IBM Proventia Network Enterprise User Manual - Consoles to Use For Xpus
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Consoles to Use for XPUs
Introduction
You can change most XPU configuration options in the SiteProtector Console. For a few
options, you must use the Proventia Manager.
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You can schedule automatic and one-time updates for agents in the Update Settings
policy in either the SiteProtector Console or the Proventia Manager.
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You can manually download and install an update only in the Proventia Manager.
Note:
If you configure XPUs in SiteProtector, you can configure updates for more than
one agent based on your group structure and policy inheritance.
Console vs.
Proventia Manager
instructions
Except for functions that are available only in the Proventia Manager, the procedures list
the instructions for using the function from the SiteProtector Console. The procedures for
functions that you can perform in the Proventia Manager are similar to the procedures for
the Console. For additional information about performing a procedure in the Proventia
Manager, see the Proventia Manager Help.
Opening each
console
Table 79 describes how to find the XPU options for the Proventia Manager and for the
SiteProtector Console:
To configure XPU options
in the…
Do the following…
Proventia Manager
1. Start the Proventia Manager in a Web browser.
2. Select Updates on the navigation pane.
SiteProtector Console
1. Open a tab with the policy view.
2. Open the Update Settings policy for the agents to change.
Table 79: Consoles to use for updates