The CA Total Defense r12 SE1 Content Update is now available to our CA Total Defense r12 customers. Any customer running CA Total Defense r12 with the default content update policy should be able to pull this update automatically.

The CA Total Defense SE1 Update consists of the following two updates:

1. CA Total Defense r12 SE1 Content Updates for Discovery, Event Server, Management Server and Management Console GUI was released to the customer base on Thursday, November 04^th, 2010 starting at 2:00 p.m. Eastern US time.
2. CA Total Defense r12 SE1 Content Updates for Client Applications - Packages for the agent, client application and groupware are now available as of Wednesday, November 10^th, 2010.

How can you identify the completion of this update?

A customer will be able to tell that the SE1 updates have been pulled to their server by validating that the version numbers in the content update window refer to Build 202 of the various components. To summarize, Build 193 becomes Build 202 after a successful update.

CA Total Defense R12 SE1 Feature Set

• Additional Operating System Support - Based on customer feedback additional operating systems have been certified and are now fully supported. The suite of supported platforms now includes the following:
  
  
• Server Operating Systems
• Windows 2003 Server SP 2 (32/64-bit)
• Windows 2008 Server (32/64-bit)
• Windows 2008 Server R2 (64-bit)
• Windows SBS 2008 Standard SP2
• Windows SBS 2008 Premium SP2
• Windows 7 Ultimate/Enterprise/Professional (32/64-bit)
  
  
• Server Virtual Environments
• VMware ESX 4.0 and ESXi 4.0 (32/64 bit)
• VMware Workstation 6.5.x and 7.x.x (32/64-bit)
• Citrix XenServer 5.5.x (32/64-bit)
  
  
• Client Operating Systems
• Windows XP Professional SP 2 and SP 3 (32-bit)
• Windows XP Professional SP 2 (64-bit)
• Windows 2003 Server SP 2 (32/64-bit)
• Windows Vista with SP 1 (32/64-bit)
• Windows 2008 Server with SP 2 (32/64-bit)
• Windows 2008 Server R2 (32/64-bit)
• Windows SBS 2008 Standard SP2
• Windows SBS 2008 Premium SP2
• Windows 7 Ultimate/Enterprise/Professional (32/64-bit)
  
  
• Client Virtual Environments
• VMware ESX 4.0 and ESXi 4.0 (32/64 bit)
• VMware Workstation 6.5.x and 7.x.x (32/64-bit)
• Citrix XenServer 5.5.x (32/64-bit)
  
  
• Groupware Support Environments
• IBM Lotus Notes/Domino 8 and 8.5 for Windows (32/64-bit)
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 with SP 2 (32/64-bit)
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 with SP 3 (32 bit)
• Microsoft Exchange 2003 with SP 2 (32 bit)
• Microsoft Exchange 2007 with SP 2 (64-bit)
• Microsoft Exchange 2010 with SP1 on Windows 2008 Server SP2 (64-bit)
• MIcrosoft Exchange 2010 with SP1 on Windows 2008 R2
• NetApp Filer 7.2.5 (supports only Windows XP Professional SP3 32-bit)
  
  
• Installation - Improvements have been made to the installation and configuration of the Microsoft SQL database, as well as the installation of individual r12 server components. The uninstall program has been improved and returns the system to its original state. Remote deployment of the Client/Agent from the Management Console now works with drives automatically reconnected at login. Additionally, two new utilities provide assistance in checking a system's pre-installation readiness and migrating 8.x policies to r12.
  
  
• Licensing - Improvements have been made to the license activation work-flow and installation messaging to ensure that installations are completed without interruption. The Management Server now starts a background task that completes the license activation, if necessary. Additionally Client messaging has been improved to display the actual state of the license during the activation period.
  
  
• Management Console Login - Changes allow users to log into the Management Console when the Management Server is part of, or connected to, a Kerberos domain.
  
  
• Discovery - Improvements have been made to the robustness of subnet exclusions, the response time when stopping the process, and initial scanning.
  
  
• Dashboard - Changes made to the Signature panel provide an accurate accounting of all signatures.
  
  
• Reports - A new report displays the latest signature version and the last signature update time for each endpoint in the organization.
  
  
• Client - Improvements in the Client now allow scheduled scans and content updates to occur when a user is not logged into the system. One-time license synchronization automatically occurs 48 hours after the Client is installed on a system, allowing the Client to accurately reflect the current license status.
  
  
• Groupware - Improvements have been made to scan speed and log searches.
  
  
• AMSDK - Upgrades to AMSDK 1.4 now provide the latest anti-malware protection capabilities.
  
  
• System Stability - Additional tests and improvements have been made resulting in improved stability.
  
  
• Management Console and Client User Interface - Functional and display issues in the Management Console, especially in the policy editor, have been repaired.
  
  
• CATD UNC Policies and Attributes - The creation of attributes and policies has been enhanced to support Japanese characters.
  
  
• CATD UNC Reports - The accuracy and formatting of CATD UNC reports have improved.
  
  
• Localization - An enhanced user experience now exists for non-English-speaking users.