Agent HANDLERS distribute network traffic generated by agent-to-server communication by assigning managed systems or groups of systems to report to a specific agent handler. Once ASSIGNED, a managed system PERFORMS regular ASCIs to its agent handler INSTEAD of the main ePO server. The handler provides updated site lists, policies, and policy assignment rules just as the ePO server does. The handler also caches the contents of the master repository, so that agents can pull product update PACKAGES, DATs, and other necessary information.

Agent handlers distribute network traffic generated by agent-to-server communication by assigning managed systems or groups of systems to report to a specific agent handler. Once assigned, a managed system performs regular ASCIs to its agent handler instead of the main ePO server. The handler provides updated site lists, policies, and policy assignment rules just as the ePO server does. The handler also caches the contents of the master repository, so that agents can pull product update packages, DATs, and other necessary information.