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About LiveUpdate Administrator (from Symantec LiveUpdate™ Administrator User's Guide)
LiveUpdate Administrator is an enterprise Web application that allows you to manage updates on multiple internal Central Update servers, called Distribution Centers. Using LiveUpdate Administrator, you download updates to the Manage Updates folder, and then send the updates to production distribution servers for Update clients to download, or to testing distribution centers, so that the updates can be tested before they are distributed to production. You can download and distribute updates on schedule, allowing you to create a low maintenance, reliable system that can be set up once, and then run automatically. Updates can also be manually downloaded and distributed as needed.
Updates are downloaded from an external site to an internal LiveUpdate Administrator server. From there, the updates can either be sent immediately to a production distribution center to be downloaded by Update clients, or sent to a testing center, so that the updates can be tested. Once the updates have passed your testing requirements, they are sent to the production center, on a schedule you determine.
Important notes about the product:
- LUA 2.3.0 and previous releases utilize versions of PostgreSQL which have reached end of life. All customers using previous versions of LUA are advised to migrate to LUA 2.3.1 as soon as possible.
- Known Vulnerability in Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator Windows version 2.3.1 and prior -> Insecure File Permissions Local Elevation of Privilege - Medium (http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120615_00) - Recommendation: Update to Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator Windows version 2.3.2
- LUA 2.3.2 includes a new feature for Enabling Automatic Symantec Product Catalog Updates - please check TECH201472 for reference
- In order allow LUA to provide your SEP 12.1 RU2/RU3 clients/SEPM with definitions please update your Product Catalog and select the definitions for SEP 12.1 RU2 (those definitions are being used as well by the RU3 product)
- When contacting Symantec Support for assistance regarding LUA please always collect following data:
- Collect Luadebuginfo.zip using Troubleshoot link in the upper-right corner of the LUA interface (http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH92654)
- Export the LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x Server Event Log in .csv format (http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO61146)
- For LUA 2.3 and above always export the LUA server's Configuration Recovery File (http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH159239)
SYMANTEC KB ARTICLES
VERSIONS / REQUIREMENTS:
How to obtain the latest version of Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator (LUA) 2.x
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH134809
What's new in LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH171578
System Requirements for LiveUpdate Administrator 2.1 (LUA 2.1)
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH105358
System Requirements for LiveUpdate Administrator 2.2 (LUA 2.2)
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH92719
System Requirements for LiveUpdate Administrator 2.3 (LUA 2.3)
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH173272
System Requirements for LiveUpdate Administrator 2.3.1 and 2.3.2
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH177544
LiveUpdate Administrator 2.3.x: Release Notes
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH155523
BEST PRACTICES:
Best Practices for LiveUpdate Administrator (LUA) 2.x
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH93409
When to use LiveUpdate Administrator?
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH154896
LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x and Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager on the same computer
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH105076
Is it Supported to Configure Unmanaged Symantec Endpoint Protection Clients to Update from LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x rather than the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager?
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH123388
About Updating the Symantec Product Catalog in LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH201472
About Installing LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x on a Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 Operating System
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH152817
INSTALLATION / CONFIGURATION:
Installing and Configuring LiveUpdate Administrator (LUA)
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH102701
LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x installation walk through
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH102862
How to backup and restore LiveUpdate Administrator (LUA) configuration in LUA 2.3
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH159239
How much hard disk space is consumed by LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x for content updates?
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH90823
How To Determine the Corresponding Product for a LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x File
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH131177
LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x: What product selections are needed for specific versions of Symantec Endpoint Protection?
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH139618
Type of files and extensions associated with definitions in LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x with Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH166279
Configuring LiveUpdate Administrator (LUA) to download updates from another LUA Server
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH105741
Updating downloads in an internal LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x Server using the downloads from an external LiveUpdate Server
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH106254
How to distribute definition content from a LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x (LUA 2.x) server to an isolated network.
http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO44060
How to configure a LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x Distribution Center to use the UNC protocol
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH106222
TROUBLESHOOTING:
How to Collect Troubleshooting Information from LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH92654
How to Export the LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x Server Event Log
http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO61146
Exporting Client Settings for Windows and Java LiveUpdate Clients from the LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH97460
PERFORMANCE / TUNING:
LiveUpdate Administrator 2.2 Performance Tuning
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH96391
Tuning LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x's PostgreSQL Database
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH93476
UPDATING OTHER PRODUCTS VIA LUA:
Configuring Symantec Mail Security for Domino to Update from an internal LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x Server
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH202619
About updating Brightmail Antispam definitions from LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x or other local repository server
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH174535
Distributing virus definitions for Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) via LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x.
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH96018
How to use LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x with Symantec Security Information Manager 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 and SSIM Event Collectors
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH91326
Updating Symantec Mobile Security 7.2 Devices from an Internal LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x Server
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH192276
Updating Windows Mobile Devices from an Internal LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x Server
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH159934
SYMANTEC CONNECT
RECOMMENDED:
LiveUpdate Administrator 2.3 Vulnerability - Please Upgrade!
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/liv...
Managing LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x Space Usage.
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/m...
LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x Server Connection Recommendations
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/l...
A Helpful LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x Analogy
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/h...
LiveUpdate Administrator: Product Selection Guide
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/l...
How Big are Current Symantec Endpoint Protection Definitions?
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/h...
INSTALLATION / CONFIGURATION:
LiveUpdate Administrator: How to configure a remote Distribution Center
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/l...
Installation and configuration of LUA
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/i...
Configuring Distribution Center in LUA
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/c...
Group Update Provider v/s Liveupdate Administrator
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/g...
Using IIS Logs to Check LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x Health
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/u...
Illustrated Guide to Configuring LiveUpdate Administrator 2.x for SMSMSE 6.5.5
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/i...
SYMANTEC CONNECT VIDEOS
LiveUpdate Administrator: How to configure a remote Distribution Center
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/videos/liv...
Install LUA (Live Update Administrator) and Configure for Symantec Endpoint Protection
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/videos/ins...
LiveUpdate Administrator 2.3: What's New
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/videos/lua...