A company deploys Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) to 50 virtual machines running on a single...

To minimize sudden IOPS impact on the ESXi server due toSEP endpoint communication, the administrator shouldincrease the download randomization window. This configuration change helps spread out the timing of SEP updates across virtual machines, reducing the simultaneous I/O load on the server.

Effect of Download Randomization:

By increasing the randomization window, updates are downloaded at staggered intervals rather than all at once, lowering the burst IOPS demand.

This is especially beneficial in virtualized environments where multiple VMs are hosted on a single ESXi server, as it prevents performance degradation from high IOPS activity.

Why Other Options Are Less Effective:

Increasing Download Insight sensitivity(Option A) has no impact on IOPS.

Reducing the heartbeat interval(Option B) could increase communication frequency, potentially raising IOPS.

Reducing content revisions(Option D) affects storage size but does not control update IOPS.

References: Increasing the download randomization window is a recommended practice in virtual environments to manage IOPS demands during SEP update cycles​.