Endpoint Protection

I have antivirus corporate version 8.1.  There are around 80 clients deployed and 1 server running the console at this site.  The server crashed and i re-installed it but i haven't reinstalled symantec corp av back on it yet.  I am wondering if i should change the name of the server to the name it was before it crashed.  If i did that, would there be a possibility of not having to re-install the clients because they would re-register back to the console on the server and show up in the console?  Or would it just be better to re-install all the clients again(i don't know the password of a good number of the clients.  So i couldn't use the wizard in the console to reinstall them all.  It would have to be manual on some of them).  Thanks

did you have the root cert and the grc.dat file backed up?

Hi,

regardless your current issue, for sure you should upgrade it to SAV corporate 10 or to Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 or 12 (12 is the 11 for small business).
SAV 8 is too old to give you a proper protection and it is not supported any more.

Regards,

I agree with Giuseppe and upgrade is the first thing that you should do after the DR is over.

If you ask me, this should be your DRP at the moment:

1) Install the SAV server back.
2) Get a copy of makedrop from Symantec. Another way will be to script it. You have to give the clients the new certificates and the new GRC.DAT file. No other change required in the registry.


If you have the PKI backup, then follow this interactive doc.

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security.nsf/docid/2005040513373748

I haven't worked on SAV 8 but I think it does not use the certificates.....Only the UDP......So only the GRC.DAT should do it.......

For the upgrade\uninstall issue with the password, you can open a new thread once you get the clients back.

Sorry.  I'ts likely sav 10.  Because it was bought around 4 months ago.  No there is no backups.  Would i still need to re-install the clients or would naming the server the same with the same ip address be enough for the clients to register back with the console.  thanks

SAV 10, .....That's not too old...:)

You don't need to rename or anything....Install the new SAV server and distribute the GRC.DAT and the certificates with Makedrop