update

Use this Windows-only task to run an update manually from the managed system.

Task

1 On the managed system, right-click the McAfee system tray icon.

2 Select Update Security. The agent performs an update from the repository defined in

the agent policy.

Product updates can include:

• Patch releases

• Legacy product plug-in (.DLL) files

• Service pack releases

• SuperDAT (SDAT*.EXE) packages

• Supplemental detection definition (ExtraDAT) files

• Detection definition (DAT) files

• Anti-virus engines

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