Step by step guide to use Sylinkdrop.exe

Hello Everyone,

Today we will see how to use Sylinkdrop tool.

This tool is effective to replace Sylink.xml file on single machine, it can not be used to replace on multiple machines in one go. To replace on multiple machines will hvae to use Sylink replacer tool.

To learn more about Sylink replacer tool check this article:

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/downloads/sylinkreplacer-tool-connecting-sep-clients-sepm

Before that it's important to know what is Sylink.xml.

Sylink.xml stores the global communication settings. This file is for internal use only and should not be edited. It contains settings from the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager. If you edit this file, most settings will be overwritten by the settings from the management server the next time the client connects to the management server.

Sylink file is an XML file containing communication settings and following  files :-

A list of SEPM servers to connect to

The public SEPM certificate for all servers.

The KCS, or encryption key.

The DomainID that the client belongs to.

PUSH/Pull connection setting

Various log settings

If the clients have lost the communication with a management server, you must replace the old Sylink.xml file with a new Sylink.xml file. The SylinkDrop tool automatically replaces the Sylink.xml file on the client computer with a new Sylink.xml file.

• Migrates or moves clients to a new domain or management server.

• Restores the communication breakages to the client that cannot be corrected on the management server.

• Moves a client from one server to another server that is not a replication partner.

• Moves a client from one domain to another.

• Converts an unmanaged client to a managed client.

• Converts a managed client to an unmanaged client.

1. From https://symantec.flexnetoperations.com download the archive Symantec_Endpoint_Protection_12.1_Tools_and_Documents_EN.exe

 

2. Launch the Symantec_Endpoint_Protection_12.1_Tools_and_Documents_EN.exe and give a destination path

 

You will see SylinkDrop folder.

 

This tool is also available at the following location.

 

On the computer that runs the management server, locate drive:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\Version.Number\Bin\SylinkDrop.exe