Endpoint Protection

Hello Everyone

I need a bit of guidance please.

I'm in the process of moving our Symantec Endpoint Protection Management installation from one server to another.

I have done a backup and saved the recovery file.

I need to know how to proceed with the installation of the new server etc.

- Do I choose to do a new/First Site Install with the previosuly saved Recovery Configuration file along with choosing same site name as the one on the old system and enter the Admin and DBA password to be the same as the old system and then when the installation is finished do a restore from backup. 

But then how do I make sure the Clients only talk to the new server ... Change server priorities?

Or

- Do I do an Additional Site install, with the previosuly saved Recovery Configuration file, along with choosing a different site name than the old one( it wont let me choose the same site name), enter the replication server details (of the old system) along with Admin and DBA passwords the same  and when finished do a restore from back up and then change the Priority of the old and new server so that the new server takes over control of the clients?

This last option seems best but I got an error during the installation (database creation and initialization) where it said that it could not finish aggregating data for replication.

Can anyone please advise?

Thanks

J

Assuming you're using SQL but this article lays it out:

https://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH171767

Thanks Brian

It's an Embedded DB.

Yes that article is fine as far as it goes but it is missing details on the choices you need to make when doing the new install which is why I had the question:

- Do I choose to do a new/First Site Install etc

or

- Do I do an Additional Site install etc 

HI JoeMo,

You can moved your SEPM server from server OS plat form to other by taking backup of DB and Server private key.

If you are going to move SEPM server from one to other by giving same IP address and hostname then it is quite simple,

1) Assign same IP address and Host name to new server(shutdown old server to avoid conflict).

2)RUN SEPM package on new server and install as first site and during second phase when console wizard open give server private key.

3) let installation completed by creating new data base.

4)once it would complete, run backup & restore wizard from start menu and give your old DB backup file and let this complete.

5) Once backup would complete restart the server.

6) It will start as your old server with same configuration group structure.