Is Windows OS reboot required after Bypass Ports for Network Activity configurations?
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Is Windows OS reboot required after Bypass Ports for Network Activity configurations?

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Article ID: 238563

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Products

CA Privileged Identity Management Endpoint (PIM)

Issue/Introduction

To utilize Bypass Ports for Network Activity functionality on Windows as per below documentation,

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/symantec-security-software/identity-security/privileged-identity-manager/12-8-01/administrating/endpoint-administration-guide-for-unix/improving-performance/bypass-ports-for-network-activity.html

Do we need to reboot Windows OS after the configuration? Or restarting PIM service will be enough to reflect the configuration?

Environment

Release : 12.8.x

Component :

Resolution

Windows OS needs to be rebooted for the bypass network configuration to be reflected. This is because the changes will be picked up only during the load of the drivers.