Before you can activate a new or renewed Symantec product license, the license file must be made available to Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager. When a current license is about to expire, Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager sends notifications to the product administrator as a reminder to renew the product license.

Starting with version 12.1, you do not need to manually download a license file. Depending on the method that you used to purchase your license, a Symantec license file (.SLF) or a license serial number is sent to you in an email. You use the License Activation Wizard to activate your license.

By default, Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager places a copy of the license file in the installation directory/inetpub/licensing directory.

See Licensing Symantec Endpoint Protection.

See Preparing for disaster recovery.