Hi STF,

Here's a good place to start:

What's new in Symantec Endpoint Protection and Symantec Network Access Control 11.0.6 (http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security.nsf/docid/2010032910180148)

There are a couple of links from that document, including to the release notes.

Thanks and best regards,

Mick

alternatively

http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-security.nsf/854fa02b4f5013678825731a007d06af/2c62c4ee0e697aae882573b000034ded?OpenDocument

Yay!!

With an Application and Device Control policy enabled, a pop up message appears despite "Notify users when devices are blocked" option being disabled
Fix ID: 1790228
Symptom: When a device is removed from an existing application and device control policy, a pop-up message appears on the Symantec Endpoint Protection client despite "Notify users when devices are blocked" option being disabled. The message states that the device that was previously blocked has now been enabled.
Solution: Ticking the "Notify users when devices are blocked" box ensures that no popup messages will appear.

Double Yay!!

Certain applications crash with Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 RU5 Application and Device Control enabled
Fix ID: 1858321
Symptom: After installing Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 RU5 and deploying an Application and Device Control policy, applications with an image base of (0x10000000) will fail to launch.
Solution: Fixed Symantec Endpoint Protection ntdll hook to happen after Sysfer relocates, preventing the crash.

Nothing mentioned about App and Device Control supporting Win7 x64 BOO!

Maybe Symantec can chime in about APP DEV on Win 7 x64.

I guess we are back in business with Quickbooks less than 2009 / 2010 also??

I'm afraid there are no x64 enhancements with RU6

Just downloaded Symantec_Endpoint_Protection_11.0.6_Xplat_EN_DVD.zip from fileconnect...is this 11.0.6? It appears to be....

Also, what is the SEPPrep tool called?

thats the one, we moved to a DVD format, since we couldnt get even the "standard" core files onto a single CD with the addition of the Mac client.

Ahh, ok, was a little confused!

I don't see - "Symantec_Endpoint_Protection_11.0.6_Xplat_EN_DVD.zip" listed on the file connect download page. Can you give me a link to it?

After you enter your serial, it will take you to a File Selection page.

Both the recovery tool and 11.0.6 are at the bottom of the page

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/w...

Love the web console!

I am sorry but when I log in with my serial number I get the following options. I don't see an option for RU6 at the bottom.

Gordy

That same issue is happening to me.  I am presuming there is somehting going on in the background so I figure just wait till later and retry.

Select a language. Should be on page after language selection.  I had the option for English, not sure why you don't.

Take a look at the articles area, where you'll see a few just published today.  Also, we are finalizing some videos which will be up soon.  If you create a video, based on what you have learned, or tips/tricks of RU6, submit it and let me know!  We will do our best to provide you some additional points.

Eric

I downloaded RU6 three hours ago but when I tried to unzip the Symantec_Endpoint_Protection_11.0.6_Xplat_EN_DVD.zip file it was corrupted. I went again to fileconnect to download it but I can only see RU5 now. I think Symantec figured that the file is corrupted and they removed it.

Something is screwed up..... I have been on "FileConnect" a bunch of times (100's....) so I know how to navigate the screens. The problem is on Symantec's website......

Paul,

Can you verify that there is a problem with the website and we are not able to download?

All is running fine for me in my test environment. Curious to see what's going on . . . . .

They are reposting the download and should be back up soon

Symantec Endpoint Protection includes client software to run on a Macintosh computer. The client runs on the following versions of Mac OS X:

• Mac OS 10.4
• Mac OS 10.5
• Mac OS 10.6 (32-bit and 64-bit versions)

• The console provides a single sign-on screen for the following registered Symantec products:
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection

Does this mean that:
Ability to manage both PC and MAC based machines from a sinlge web-based console??
Or does it simply mean, MACs will now be considered "unmanged" clients, but will have the software installed on it?

Thanks. 

No problem here.  Upgrade of SEPM went smoothly (but I'm keeping my snapshot just in case).  Exported my custom client install packages.  Will be upgrading our test clients over the next few days before wider deployment.

@Jason1222

From looking in the console, I would make the assumption that MAC can be managed as well. But I could be wrong.....

They told me that the File connect website is currently broken for the SEP RU6 release,
and no resolution time has been set.
Can anyone from the Symantec forum validate this?

Thanks,

Tommy

I had have issues with 11.0.5 and Citrix 4.5, I was on the phone with Symantec for the past two days and about an hour ago the tech guy told me that they were about to release 11.0.6 and according to him they fix a lot of Citrix bugs. But they still haven’t post the upgrade jet

As Brian81 will know, we posted a zipped ISO to Fileconnect the first time, which although it worked fine, wasnt the best way to post the software.

We have recreated the zips in our more standard format of the directory structure (rather than an ISO) and they have been passed to the Fileconnect team for uploading.

They should be available soon.

@Jason1222, yes, its a managed Macintosh AV client - SEP for Mac  You can run reports on it from the SEPM, manage its policy, etc.

ok, RU6 files are back up now

RU6 Installation & Migration Documentation:

Title: 'Installing Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0.6 (RU6) for the first time'
Document ID: 2010041310191048
> Web URL: http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security.nsf/docid/2010041310191048?Open&seg=ent

Title: 'Migrating to Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 RU6'
Document ID: 2010041310404248
> Web URL: http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security.nsf/docid/2010041310404248?Open&seg=ent

Hope that helps! =)

So do we have a brave one to have installed the RU6? What are the experiences so far?

So far so good. I was most concerned with the app and device control policy issue, which seems to be fixed. I especially enjoy the SEPprep tool, although separate from SEPM

What is the SEPPrep Tool? We tried the live CD yesterday. Pretty cool!

Also, don't forget to try the remote web console, pretty sweet indeed, a little slower but nothing I can't handle

Checkout the video section for the SEPprep tool. I tihnk you will find it very useful!

SEPprep Tool

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/videos/dem...

It's on the CD under Tools ---> NoSupport ---> CompetitiveUninstall

Still does not shows here:

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/release_d...

BTW, is there a way that symantec notifies me by email when a new version of SEP is out? Maybe a notification threat in the forum.

Thanks
Oliver

@ oliversl,

The release is official. The business site should be updated in a couple days. For notifications, subscribe the the Email Bulletin Service.

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/news_bull...

best,
thomas

LOL, well, that's like 8 times or things I've subscribed to over the last couple of years.
Apparently all the stuff I have subscribed to over the last serveral months have been discontinued, as I never did receive anything from anything I've ever signed up for.
Hope this one is different - and I actually get something.
Seems you sign up, there's a promise of updates, they drop that particular "newsletter" and you have to subscribe to a new one.
Then a few months later, no more of those, and you have to re-up.
Can this be made so that it's transferred? Sorry but this is getting REALLY frustrating........
I should not have to work so hard to keep up with signing up for newsletters.
I just signed up for such a thing a couple weeks ago -

I'm subscribed, I have yet to see anything, even with the new release yesterday.

I'm logged into the forums all day so it's not a huge deal but it would be cool to get the newsletter.

@ Shadows & Brian,

We had some problems with the system, but this is being addressed as of this moment. I expect everything should be back online by the EOD today. I f you do not recieve a notification by Monday please let me know.

Thanks,
Thomas

I'll be downloading RU6 in the morning, and I will try to install the SEPM. One of the questions I have is... When we push out an updated client with the IPS/NTP component will the network drop as it did in RU5?

Thanks,
Mike

Anyone have any trouble upgrading the SEPM to RU6? I'm assuming that the installer will use the current Symantec IIS website and ports.

Mike

Install was as smooth as a Baby's bottom... 
Console seems a little slower and maybe more polished.
Have yet to have a chance to play with it, nor find the "web page" management console or option... 

SEPM RU6 upgrade done. Clean and smooth. Also console very slow . remote web console <servername:9090> (9090 default port)

Just upgraded my test machine's SEPM to RU6.  Went very smoothly.  Mac integration is SWEET.  The functionality of SEP for Mac is not significantly different than it was for SAV for Mac, but boy oh boy, is management ever easier!  Anyone who has ever needed to send a schedule via the SACM will appreciate what I'm talking about.

I did find that since I did not want my Windows boxes to have a LU schedule, I put the Mac in a different group and assigned it its own daily schedule.

I am also viewing my SEPM via my Mac, via Firefox.    I was also able to open it via Ubuntu too... (https://[SEPM IP]:8443/Console )

sandra

Got upgraded to MR6 this morning. Process could not be easier. Updated a couple of client machines for testing and process was smooth. Does anyone know if there is new functionality to detect if the PTP or IPS defs get out of date? I know that we had not monitors or reports for this in the past. Also when you export a package does it include the most recent defs?

Defs should be dated around the release date so they will be a few days out of date by now but you can update your package:

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security....

One big disappointment with the web-based "console". The session expire too quickly. You cna't use it for monitoring, or if you get called away, or the phone rings, the session ends, logs you out, and you must start over.
At least with the JAVA console, as much as I despise JAVA anything, esp consoles, at leeast I could leave it running all day to monitor things, and never got logged out.
The web logging out is really inconvenient, sorry.

Has anyone run into any problems yet with implementing MR6?

I'm observing enough in the forums I'm going to wait a few more days........... I might try a test machine or two, but won't be a big rollout yet.