Hello - Currently we have 5 locations, each with a SEP Manager. From there they monitor servers/computers at that particular location. They do not replicate. We're looking into different ways of management for this. I'm mainly looking for pros/cons if we were to have one management server at our main location.. and how I would go about migrating everything over.
Single Parent Server
5 locations (WAN Traffic for scanning/updating)
Pros/Cons
A little bit about the environment:
All locations are on Comcast Businesses.
3 locations are on version 11.0.6
2 locations are on version 12.1.4
Mixture between 2003 R2 and 2008 R2 (I can create the main parent server to be on 2008 R2)
User work stations are mostly Win7 pro now, but we still have a handful of XP machines.
I've ready these articles:
About installing multiple instances of Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager
http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO26811
About Load Balancing and Failover Clustering in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH104519
The Philosophy of SEPM Replication Setup:
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH93107
About installing and configuring Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager for replication
http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO26797
Symantec Endpoint Protection Sizing and Scalability Best Practices White Paper
http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC4448
Just looking to get some direction if it's better to just update our current versions and keep a parent server at each remote site or just consolidate into one parent server here at the main office.
Thanks in advance.