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Using distributed repositories to keep
your security software up to date
Distributed repositories are file shares that you create to store and distribute important security
content for your managed client systems.
They play an important roll in your McAfee ePO infrastructure. How you configure them, and which
type you use, depend on the needs of your environment.
Contents
About repositories
Overview of repository types
Where to place repositories
How many repositories do you need
About Global Updating
About repositories
Repositories are where the agents on your managed systems obtain the security content that keeps
your managed environment up to date.
Repository content includes:
• Managed software to be deployed to your clients
• Security content such as DATs and signatures
• Patches and any other software needed to carry out the client tasks you create using ePolicy
Orchestrator software
One common misconception some users have is that a repository is created by installing an ePolicy
Orchestrator server on a system. However, this is not how repositories are created. A repository is
nothing more than a file share located in your environment somewhere that your clients can access
easily. Unlike your server, repositories do not manage policies, collect events, or have code installed
on them.
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Best Practices Guide for use with ePolicy Orchestrator versions 4.5.0 and 4.0.0
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