Default sizing configurations for Endpoint Protection Manager

Products

• Endpoint Protection

Issue/Introduction

The Management Server Configuration Wizard (MSCW) applies settings to the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) based on the number of clients selected. The following document describes the default content revisions to keep, database backups to keep, and JVM heap size based on this selection.

Resolution

Click Server defaults for each option in the MSCW to review the exact settings for the version of SEPM being configured. The below tables list the default configurations for the current and past releases of SEPM.

Default values for 14 RTM

Company Size	Number of Content Revisions to Keep	Number of Database Backups to Keep	Java (JVM) Settings
< 500	21	2	Minimum heap size: 512 MB Maximum heap size: 1024 MB
≥ 500	90	10	Minimum heap size: 1024 MB Maximum heap size: 2048 MB

 

Default values for 12.1 RU5 and later

Company Size	Number of Content Revisions to Keep	Number of Database Backups to Keep	Java (JVM) Settings
<100	12	2	Minimum heap size: 64 MB Maximum heap size: 256 MB
100 - 500	21	2	Minimum heap size: 128 MB Maximum heap size: 512 MB
500 -1000	42	10	Minimum heap size: 512 MB Maximum heap size: 1024 MB
> 1000	90	10	Minimum heap size: 512 MB Maximum heap size: 1024 MB

 

Defaults values for 12.1 RU1 through 12.1 RU4 MP1b

Company Size	Number of Content Revisions to Keep	Number of Database Backups to Keep	Java (JVM) Settings
< 100	3	2	Minimum heap size: 64 MB Maximum heap size: 256 MB
100 - 500	3	2	Minimum heap size: 128 MB Maximum heap size: 512 MB
500 - 1000	10	10	Minimum heap size: 512 MB Maximum heap size: 1024 MB
> 1000	30	10	Minimum heap size: 512 MB Maximum heap size: 1024 MB

You can change the defaults as follows:

• To change the number of content revisions and database backups, use the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager console.
  See Manage disk space on Endpoint Protection Manager.
• To change the Java (JVM) settings, make an adjustment in the Windows registry.
  See Performance tuning for the manager.