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  • 1.  How to do This ?

    Posted Nov 02, 2009 10:52 PM
    I have a SEPM server running with 1000 clients connecting to it. Now I have a spare server with me which I want to use it as a backup server for the main SEPM server.
     
    I am using embedded database on my primary SEPM server. How can I setup my spare server as a backup server so that incase my 1st sepm server fails all the clients will transfer to the backup server and get updates from that server and also with the same policy.


  • 2.  RE: How to do This ?

    Posted Nov 02, 2009 11:00 PM
    Hi Bijay,

    If you were running SEP with a SQL DB then you could just configure failover.

    In your scenario with Embedded BD you have to configure replication to accomplish your task.

    Check the following links,

    http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-security.nsf/docid/2008032202341548

    http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security.nsf/docid/2008091703483748


  • 3.  RE: How to do This ?

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Nov 02, 2009 11:08 PM
    failover is only supported only if you are using the SQL DB.

    If embedded DB, you may manually need to copy the server certificates and other configuration files.



  • 4.  RE: How to do This ?

    Posted Nov 02, 2009 11:10 PM
    I want to all  my clients to connect to the 1st sepm server only but if it fails/crashes then only clients should move to the backup sepm server.

    can this be done with replication.


  • 5.  RE: How to do This ?

    Posted Nov 02, 2009 11:16 PM
    I did not read that you have embedded, this article should help you out, you need to add the ;management server list... to get the priority, clients try to communicate based on priority if they fail they switch to next server in the MSL 


    What is Management Server List and how to configure Failover between replication partners using embedded database

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/what-management-server-list-and-how-configure-failover-between-replication-partners-using-e

     Failover configuration causes one server to pick up the client communications load if another server becomes unavailable. Load balancing configuration causes servers to share the client communications load and automatically implements failover if one of the servers goes offline.


  • 6.  RE: How to do This ?

    Posted Nov 02, 2009 11:49 PM
    Replication partners is good if we have huge bandwidth. First time Installing SEP, have 9 SEPM server and over 7500 client, I have problem with that. So I decide to split them by region..


  • 7.  RE: How to do This ?

    Posted Nov 06, 2009 02:26 AM
    first time replication fails because of insufficient disk space on the primary sepm server(site).the C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager\data\replication on primary site increases its size while replication starts to more that 6 GB . how much space is needed on first site for replication .


  • 8.  RE: How to do This ?

    Posted Nov 09, 2009 12:30 AM
     The database size will be replicated so whatever size of SEM5 you see on your main sepm expect the same on replication partner.


  • 9.  RE: How to do This ?

    Posted Nov 09, 2009 04:12 AM
    even if you dont have an SQL Server and will setup a replication partner atleast you have a backup... Just follow mr. rafeeq given links...