Product guide
Converting the agent mode from unmanaged to managed mode in
Windows
Use this task to convert the agent from unmanaged (updater) mode to managed mode in a
Windows environment.
Before you begin
Before converting the agent mode, consider the following:
• By default, the FrmInst.exe file is installed in this location: C:\Program Files\McAfee\Common
Framework.
• You should not change the agent installation folder without removing and reinstalling the
agent. Agents that you enable might be in a different folder than agents that you deploy in
your network by another method.
• Assigning sorting filters or domain names to specific System Tree segments saves time.
Without such designations, systems are placed in Lost&Found and you will have to move
them from that location.
• You must copy the SiteList.xml (repository list file) from the ePO server to the target systems.
The repository list contains network address and other information that the agent requires
to call in to the server after being installed.
• SiteList.xml must be in the same location as srpubkey.bin and reqseseckey.bin.
Two methods for performing this task are provided.
Method A
This method, although simple and fast, involves sending a 5 MB file across the network.
1 Export Framepkg.exe to a temporary location on the target system, (that is, the system to
be converted from unmanaged to managed mode.) See
The agent installation package
for
information on creating this file.
2 Run Framepkg.exe.
Method B
This method is complex and time consuming but involves using only 400 KB of network
bandwidth.
1 Copy sitelist.xml, srpubkey.bin and reqseckey.bin from the ePO server to a temporary location
on the target system.
2 Run C:\Program Files\McAfee\Common Framework\frminst.exe on the target system.
Converting the agent mode from unmanaged to managed on UNIX-based
platforms
Use this task to convert the agent from unmanaged (updater) mode to managed mode on a
UNIX-based platform.
NOTE: This procedure can be used to change which ePO server or Agent Handler an agent
communicates with.
Installing the McAfee Agent
Methods of agent deployment and installation
23McAfee Agent software version 4.5 Product Guide