Adjusting Scans To Increase Protection On Your Client Computers - Symantec 20032623 - Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Implementation Manual

Adjusting scans to increase protection on your client
computers
Adjusting scans to improve performance on Windows computers
Table 11-11
(continued)
Task
Randomize scheduled scans
Adjusting scans to improve performance on Mac computers
Table 11-12
Task
Adjust scan priority
Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition provides a high level of
security by default. You can increase the protection even more. The settings are
different for clients that run on Windows computers and clients that run on Mac
computers.

Adjusting scans to increase protection on your client computers

Description
In virtualized environments, where multiple
virtual machines (VMs) are deployed,
simultaneous scans create resource problems. For
example, a single server might run 100 or more
VMs. Simultaneous scans on those VMs drain
resources on the server.
You can randomize scans to limit the impact on
your server.
See Randomizing scans to improve computer
performance in virtualized environments"
on page 187.
Description
Applies to scheduled scans on clients that run on
Mac computers.
Scan priority on Mac computers is equivalent to
tuning or performance adjustment on Windows
computers. High priority means that the scan
runs as fast as possible, but other applications
may run more slowly during the scan. Low priority
means that other applications run as fast as
possible, but the scan may run more slowly.
Medium priority balances the speed at which
applications and scans run.
See Customizing administrator-defined scans
for clients that run on Mac computers"
on page 186.
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