Recommended monthly tasks: best practice

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Perform the Trellix suggested tasks at least once a month to ensure that your ePO - On-prem server-managed systems are safe from threats and your ePO - On-prem server is functioning normally.

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Note

Where indicated, some of these tasks can be automated. Those instructions are included in this guide.

Recommended ePO - On-prem monthly tasks details

Task

Description

Monthly ePO - On-prem tasks

Purge events to reduce database size.

Purge events automatically.

Remove and update duplicate GUIDs.

Run the Duplicate Agent GUID server tasks to find and fix any duplicate GUIDs in your environment.

Also, run these server tasks:

  • Duplicate Agent GUID - clear Error Count

  • Duplicate Agent GUID - remove systems with potentially duplicated GUIDs

Review Audit Logs.

Review the ePO - On-prem Audit Logs to ensure that individuals with administrative rights are making only approved changes to system configurations, tasks, and policies.

Validate ePO - On-prem Administrator and Reviewer IDs

Confirm that only employees authorized to have administrative access have properly configured IDs, with the proper permission sets in the ePO - On-prem system.

SQL database tasks

Run your ePO - On-prem SQL database Maintenance Plan.

Set up and run your SQL Monthly Maintenance Plan. See Recommended maintenance plan for ePO - On-prem database using SQL Server Management Studio, KB67184.

Monthly Windows Server operating system tasks

Confirm that the Microsoft Operating System and other vendor update levels on the ePO - On-prem server are current.

Review and implement all Microsoft updates to eliminate vulnerabilities and mitigate risk.

Note

Other vendor updates might also be released and need updating to reduce vulnerabilities in the environment.