Questions tagged [symantec]
An IT vendor (SYMC) providing many products like Symantec Endpoint Protection and Backup Exec.
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Symantec adds email server IP address to blacklist without any proof - how to fight them?
Recently noticed that email server IP address 88.119.185.129 is added to Symantec email blacklist. This IP is clean, not listed at any blacklists. The email server is not open relay, all emails are ...
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Backup Exec 2014 Insert Over writable Media into the robotic library
We have Backup exec 2014 along with IBM TS3100 Tape Library. I have made partitions defined (one for each day of the week) and all of my jobs run fine. From few weeks we are getting 'Inset ...
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Interpreting WPR traces in trying to better network throughput
In trying to analyze a 3thparty application's throughput we have collected a WPR trace on two systems. One has Symantecs Intrusion Detection System enabled, the other one has not.
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Symantec Messaging Gateway brightmail
our Symantec Messaging Gateway birghtmail broke yesterday, the issue no one can login into the script
I'm just a normal tech at medium clinic, our system administrator rank quit the job, and now ...
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Installing Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) client using both GPO & Remote Push - Nothing is working
I have an Organizational Unit called Computers in Active Directory. In this OU, I have all the workstations on which I want to install SEP client. I extracted the msi file and made a network share. ...
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UEFI pxe boot Ghost for Windows 10 deployment
I need to use ghost cast server to image upcoming Win 10 machines. Unfortunately I have to use ghost for legacy reasons. Is it possible to network boot uEFI pxe computers and image GPT partitioned ...
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Files deleted every day
I have a folder of video files and every day at 10pm, most of the files are deleted leaving just the folder structure.
\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Video_Library\DM\
Users have the folder Video_Library ...
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NGNIX, SSL Certificates and PC-DSSI 3.1
We are going to have to pass a PCI 3.1 audit for the web application we're currently developing. It's on Amazon EC2 running NGINX under Debian.
We're in contact with Symantec for certificates and we'...
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How to recover Symantec Backup Exec backup via Linux?
I have a tape backup from a defunct server that was created via Symantec Backup Exec version 10.1.5629 on Windows.
Is it possible to extract the backup from this using some standard or open source ...
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SHA-2 issues with Verisign root on OS 10.9 Mavericks?
I'm using a Secure Site Pro with EV certificate from Verisign/Symantec, with a full SHA-2 root chain.
Everything is great - except for Mac OS 10.9 (Mavericks), that complains the certificate is ...
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Using NDMP Device as Storage in Symantec Backup Exec 2012
In our backup system, a group of servers are being backed up using Symantec Backup Exec 2012 to HP Disk Cartridges.
We use HP Ultrium 5-SCSI as the disk drive, and HP 1x8 G2 Autoloader to load the ...
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Symantec Enpoint Protection blocking mapped printer install
We're having a strange issue with Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) version 12.1 on Windows 7 clients.
When our users try to map a new network printer from our print server (double-click on the ...
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Vipre antivirus on virtualized server 2012 [closed]
Can anyone confirm that Vipre ('VIPRE Antivirus Business') runs ok in a 2012 server environment?
This is only for a simple single server solution, no need for managing workstations etc. Feedback ...
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Symantec Endpoint Protection virus definition files
Are Symantec Endpoint Protection virus definition files protected by
"Protect Symantec security software from being tampered with or shutdown" option?
In other words I want to know if virus ...
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Drowning in Norton Endpoint Protection virus definition files
I've been noticing that my 40 GB C: drive on the Windows 2008 Server keeps getting filled up.
After investigation I found that this is a known issue with SEP described in article TECH180056 on ...
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SEPMC fail connection
Our Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager have stopped working. I get error that the server can't be found.
It's a single server installation where we RDP in and use the Symantec Console local on the ...
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Why is the Anti Virus Definition file only 200MBs? [closed]
So I downloaded a virus definition file for symantec endpoint protection. We regularly update our client's closed network anti virus using these files once every 6 months. The files are of '.JDB' ...
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VSS Snapshot Warning - File c:\windows\system32\mtxcip2.dll is not present on the snapshot
Our backup server is a Server 2012 R2 machine running Backup Exec 2012. I receive the error while backing up a Server 2008 server which is running the Backup Exec Remote Agent, Symantec Protection ...
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Symantec Endpoint Protection 12 blocking internet connection
I have a user that gets blocked from the internet periodically due to a setting within Symantec Endpoint Protection . The warning he gets is similar to:
Traffic from IP address 192.168.1.1 is ...
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Running SEP scans with the SYSTEM account
I need to run Symantec Endpoint Protection scans on Windows 7 systems using the SYSTEM account. I know that I can run DoScan.exe to manually run a scan, and this works fine using a regular user ...
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Symantec BE: How is data flow of backups/restore to storage pools?
I am evaluating Symantec's BackupExec 2012 and was wondering how does the backup data flow from the server that as being backed up to the storage pool.
E.g. My BE server is in city A, the server that ...
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Backup using Dell powervault 124T
I connected my Dell PowerVault 124T to my Windows Server using SCSI cable, I set IP and Address mask for remote connection on my Dell device. I red on Dell page that Symantec Backup Exec is compatible ...
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Backup Exec 2012 - Global exclusions by directory name?
I'm kind of a n00b with BE, so forgive me if this should be obvious.
With other backup systems in the past, we have had a general policy of excluding any folder named DoNotBackup. This provides a ...
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Backups devices for Windows Server Backup and Symantec [closed]
What is the best way to backup windows SQL, Exchange or AD servers data to?
NAS, external USB , iSCSI or perhaps some other backup solution?
I will not however be considering cloud backup solutions ...
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Ghost Solution Suite: Booting over PXE to WinPE for re-imaging, then booting to installed OS
I have 40 networked computers that need to be re-imaged each night over a network via an automatic and unattended process. This is to reset the computers to a default state, as well as update the ...
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Symantec NetBackup restore - Incremental backup
We are using Net Backup as a corporate solution. Incremental backups are taken daily during the week and then a weekly backup is done at the weekend (Saturday).
My colleague has restored a folder to ...
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Symantec Netbackup : Oracle restore fails "exited with status 13: file read failed"
I am restoring Oracle datafile size of 1200GB. Datafile is read from backup piece size of 4000GB(4TB).
Note: As I monitored 4TB is processed totaly to read all blocks of my datafile.
I had several ...
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Symantec Endpoint Protection "portscan attack" false alarms?
On two Windows 7 machines in my LAN I have Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 installed. Things work fine, but several time per day I get to see the following warning:
I had a thorough look at the ...
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symantec endpoint protection service stuck at stopping
I am trying to uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection, but I can't, the services stuck at stopping. Symantec Endpoint Protection is installed on Windows 2003 R2 server. Any suggestions on how to do ...
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Backing up and restoring remote servers
I have backup exec 2010 R2. Going to be upgrading to 2012 here in the next day or two. I have several servers onsite and 4 remote servers. To backup the 4 remote servers to the tape library device ...
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Symantec Backup Exec can't see network shares
I have a CentOS 6 host with a NFS export where I have stored some virtual machine backups.
Now I want those backups to tape for archival. I have mounted the share to a drive letter under Windows 2003 ...
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Strange Symantec Backup Exec behavior
On one of our main servers (a Poweredge R510 running Server 2008 R2 Standard 6.1.7601 SP1 Build 7601), we run Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 (Version 13.0 Rev. 5204, 64-bit).
Each night, we have a ...
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Symantec AntiVirus virus definitions file version date is not updating
I'm keeping tabs on a remote sever that is running Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Server 10.1.7.7001. About a month ago, the Virus Definition File version date stopped updating and hasn't updated since -...
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Configure Symantec Netbackup to send mails about successful and failed backups
I have Symantec Netbackup 7.0 on windows 2008. I have configured backup jobs. I want it to send me notofications about successful and failed backups.
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symantec Backup Exec 2010 vs 2012
I have a work group of 30+ computers and would like to backup to a Buffalo NAS. I don't want to buy agents for each computer's but to install just the administrator console on one machine and run ...
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Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business disabling Windows 2008 R2 Firewall, how do I stop this?
We have SEP 12.1 RU1 Small Business Edition and we're deploying to Windows 2008 R2 machines. It seems that SEP is disabling the native firewall. Has anyone seen this?
Specifically, The SEP Firewall ...
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Backup Exec thnks tape drive with Exchange Backup is a server
I have a tape drive with a Exechange Public Folder backup set that I wish to restore to Exchange Server 2010. Backupexec sees the dataset and can access the tape drive for file selection.
It keeps ...
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Cannot get Backup Exec 11d to recognize my RDX device on windows server?
We have Backup Exec 11d for windows server running on windows server that currently backups up our data on tape drive. We purchased an 500GB RDX drive to replace the tape drives but cannot get Backup ...
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Backup Exec & Multiple Servers
So I'm looking at our current Backup Exec system and am running into a very basic issue with only a stupidly complex solution as far as I've seen on their site.
Servers back up one at a time.
We ...
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How to backup Backup Exec 2010 job setup, job history, catalogs etc
How do you make a backup of the job setup, job history, catalogs etc for Symantec Backup Exec 2010 Small Business Server edition and how do you restore them again afterwards? Do I just need to backup ...
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How many Symantec Backup Exec agents do I need?
I will be deploying Backup Exec 2010 R3 to an environment with multiple Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controllers.
Do I need to backup Active Directory off of each DC? If yes, would I need a BE ...
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beremote.exe high cpu utilization
I have x64 windows 2008 R2 domain controller running on a VM with Symantec Backup Exec Remote Agent Utility installed.
Every night when backups run my nagios warns me that CPU utilization is 96% for ...
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Set Up Symantec Ghost Console 11.5 to reference its machine groups from Active Directory
I am trying to set our Ghost Console so it would reference AD for the Machine Groups so every time I move a computer around in active directory, it would update accordingly. I have researched about it ...
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Clone HD using Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 2.5
All I want to do is a simple Hard drive clone on my Windows 2003 SBS. Last time I used this software is was a pain in the neck having to mount it on a different server and run a Ghost Cast. Is there a ...
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Should I run an antivirus program inside Windows VMs?
We have several Windows VMs (all user editions, no server editions). We install virus scanners inside the VMs to protect them from users. The real-time file scanning kills I/O performance inside the ...
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Back up server in separate domain
I currently have a backup server on one domain, say domain A. This backup server has Backup exec 11d installed on it, and is responsible for backing up numerous other servers in the same domain.
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Image archiving on network folders
Our company uses Symantec Enterprise Vault to archive network folders and files, presumably to save on disk space. I can't see any other benefits.
Our company is an architectural firm, and the ...
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Symantec Endpoint Protection Virus Definitions
I have done some Googling but I cannot get a definitive answer certainly not from the Symantec KB.
I have a Virtualised Win 2003R2 server 32bit.
It has been provisioned to me with Symantec Endpoint ...
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Firewall blocking backups
I currently have two database servers (SQLMS) and two web servers (IIS) that host several websites. Between the two sets of servers lies a PIX firewall unit. I am fairly new to the company and am very ...
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Symantec backupexec troubleshooting issues with a Dell Robotic tape Library in Windows 2003
I’m running Symantec BackupExec 12.0 on a Windows 2003 server. After I powered down my SCSI tape drive (Dell PowerVault 124t autoloader) it no longer shows up in Backup Exec in the device pool.
So ...
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