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Is SEP Compatible with a MAC?

Updated: 21 May 2010 | 14 comments
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Is SEP Compatible with a MAC?
We have several in the office that needs to be protected also..
thanks.

We use SEP MR4 MP1A...
thanks...

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Hi, SEP is not yet compatible

Hi,

SEP is not yet compatible with MAC. However, you can use SAV for Mac for protecting these machines.

Cheers,
Aniket

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you think one day macintosh

you think one day macintosh client will can managed by SEPM ?

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Yes

Sure, the ETA is not big.

Regards,

Giuseppe

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no,SEP does not work on a

no,SEP does not work on a mac.

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Hi Tony19, please, try to

Hi Tony19,

please, try to avoid the duplicated answers.

Thanks,

Regards,

Giuseppe

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@Aniket Amdekar: Thanks for

@Aniket Amdekar: Thanks for the feedback...
we are going to launch SEPM to one of our remote sites that has all MAC computers...
This will break the heart of my boss...

Since we are already  migrating all SAV computers to SEP...

Could you point me to an article about MAC's comp[atiubility with SEP Sir?
Need to give him supporting documents..
I would also study it before proposing..

thanks...

Nel Ramos

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By the way... forgot to

By the way...
forgot to mention that we are using SAV 10.1 if SEP would not be compatible...
It will be manage by our SEPM servers... SEP MR4 MP1a...
appreciate all your feedbacks..
it really helps...
Hope to get the KBs and links for my request..
thanks...

Nel Ramos

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Just to clarify

Hi Nel,

Just to clarify... you cannot manage your SAV 10 installation from your SEPM servers.
They shoud be managed by a SSC or left unmanaged.
Regarding the installation of SAV 10 on MAC, check the documentation in the CD. It's useless to copy&past them here.

Best regards,

Regards,

Giuseppe

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Hi, As SEP can not be

Hi,

As SEP can not be installed on Macintosh machines, there is no documentation for SEPM for Mac. SAV 10.1 can not be managed by SEPM. It is managed by SSC [Symantec System Centre].

PLease go through the document below:

Can Symantec Endpoint Protection be installed on a Macintosh computer?
http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-security....

Aniket

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Actually...

Macs cannot be managed by the Symantec System Center.  They are managed by their own management console, the Symantec Administration Console for Macintosh (SACM), which must be installed on a Macintosh server OS.

Title: 'Installing and configuring Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh Corporate Edition for the first time'
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security.nsf/docid/2008072115414048

I hope this helps.

Symantec Technical Support Engineer, LAM/NAM //  SAV/SEP for Mac
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you must have SACM as sandra

you must have SACM as sandra said, however you can plugin management of SACM to SSC then you will manage everything from one console (but you still must have SACM installed on some macintosh)

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This is good stuff

This is good stuff sandra.g...
That is right, that is why Symantec told us that it would be a separate lisence...
We still need to confirm this with our big boss...

Are you using this configuration Sandra?
The reason why is that we had not yet implemented Symantec on Mac OS...
Do you have mixed OS that is being protected by Symantec?

Thanks... 

Nel Ramos

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We have a SACM and several

We have a SACM and several Macs in our test environment.  I also have some Windows machines (one running SEP, one running SAV) but they are all managed separately.  Unfortunately that is the only way you can do it right now, but SEPM integration is on the way.

It is true you can view the SACM via the SSC but you're linking to a web page which is the SACM login.

Title: 'How to add the Symantec Administration Console for Macintosh to the Symantec System Center Console'
Document ID: 2007431574851398
> Web URL:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security.nsf/docid/2007431574851398

I am a Symantec employee, even though it doesn't say so. :)

ETA:  Now it says so!  :D

Symantec Technical Support Engineer, LAM/NAM //  SAV/SEP for Mac
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thanks for the prep... The

thanks for the prep...
The first step we need would be to buy licenses for the MACS...
we shall inform logistics about this...
I shall give you feed back as soon as the licenses comes in...
 

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