Endpoint Protection

Hi

A lot of my older servers are very low on free space on the C drive.  What would be the saving in disk space if I reinstalled the client on a drive other than C?  Do definitions still get stored in the All Users profile as they were with SAV10?

Alternatively, is it possible to configure how many content revisions are kept by the client - I believe the default is three - is it possible to reduce that to two?

Thanks

Hi,

 check this.

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH102927

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH96214

Hi,

Reinstall of SEP on another drive will definitely help to save more free disk space. However there are few folders which would get created on default root drive as per desgn. Those folders can not be moved.

To configure the minimum number of content revisions in SEP 11.x:

1. Ensure the following registry DWORD exists:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\Content\{<moniker>}\CacheEntriesEx
2. Modify the registry value to correspond to the number of revisions required
3. These settings will take effect the next time that content type is updated on the system

Note: The registry DWORD was named CacheEntries previously to SEP 11.0 Maintenance Release 2 (MR2).
 

Check following article:

Configuring the number of content revisions kept by the SEP client 11.x (cachentriesex)

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH103956

Thanks for the rapid replies everyone.

If I understand correctly, to reduce the number of revisions kept by a client I have to make a registry change on every client.  That's not as straightforward as I hoped!

If I reinstall the client on a different drive, does that mean definitions are no longer stored on the C drive? I would see that as the major benefit if it can be made to work.

Chek this forums may be help.

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/sep-clients-retaining-5-revisions-defs-large-disk-space-used

Hi,

You are correct, only available option is through registry settings.However definitions will be stored on the root drive i.e ( C drive). It's by design & can not be changed.

The virus definition folder that is located in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\VirusDefs (Windows XP path)

Following path also can not be changed:

Windows 2003: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Symantec\LiveUpdate

Windows 2008: C:\ProgramData\Symantec\LiveUpdate

Thanks for the replies everyone, good information.