hi all
1st time post and im hoping to get some advice on what the best practice is for upgrading our SEP environment.
a little background about the current setup
SEP v11.0.6200.754
VM server 2008 sp2
i need to upgrade our SEP to v12 (still to confirm exact version)
VM server 2012R2
ive done a bit of research and it seems like i have a few options to choose from and id like to know what symantec recommend as best practice for this sort of work.
1. install v12 on new server and manually configure policies and settings.
2. upgrading existing environment to v12, install v12 on new server, setup replication.
3. export policies from v11 and import into v12 on the new server.
once the server is up, update all the clients in the office to the new version and point them to the new SEP server.
i have a couple of questions in regards to exporting policies... how accurate is this process?
do policies get corrupted? can exported policies be checked for any corruptions?
i ask this because my boss wants me to do them from scratch but im concerned about user input and settings being missed.
current environment is working so id like to think that exporting policies is the best solution.
with replication between 2 servers, how does this work and what sort of settings get replicated?
do policies get replicated?
let me know if you require any more details
many thanks!
Adam.