Autopurge for VDI not working?
Created: 21 Jan 2013 | 7 comments
SEP 12.1 RU2
I've set autopurge for disconnected VDI at 2 days but it does not work...
I see clients last time online 10 days ago (in the properties section I see them as VMware).
If I set the filter in order NOT to see offline non-persistent VDI, I still see them... it's like SEP does not recognize them as non persistent VDI.
I've already performed all the steps described in best practices (vietool, clientprep and so on).
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Hello,
SEPM will ‘remember’ all new images attaching, which can build up quickly in a VDI environment. An admin can either reduce the interval required for clients to age out of SEPM or periodically run a cleanup script which purges the old client records.
See http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH163349
Also check this -
Using Symantec Endpoint Protection in non-persistent virtual desktop infrastructures
http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO81133
Configuring a separate purge interval for offline non-persistent VDI clients
http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO81115
Hope that helps!!
Mithun Sanghavi
Symantec Technical Support Engineer, SEP
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The link refers to clients that have not been prepared for cloning...
As I said, I've used cliensideprep tool so I don't think I'm in that situation.
Can you confirm you've done the below in the source image?
http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO81134
http://www.cstl.com/
Ehm... no... I see this for the first time
I mean, I don't see this steps in the "official" instructions regarding virtual environments but probably I'm too old and I'm beconing blind
Are you telling me that if I "tag" the original VDI template with that registry key, those machines will use the autopurge days set in VDI of the domain?
Thanks!
Yup, the SEP clients only count as Non-Persistent VDI machines if this reg key is present. It must be present in the base image from which the Non-Persistent VDI's are spawned, otherwise they'll just use the "Normal" purge option
http://www.cstl.com/
Bear in mind that this reg change is NOT included in the clientsidecloneprep tool and must be perfformed as a separate step.
I've already raised this at the WTS that this setting would be better implemented as a checkbox within a Client Install Settings package. I'm happy to create an IDEA for it if need be
http://www.cstl.com/
Just FYI, I have created this request for a simople checkbox as an IDEA.
Please take a look-see and vote on it if you think it useful.
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/ideas/make...
@diabolicus23: I hope your issue is sorted (though I suspect you'll need to wait until tomorrow to confirm if you're sticking with your 2 day threshold). It'd be appreciated if you could mark any posts you found useful with a "Thumbs Up" or as the Solution
http://www.cstl.com/
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