Take care when planning the structure of the Product Directory, a logical grouping of managed products, because it affects the following:
When creating user accounts, Control Manager prompts for the segment of the Product Directory that the user can access. For example, granting access to the root segment grants access to the entire Directory. On the other hand, granting access to a specific managed product only grants access to that specific product.
Control Manager deploys virus patterns, scan engines, spam rules, and program updates to products based on Deployment Plans. These plans deploy to Product Directory folders, rather than individual products. A well-structured directory will therefore simplify the designation of recipients.
Outbreak Prevention Policy and Damage Control Template deployments
OPP and DCS deployments depend on Deployment Plans for efficient distribution of Outbreak Prevention Policy and cleanup tasks.
As shown in this sample Product Directory, managed products identify the registered antivirus, anti-spyware or content security product, as well as provide the connection status.
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These are Product Directory icons:
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Arrange the Product Directory using the Directory Manager. Use descriptive folders to group your managed products according to their protection type and the Control Manager network administration model. For example, grant access rights to mail administrators to configure the Mail folder.
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