Symantec 10551441 Administration Guide - Page 158

158 Updating virus definitions files Updating virus definitions files on Symantec AntiVirus servers For more information, see the Symantec Central Quarantine Administrator's Guide. Minimizing network traffic and handling missed updates LiveUpdate provides advanced scheduling options for minimizing network traffic and handling missed updates. Table 4-2 describes LiveUpdate scheduling options. Table 4-2 LiveUpdate scheduling options Option Randomization options Missed Event options Description When to use Randomizes updates: ■ Plus or minus a specified number of minutes of the scheduled time ■ Any day of the week within a specified time interval ■ Any day of the month plus or minus a specified number of days of the scheduled date When you want to stagger updates for multiple computers to minimize the impact on network traffic. By default, Symantec AntiVirus randomizes LiveUpdate sessions to minimize bandwidth spikes. Determines how missed LiveUpdate events will be handled. An event might be missed if a computer is turned off when the LiveUpdate session is scheduled to run. You can set options so that scheduled LiveUpdate events that were missed run at a later time. To ensure that computers that are unavailable for a regularly scheduled LiveUpdate event will attempt to pull definitions at a later time. Minimize network traffic and handle missed updates You can set separate randomization schedules for Symantec AntiVirus servers and clients on your network to minimize the impact on network traffic. You can specify separate policies for handling missed LiveUpdate events for Symantec AntiVirus servers and clients.