Endpoint Protection

 View Only

  • 1.  SMCINST

    Posted Nov 06, 2009 11:09 AM
    hello friends,
    Can any one tell me the reason why Smcinst service will re-start automatically, this happened on one of my server.


  • 2.  RE: SMCINST

    Posted Nov 06, 2009 11:19 AM
    SMCINST.EXE is related to Symantec Auto-upgrade Agent.
    If you have assigned any package or assigned the package to upgrade to MR5 autoupgrade this service will start.


  • 3.  RE: SMCINST

    Posted Nov 06, 2009 11:22 AM
    No i dident assigned any upgrade package for this,
    will it stop while taking new virus definitions ???


  • 4.  RE: SMCINST

    Posted Nov 06, 2009 11:59 AM
    have you installed  a liveupdate server ? if yes then it may be downloading the software updates for you and client updating from liveupdate server may be reciving these updates and installing softwares updates on clients which inturn restarts the SMCINST.EXE service after a software update.


  • 5.  RE: SMCINST

    Posted Nov 06, 2009 01:09 PM

    No liveudapte will run without any problem.

    this is related to auto upgrade feature in SEPM 11

    Look for smcinst.log file under

    C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\smcinst.log for more info


    http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-security.nsf/docid/2007122711551348

    Upgrading the Symantec Endpoint Protection clients
    The easiest way to migrate the Symantec Endpoint Protection clients is by using the auto-upgrade feature. All other client software deployment methods are supported, but the auto-upgrade approach is the best method. The client migration installation can take up to 30 minutes. Therefore, you should migrate when most users are not logged on to their computers.

    Download\smcinst.exe Smcinst Sygate Auto-upgrade Agent Temporary service used during agent upgrades


    http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security.nsf/docid/2007121216360648