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Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 RU6 MP6 What to Expect

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Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 RU6 MP6

What to Expect

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WHY UPGRADE

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This is a minor version that does not require immediate attention.

However, it is recommended that all systems are as current as possible to proactively support your SEP environment.

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WHAT’S NEW

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Mac users now have support for OSX 10.12 (Sierra)

Windows users now have support to the Microsoft Outlook scanner for Microsoft Outlook 2016

Added support for MSSQL Server 2012 SP3

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WHAT’S GOING

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The SEP 12.1.x product is the last to support: SEP Manager migration from 11.x or 12.0 Importing an 11.x client package Downloading and hosting of definitions and other content for

11.x vShield-enabled Shared Insight Cache (vSIC) and Security

Virtual Appliance Installation of SEP on:

• Windows 2003 Server

• Windows XP

• Any versions of Windows Embedded that are based on Windows XP, (e.g. Windows Embedded Standard 2009)

• MSSQL 2005 for the SEPM database

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Options for Unsupported Items

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vSIC to be no longer supportedShould you still need to support and protect vSIC in your environment, you can utilize Symantec Data Center Security Agentless AV.

Unsupported Operating SystemsShould you still need to support and protect end of lifed operating systems, you can utilize Symantec Data Center Security or Symantec Critical Systems Protection for those devices.

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WHAT’S FIXED

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After an upgrade to 12.1.6 MP5, SNAC clients are quarantined by LAN Enforcer.ccSvcHst crashes continuously with bug check 0x80000003.With SEP installed, a file’s last access time changes with the OnePass backup runs.Installation of SEP for Linus 12.1.6 MP4 causes RHEL5 U11 to crash and restart.When logged on to SEPM through the Web Console, exported log content cannot display.SepMasterService stops and definitions do not update until system is restarted.Replication fails with Invalid Hex String:12

Clients do not download other content monikers when they do not accept full.zip files.The virus definition date becomes “Unavailable” on SEPM console after the reboot of the SEP client machine.Offline clients are counted towards Scan Failures on Home PageThe message “!SiteLuPanel. !” displayed in the SEPM site properties.

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