Solutions in this chapter:

• Understanding NAVCE 7.6 Servers

• Implementing NAVCE 7.6 To Servers

• Understanding NAVCE 7.6 Registry Keys on NT / 2000 Servers

• Understanding NAVCE 7.6 Services Running on NT / 2000 Servers

• Introducing the grc.dat File

• Summary

• Solutions Fast Track

• Frequently Asked Questions

Introduction

Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition (NAVCE) Servers are the main pillars of the Norton AntiVirus Solution. Without them you would not be able to deploy a NAVCE solution. NAVCE servers allow you to manage clients, distribute virus updates, perform alerting procedures, and so much more. The NAVCE server is critical to a viable NAVCE implementation; if you wish to install managed NAVCE clients, you will need to install at least one NAVCE server.

In this chapter, we will discuss the steps necessary to install and configure these servers that are so critical to the NAVCE infrastructure. Along with discussing the hardware requirements necessary to implement the NAVCE software, we ll examine the steps involved in an actual NAVCE server installation. The NAVCE installation process is largely the same whether you are installing to an Windows NT Workstation, Server, or Windows 2000 Professional or Server machine, therefore the procedures discussed in this chapter can be used as a guideline for any sort of NAVCE installation.

We ll conclude the chapter with an examination of the various components of the NAVCE Server software. This includes the Registry keys and Windows services that the NAVCE server software requires to function, as well as the grc.dat file that NAVCE uses to update...