Logging on to the servers
Symantec Protection Engine consists of two components, scanner server and console. When you launch the console, the console communicates with all of your managed servers to check their status or apply settings on those servers.
You might experience a delay when you open the console while Symantec Protection Engine communicates with the managed servers. The length of the delay depends on the number of managed servers that you have.
The Symantec Protection Engine console communicates with all of the servers that are listed in the
Scanner Management > Scanner
box every time you open the console. Using this console, you can view or modify settings for a server or a group of servers.