FARONICS DEEP FREEZE ENTERPRISE - COMPUTER ASSOCIATES ETRUST ANTIVIRUS 09-28-2007 Manual

Summary of DEEP FREEZE ENTERPRISE - COMPUTER ASSOCIATES ETRUST ANTIVIRUS 09-28-2007

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    3@7a3 introduction the process of updating virus definitions on workstations protected by deep freeze enterprise involves three fundamental steps: 1. Rebooting the workstations into a thawed state so the updates are kept upon restart 2. Updating the virus definitions 3. Shutting down or restarting t...

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    3@7a3 manuallyusingthedeepfreezeenterpriseconsole the enterprise console contains a toolbar at the top of the screen that allows quick access to the functions of the console. To boot a workstation into the thawed state, select the workstation and click the thaw workstation icon on the toolbar. Alter...

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    3@7a3 settingupascheduledmaintenanceperiod there are two ways to set up a scheduled maintenance period. One is to set it up when configuring the deep freeze enterprise installation files with the configuration administrator (best method for new deployments) and the other way is to create or update t...

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    3@7a3 4. Click on the maintenance tab and place a check in the enable thawed maintenance schedule check box. Also place a check beside each day you want the maintenance schedule to run. 5. Set the maintenance start time for each day in the start time column, and the end time in the stop time column....

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    3@7a3 dfcbootcontrol syntax description dfc password /bootthawed restarts workstation into a thawed state. Only works on frozen workstations. Dfc password /thawnextboot sets up workstation to restart thawed the next time it restarts. Only works on frozen workstations. Does not force workstation to r...

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    3@7a3 examplebatchfile below is a sample batch file that can be modified for use with any antivirus software that supports updating through a command line. @echo off \\server\share\folder\dfc.Exe get /isfrozen if errorlevel 1 goto frozen if errorlevel 0 goto thawed echo errors where encountered runn...

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    3@7a3 updatingthevirusdefinitions this document provides three different ways to approach virus signature file updates for ca etrust antivirus clients. 1)donothing the virus signature file continues getting updated every time the workstations are restarted or whenever the updates are pushed down, bu...

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    3@7a3 )schedulingthevirusupdatesfromthelocalcomputer 1. Using the deep freeze enterprise console, schedule a maintenance period as per instructions provided on p. 4-5. 2. Right click the etrust icon on the system tray and choose about on the menu. 3. On the summary page, click on change your update ...

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    3@7a3 10 )schedulingthevirusupdatesfrometrustthreatmanagementconsole 1. Using the deep freeze enterprise console, schedule a maintenance period as per instructions provided on p. 4-5. 2. Open the etrust threat management console and click on the policy management tab 3. On the policy management tab ...

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    3@7a3 11 4. Click on the update scheduler tab and set the schedule to match the settings for the maintenance period specified in step one. 5. Click on the components tab and select the etrust components that you want to update. When the appropriate settings have been selected click apply to finish..