McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Precheck Tool 1.0.0 now available

Before you install or upgrade McAfee ePO, run the Installation and Upgrade Precheck tool to reduce or prevent installation or upgrade issues.
The Installation and Upgrade Precheck tool performs these checks:

• Confirms that your server meets the McAfee ePO and SQL Server hardware requirements.
• Confirms that you have the necessary SQL Server access and permissions.
• Verifies that the services that must be stopped, can be, and that no third-party software can cause the services to start unexpectedly.
• Identifies the SQL Server browser status.
• Determines whether database encryption is enabled.
• Determines whether the SQL Server auto-close feature is enabled.
• Identifies the database recovery model.
• Checks for Microsoft Windows scheduled tasks and automatic updates.
• Determines whether Microsoft Windows 8.3 naming is enabled.
• Checks for pending file rename operations in this registry
• HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\PendingFileRenameOperations. Checks for OS permissions.
• Identifies the versions of McAfee ePO that the server OS and version support.

For upgrades, the Installation and Upgrade Precheck tool performs these added checks:

• Verifies that no file handles are open in the McAfee ePO directory.
• Provides a list of running McAfee ePO server tasks and warns you to disable them.

To download Installation and Upgrade Precheck Tool 1.0.0 for ePolicy Orchestrator, go to the product downloads site.

For a full list of changes, see the Release Notes in PD26166

For a list of known issues, see KB85819