The SSS ePO 3.6 Essentials Training Class which was held June 20-21 in Ottawa was completely sold out. To accomodate those who were unable to attend the first session, SSS has tentatively scheduled a two additional training sessions. The next session is scheduled for August 29-30 in Ottawa and an additional session has been scheduled for September 12-13 in Toronto. Below please find the course outline. For further details please contact sales@sss.ca.

Registration is available online, by contacting sales@sss.ca or by downloading a faxable form for either the Ottawa or Toronto session.

Day One

ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO)

ePO Components Overview
ePO Architecture Overview
Anti-virus policy development
Compliance, enforcement and visibility
ePO-managed products
System requirements
Communication Ports Used
ePO Server Installation Walkthrough
High Availability Configuration
Disaster Recovery
Introduction to the console

Common Management Agent Overview
System requirements
Agent Deployment Methods
Installed components
Using the Agent Customization wizard
Troubleshooting using logs
Communication Overview
Forcing agent activity

Repositories overview
Server Tasks Overview
Repository management strategies
Auditing Administration Activity
System Compliance Profiler
Server Based Compliance Check
ePO Events and Notifications

Types of updates
Signature and engine updates
Other updates
Update strategies
McAfee Web Sites
Security features in the update process
Incremental updating
Agent update options
Alternative updating methods

Day Two

The Directory

Directory structure overview
Understanding inheritance
Identifying directory objects
Methods for populating the Directory
Rogue System Detection
Directory design strategies
ePO Users and roles

Named Policy concepts
Policy Catalog Overview
Product Policies
Import and export of policies
Site, group and machine computer properties
Client update tasks

Accessing the ePO database
Authentication restrictions
Database options
Directory filtering
Event filtering
Reports types and the report interface
Infection and coverage reports
Report drilldown
Customizing reports and saving settings
Adding reports
Query types
Running a query
Examining queries
Adding queries