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  • 1.  Disk space requirement for managed SEP client for Linux

    Posted Nov 18, 2014 06:21 AM

    Hi,

    We are running a dedicated SEPM [Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.5] to manage SEP Client on Linux servers.

    SEP Client info on server-1.
    [root@server-1 symantec_antivirus]# ./sav info -d
    11/17/2014 rev. 1
    [root@server-1 symantec_antivirus]# ./sav info -p
    12.1.5 (12.1 RU5) build 5337 (12.1.5337.5000)


    During the implementation, it was suggested by Symantec to have 3GB free space on /tmp, and 4GB free space on /opt, before deploying the SEP Client.
    However, as per the below document, since the 'Default Installation Directory' & the 'Working Directory' are part of /opt, so, it seems that we need 7GB in /opt itself (and not in /tmp).

    http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=HOWTO101761

    The document below states we need 5GB space on the Linux servers

    http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH224712#SEPClientLinuxSysReq

     

    Questions:

    As of now, on our servers
    /opt/Symantec/LiveUpdate/tmp =>1.7GB
    /opt/Symantec/virusdefs => 2.6GB
     

    1. Once installed and updated, what is the minuimum disk space required in /opt at any given point of time?
    2. Since 5GB is too much for an AV Client [without FW, IPS, ADC], is there a way, virus definition updates can be placed somewhere on the LAN, and make the client query/download them from the network share.


    Thanks,
    Jimmy

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  • 2.  RE: Disk space requirement for managed SEP client for Linux

    Posted Nov 18, 2014 05:47 PM
    Hi,
     
     
     
     
    The bulk of that is split pretty much evenly between virusdefs folder and LU tmp foler
          No support for putting the definitions anywhere on a lan
          But if you have local storage, you can mount the /opt/Symantec directory on a bigger disk
          Give /opt/Symantec at least 6G to work with, to be safe

     

     



  • 3.  RE: Disk space requirement for managed SEP client for Linux

    Posted Nov 19, 2014 01:33 AM

    Hi Kimberlyw,

    Still, the requirement of 5GB for every Linux system [just AV, no Firewall, IPS, ADC component] is a bit on the higher side.

    Hope Symantec has plans to gets this addressed in its newer release!
     

    Thanks,
    Jimmy

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  • 4.  RE: Disk space requirement for managed SEP client for Linux

    Posted Nov 20, 2014 02:11 AM

    Hi,

    After getting installed and updated successfully with virus definitions, the 1st time, what is the bare minimum disk space required in order for it to be healthy enough to be able to continue doing it every single day?

    The above information can be used as one of the entities to be looked into, if the SEP Client fails to update.
     

    Thanks,
    Jimmy

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  • 5.  RE: Disk space requirement for managed SEP client for Linux

    Posted Nov 26, 2014 07:44 AM

    After getting installed and updated successfully with virus definitions, the 1st time, is there a bare minimum disk space requirement in order for it to continue downloading the virus definitions every single day?