Minimizing Network Traffic And Handling Missed Updates - Symantec 10551441 - AntiVirus Corporate Edition Administrator's Manual

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

Minimizing network traffic and handling missed updates

For more information, see the Symantec Central Quarantine Administrator's
Guide.
LiveUpdate provides advanced scheduling options for minimizing network
traffic and handling missed updates.
options.
Table 4-2
LiveUpdate scheduling options
Option Description
Randomization Randomizes updates:
options
■
■
■
Missed Event Determines how missed
options LiveUpdate events will be
handled. An event might be
missed if a computer is turned off
when the LiveUpdate session is
scheduled to run. You can set
options so that scheduled
LiveUpdate events that were
missed run at a later time.
Minimize network traffic and handle missed updates
You can set separate randomization schedules for Symantec AntiVirus servers
and clients on your network to minimize the impact on network traffic.
You can specify separate policies for handling missed LiveUpdate events for
Symantec AntiVirus servers and clients.
Table 4-2 describes LiveUpdate scheduling
Plus or minus a specified
number of minutes of the
scheduled time
Any day of the week within
a specified time interval
Any day of the month plus
or minus a specified number
of days of the scheduled
date
When to use
When you want to stagger
updates for multiple
computers to minimize the
impact on network traffic. By
default, Symantec AntiVirus
randomizes LiveUpdate
sessions to minimize
bandwidth spikes.
To ensure that computers that
are unavailable for a regularly
scheduled LiveUpdate event
will attempt to pull definitions
at a later time.