Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
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Working with the repository list files
Use these tasks to export the SITELIST. XML file for use by the agent and supported products, or the SITEMGR. XML file for use when reinstalling the ePO server or for import into other ePO servers that you want to use the same distributed repositories or source sites. Tasks Exporting the repository list SITELIST. XML file Exporting the repository list SITEMGR. XML file for backup or use by other servers Importing distributed repositories from the SITEMGR. XML file Importing source sites from the SITEMGR. XML file
Exporting the repository list SITELIST. XML file
Use this task to export the repository list (SITELIST. XML) file to a file for manual delivery to systems, or for import during the installation of supported products.
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Creating Repositories Working with the repository list files
Before you begin You must have appropriate permissions to perform this task. Browse to the location to save the SITELIST. XML file, then click Save.
Once you have exported this file, you can import it during the installation of supported products. You can also distribute the repository list to managed systems, then apply the repository list to the agent.
Exporting the repository list SITEMGR. XML file for backup or use by other servers
Use this task to export the list of distributed repositories and source sites as the SITEMGR. XML file. Use this file to restore the distributed repositories and source sites when you reinstall the ePO server, or when you want to share distributed repositories or source sites with another ePO server. You can export this file from either the Distributed Repositories or Source Sites pages. However, when you import this file to either page, it imports only the items from the file that are listed on that page. For example, when this file is imported to the Distributed Repositories page, only the distributed repositories in the file are imported. Therefore, if you want to import both distributed repositories and source sites, you must import the file twice, once from each page. Before you begin You must have appropriate permissions to perform this task. 1 2 3 Go to Software | Distributed Repositories (or Software | Source Sites), then click Export Repositories (or Export Source Sites). Rename the file if needed, then click Save.
Importing distributed repositories from the SITEMGR. XML file
Use this task to import distributed repositories from a repository list file. This is valuable after reinstalling a server, or if you want one server to use the same distributed repositories as another server.
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Before you begin You must have appropriate permissions to perform this task. 1 2 3 Go to Software | Distributed Repositories, then click Import Repositories. Select the desired distributed repositories to import into this server, then click OK.
The selected repositories are added to the list of repositories on this server.
Importing source sites from the SITEMGR. XML file
Use this task to import source sites from a repository list file. This is valuable after reinstalling a server, or if you want one server to use the same distributed repositories as another server. Before you begin You must have appropriate permissions to perform this task. Select the desired source sites to import into this server, then click OK.
The selected source sites are added to the list of repositories on this server.
Changing credentials on multiple distributed repositories
Use this task to change credentials on multiple distributed repositories of the same type. This task is valuable in environments where there are many distributed repositories. Before you begin You must have appropriate permissions to perform this task. 1 Go to Software | Distributed Repositories, then click Change Credentials. The Repository Type page of the Change Credentials wizard appears.
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Creating Repositories Changing credentials on multiple distributed repositories
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Select the type of distributed repository for which you want to change credentials, then click Next. [. . . ] You cannot use it to change the location of the database Task 1 Stop the McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 4. 0 Server service and ensure that the SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER) service is running. The default location is:
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Type the Database Server Name. If you selected SQL Account, type a user Name and Password for this database.
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Appendix: Maintaining ePolicy Orchestrator databases Changing SQL Server information
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Click Backup. Click OK when the backup process is done.
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