Scenario 2: Additional update manager installed on a separate server

In this scenario, there are two methods of configuring the update sources of the update managers.

The first method is to:

• Configure the main update manager that is installed alongside the management console to update from Sophos directly.
• Configure the additional update manager to update from the main update manager.

The second method is to:

• Configure the additional update manager to update from Sophos directly.
• Configure the update manager that is installed alongside the management console to update from the additional update manager.

The second method can be used if you do not want to connect the main Sophos Enterprise Console server to the internet.

The method that you choose affects:

• Which servers need to be connected to the internet. In the following installation sections, you are told when the server that you are installing on needs an internet connection.
• Which method you choose to download security software to a central location, ready for deployment to workstations. Choose the appropriate section when you get to that point.
• Whether you can use the patch assessment feature in Sophos Enterprise Console. To use this feature, you must choose the first method.