Updating Servers Using Liveupdate - Symantec 10551441 - AntiVirus Corporate Edition Administrator's Manual

154 Updating virus definitions files
Updating virus definitions files on Symantec AntiVirus servers

Updating servers using LiveUpdate

Depending on the size of your network, you can use LiveUpdate to update virus
definitions files in the following ways:
For smaller networks (less than 1000 nodes), configure managed servers to
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directly retrieve updates from the Symantec FTP site, Symantec LiveUpdate
server, or an internal LiveUpdate server.
For larger networks (greater than 1000 nodes), set up an internal LiveUpdate
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server, download updates to that server, and have your managed servers
retrieve updates from the internal LiveUpdate server.
Updating Symantec AntiVirus servers from the Symantec FTP
site or LiveUpdate server
You need to configure updating for the primary server in each server group to
ensure that its virus definitions files are current. You can also configure
individual servers to update directly from Symantec.
Update Symantec AntiVirus servers directly from the Symantec FTP site
or LiveUpdate server
You can update all of the Symantec AntiVirus servers in a server group from a
primary server, or update each server in the group individually.
To update primary servers
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In the Symantec System Center console, right-click a server group, and then
click All Tasks > Symantec AntiVirus > Virus Definition Manager.
2 In the Virus Definition Manager dialog box, click Update The Primary
Server Of This Server Group Only.
3 Click Configure.
4 In the Configure Primary Server Updates dialog box, do one of the following:
Click Update Now to launch a LiveUpdate session immediately.
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Click Schedule For Automatic Updates, and then click Schedule to set
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a frequency and time when the server will run a LiveUpdate session.
5 Click OK.
6 In the Configure Primary Server Updates dialog box, click Source.
7 In the Update definition file via list, click LiveUpdate.
8 Click OK until you return to the Symantec System Center main window.