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After changing SEPM database to SQL ,clients show green dot one second and become offline

Updated: 31 Jan 2012 | 7 comments
shahram.dehghani's picture
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Hi

I changed SEPM database to SQL.

Server name ,port and IP are the same.

I restored database backup and server private key too.

After Updating Policy in clients they show Green dot and they become Offline.

and clients doesn't show green dot more.

can you please help me about root cause of the problem?

thanks

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Beppe's picture
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2012
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certificate

Despite it seems you did the right things, this a common symptom of a wrong communication certificate.

Please, export the current sylink.xml from the manager and import it on a client, if it works, my theory is correct.

Regards,

Giuseppe

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is Restoring Server private key again and restarting good?

Hi

Do you think that restoring Server Private Key and restarting the server will solve my problem?

thnaks

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I repeated the procedure according to the Documents

Hi

I repeated the procedure according the documents.

It solved my problem.

It was Certificate problem

thanks for your help

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If the suggestoin from above

If the suggestoin from above will not help, you can create and post here the communication log from the client. It will be helpfull for the communication troubleshooting:

How to enable Sylink debugging for the Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.x and 12.1 client in the Windows Registry
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH104758

What are the Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) versions released officially?
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/w...

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Hi, I would suggest to

Hi,

I would suggest to isolate issue first.

Replace Sylink.xml file on 2-3 machines & check green dot stay connected or not ?

If yes & if it's possible try to replace sylink.xml file on all the clients.

If not, collect sylink monitor log from two worksations.

One moe thing, have you run management server configuration wizard after doing all these changes ?

Thanks and Regards, 

Chetan Savade

Technical Support Analyst,

End Point Security, Enterprise Technical Support

Mithun Sanghavi's picture
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Questions and Suggestion

Hello,

Could you let us know the OS installed on the SEPM server?

Is the SEPM sync with Active Directory?

This issue occurs when a Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) client is registered in the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) with a Group ID for a Group that no longer exists. This happens most frequently in environments using Active Directory Synchronization.

Could you try replacing the Sylink.xml files on these computers and check if that resolves?

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH165321

Also try:

Troubleshooting communication problems between the management server and the client

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO55017

Troubleshooting communication problems between the management server and the console or the database

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO55032

Hope that helps!!

Mithun Sanghavi
Symantec Technical Support Engineer, SEP
MIM | MCSA | SCTS | ITIL v3

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Finally, Please also try to

Finally,

Please also try to repair SEPM too.

 

Regards,

 

Oykun