How Symantec Antivirus Communication Works - Symantec 10551441 - AntiVirus Corporate Edition Installation Manual

How Symantec AntiVirus communication works

Symantec AntiVirus employs the following forms of communication:
Communication during Discovery
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Symantec AntiVirus server-to-client communication
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Communication during Discovery
The Discovery Service allows the Symantec System Center to obtain information
about the computers on the network that are running Symantec AntiVirus
server.
When you perform a Discovery from the Symantec System Center console, the
console broadcasts a message across the network. Symantec AntiVirus servers
listen for and receive these messages, and return data (such as a server's address
and server group) to the console. After the servers respond, the Symantec
System Center can query each server for additional information, such as which
computers running Symantec AntiVirus client report to the server. The
Symantec System Center uses the data that it gathers from Discovery to display
the system hierarchy in the console. Each server group is represented based on
its server group membership.
Symantec AntiVirus server-to-client communication
Symantec AntiVirus servers communicate with the clients that they control to
keep virus definitions files current, initiate client-side activities such as threat
scans, and provide configuration information. Symantec AntiVirus clients
communicate with their parent servers to provide status information and log
data.
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