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What is the porpose of providing .slf file with SEP 11.x

Updated: 30 May 2010 | 9 comments
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We have purchased the licence for installing Symantec End point 11.0
I have succesfully register the product and I received my account username and password.
Also I have succesfully download the software using the "fileconnect" service.

So I got two compressed folders:

Symantec_Endpoint_Protection_11.0.5_AllWin_EN_CD1.zip
Symantec_Endpoint_Protection_11.0.5_AllWin_EN_CD2.zip

what is exactly each folder is related to?

I have opened the first folder and proceed the installation from there

It doesn't ask me for the license file (.slf)  which i have received??

Do I have to copy the licence file to a specific location within Symantec folder directory?

I tried to search about this every where and I come to the conclusion
 that it doesn't required activation with the license key.

Am I right, if that is true why symantec is providing the key file?

Thanking you all in advance.

Khalid
 

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AravindKM's picture
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2010
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Does Symantec Endpoint

Does Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 require a license
file?

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Thanks for your fast

Thanks for your fast responce

So it doesnt require the licence,
can I ask about the usefulness of providing the license file and create a big misunderstanding for alot of people, I waste alot of time searching for the way to activate SEP and what to do with the (.slf file)???

I thought that symantec is using the .slf file to identify the number of licenced users of the product.

what about the two installation folders: CD1 and CD2

I proceed the installation from CD1, Do I have to care about CD2

With greetings and respect.

Khalid

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2010
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.slf file is required only

.slf file is required only when you are using 12 (for small firms). SEP11 is an enterprise product so for avoiding problems in large deployment they made it with out license file.

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2010
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in CD1 you will SEPM (server

in CD1 you will SEPM (server soft), SEP (client soft) for both 32 and 64 bits.
In CD2 you will gwt the softwares like quaritine server,sav for linx,LUA etc...

Basically from CD1 you will get almost all required things.CD2 contains some additional softwares and tools.

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Thanks alot AravindKM,That

Thanks alot AravindKM,

That was realy usefull.

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You must have bought SEP

You must have bought SEP protection suite which contains Symantec mail security products as well..Slf is used for them.
You can open the SLF file in a notepad and you can read which products it is for.

Most probably you have symantec mail security as well and it would be for that..however you ca n check in the slf file. 

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Yes you are right, but this

Yes you are right, but this is confusing the users,

Symantec End Point Suite is a wonderful security tool, but it should be less complicated to be install and manage.

OK I have got the [.slf] file but I don't know how to use it to activate the "mail security" as well as other services.

Should I copy the key file to a any location within Symantec programm folder directory.
for example: 
                          C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\SmcLU

Or can I import it from the system itself?

Regards,

Khalid

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hi

for mail security follow this

Installing the content filtering license for Symantec Mail Security 4.x for Microsoft Exchange

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-gate.nsf/docid/2003101610262654?Open&src=tranus_ent_sl 

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Nice that the .SLF file is

Nice that the .SLF file is not needed for enterprise deployments.

It would be nicer if they would mention something about the fact that it is not needed in the e-mail or clearly on the website.  I've just spent a half hour trying to figure out what to do with this file... :(