Include latest content updates with exported SEP clients packages

This is a great idea; I just have one tweak that I feel would be necessary.

It is important (for support personnel) to be able to have the option of using the certified definition set that came with the MR or MP so that we can rule out potential corruption or error in the definiton set used.

Another option that would be helpful would be the option to not include definitions at all, forcing the new client to immediately update via the SEPM.

At the very least having the option to export the package like this would be nice.

 It would a good idea to have the option to build a package with NO defs included or a specific revision of defs.

That seems like it would work as long as it was optional. Though it would be more convenient for many if the SEPM would automatically updated the install packages with new definitions, I can't help but wonder how this would effect the system performance each time new definitions were downloaded if the SEPM had to rebuild all the install packages. Hence I must agree with the above mentions of have the option to export the package with a set of definitions that the SEPM has available or none at all.

This would simply mean a separate file for the definitions to be included in the package and the first thing that SEP would do is check the folder it came with for that. :)

As soon as we install the clients with exported package it tries to download full updates form sepm and load the network.

hope next release will have this option so that we can get package with lates update every time we export the package.

Just saw the status as being reviewed. Just to get GrahamA's idea another plus. Consider the time a malware needs to copy itself across the network and do its thing and the time an antivirus (ANY antivirus) needs to download and install the latest definitions when a newly setup client is connected to the network for the first time.

BTW, I'm seeing more and more Symantec Employees in the forums lately. YEY!

great idea!!!
also it will be nice if files in exported package (non-packed to exe) will be packed to .cab file like in SEP installation in CD

This is due to appear in a future SEP product release, thx for the feedback so far.

This is a nice idea .In present condition we have to add latest package manually after exporting otherwise it will get installed with old updates and it has to download the updates .It will cause extra load in network also.

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SEP Manager Console is not exporting data from server. Please solve as soon as possible.

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Thank you.

As we all know, the first updates have great size. I think this will solve the problem in great bandwidth utilization. Nice idea!