Endpoint Protection

Hi All,

Upgrade from SEP 11RU4(Old server) to 12.1 RU1(New server, another server).

SPEM 11RU4 and 12.1RU1 in same network and all the sep ports are open with clients netwrok.

Please guide me step by step, how should I upgrade the SEPM and clients?

1) check this link to migrate to SEPM 12.1 RU1

Upgrading or migrating to Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.1000 (RU1)

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH174545

Installation and Migration Documents for Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH163707

2) Once upgraded, follow the DR steps and then move to another machine.

DR for SEP 12.1

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH160736

Hope this is helpful for you to upgrade and move to another machine.

Hi,

I would suggest upgrade existing SEPM & SEP clients from RU4 to SEP 12.1 RU1.

After successful upgrade move your SEPM to another server by following disaster recovery.

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH160736 

Check following article to know how upgrade process works.

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/sep-11x-sep-121-upgrade-process-graphical-overview 

You can download also.

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/downloads/sep-11x-sep-121-upgrade-process-graphical-overview

There are couple of options available to move SEPM from one server to another server.

For more details check this thread

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/sep-11-full-migration-one-server-another#comment-5506111

Note : Replication is an option, but its better not to go for that. Because if you do replication and remove the old server that is the Primary SEPM, in future if you want to do replication you will not be able to do so.

I hope this information will help you to decide next course of action !!!

Hi all,

Thanks for reply.

I have one problem.

My server don't have space to install new version.

I try to do is,

1) Install new 12.1 RU1 SEPM server in new server.

2) All the clients(version 11.4) talk with new 12.1 RU1 SEPM server 

3) Upgrade clients to 12.1

It can be done or not? Any setting or configuration needed? 

Hi,

Minimum 5 to 8 GB free space is required while doing upgrade.

I would suggest try to make some free space on drive,

Check which SEPM folders is causing maximum disk space. 

Hello,

Here are few Articles which would help you create some space:

Increasing Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager disk space before upgrading to version 12.1

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO55365

Issue Related to Low disk space.

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/issue-related-low-disk-space

You could also check this Thread:

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/sep11-12-migration-and-not-enought-disk-space

Hoep that helps!!

Hi,

Our SEPM 11.4 server is install in c:\ and only left 1 GB. We already clean all temp and other but only can get up to 1GB.

Can we just install SEPM 12.1 in new server and control all the clients?

You can install SEPM on a new server. Then you should deploy sylink.xml on all clients to let them know what is the new Manager:

Restoring communication to clients with a new Sylink.xml file
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH106288

Using the "SylinkReplacer" Utility
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH105211

Hello,

I agree with W-d above.

You can Download the SylinkReplacer Utility for SEP 11.x from: 

http://www.symantec.com/connect/downloads/sylinkreplacer-tool-connecting-sep-clients-sepm

OR 

Incase, if you can get a new server with the same IP and hostname on the network, then you could do a disaster recovery for the SEPM.

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH102333

Hope that helps!!