SAV 10.1.4 > SEP 11.0.5

[Migration User]

Hi guys,

I ahve tested both:

1. Uninstall SAV > Reboot > Install SEP
2. Install SEP over the top of SAV

and both work fine!

Is there any clear advantage of doing one above the other - tempted just to deply SEP, rather than worrying about uninstalling SAV first.

Is this a support upgrade process?  Any potential trolls hiding along the line?

Thanks

[Rafeeq]

Installing SEP over SAV 10.x is a recommended procedure however if you have less amount of clients you can remove sav then install SEP as sometimes the SAV does not get completely removed and hence corrupts SEP install.
So i would say deploy SEP on all the computers and if it fails on any of them then only remove SAV from that computer and install SEP.

[Mithun Sanghavi]

Hi,

Just a Few Points to Remind You.....

SAV 10 Corporate Edition could be divided into :

1) Symantec Antivirus
2) Symantec System Center
3) Liveupdate 3.0 to 3.2


Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.x could be divided into:


1) Symantec Endpoint Protection
2) Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager
3) Liveupdate 3.3


The Best KB followed for Migration from 10.x to 11.x is given below:

How To Migrate From Symantec Antivirus System Center Console To Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager

http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-security.nsf/854fa02b4f5013678825731a007d06af/eda2ac3faa9a31b0882574f90001484e?OpenDocument

The Best Procedure we as Tech Support Follow on most of the network is as follows:

1) Uninstall Symantec System Center from Add/ Remove Programs

2) Install Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager

'Installing and configuring Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 for the first time'
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security.nsf/docid/2007082915561148?Open&src=w

3) Create Groups in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager

4) Create Packages

Creating custom Client Installation packages in the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Console
http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-security.nsf/854fa02b4f5013678825731a007d06af/c741ec26fa674b1e8825738a0076abf3?OpenDocument

How to create a Symantec Endpoint Protection install package that will install to a different drive
http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-security.nsf/854fa02b4f5013678825731a007d06af/d1e02487e4d75e8b8825739200581baa?OpenDocument

5) Deploy the Clients with Migration and Deployment wizard or by "Find Unmanaged Computers"

How to Deploy Symantec Endpoint Protection to your client computers using the Migration and Deployment Wizard.
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security.nsf/docid/2007111409432848

Deploying client software with Find Unmanaged Computers

http://support.veritas.com/docs/330717

 

[Migration User]

When SEP is Installed over SAV , the SEP installtion firts uninstall SAV and then Install SEP , It is not an upgrade for SAV to SEP.( In the back ground an uninstall and then an install works)

[Migration User]

Thanks thats great.

Just to clarify
, I am talking about the client, not server components:

6000 clients:

From SAV CORP 10.1.4 client

to

SEP 10.0.5 CLIENT

[Migration User]

We have taken the approach to uninstall the SAV client and then install SEP client  to form the new directory structure (To not confuse the end users with "Symantec Antivirus" directory and uniformity)

These are the things that you have to script before you migrate, or uninstall.

1) Disable tamper protection service and kill it's process.
2) Disable liveupdate service and kill it's processes.
3) Remove the uninstall password if any.
4) Restart(or stop) the "Symantec Antivirus" service before migration( This will kill scheduled scan, if any in progress)

[Migration User]

We are lkely to go with an push of the new client package, rather than uninstlal SAV - due to number of clients, time and cost...Users dont see their C: drive and wont know what the syamntec folder is anyway.

Thanks for listing your steps.

[Mithun Sanghavi]

Hello,

Since you have huge number of Clients, the following KB are worth a try....

Installing clients with Active Directory Group Policy Object

http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-security.nsf/854fa02b4f5013678825731a007d06af/1567ed64d24c8b0649257502000a5699?OpenDocument

About installing clients with Active Directory Group Policy Object

http://support.veritas.com/docs/330710

When Installing Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 by Active Directory Group Policy Object, Which Method of Deployment is Supported?

http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-security.nsf/854fa02b4f5013678825731a007d06af/abdc76b40a0218848025751b004096b9?OpenDocument