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SED-SEVL-SB301 March 19, 2020
Solution Brief
Technical Support
*Partners should phone support directly and speak with a Customer Care Agent or leverage the leave a message option
presented in the IVR system.
Business hours refers to standard regional business hours and days of the week, excluding weekends and local public holidays. In
most cases, business hours means 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the local time zone as selected by the customer.
SEV 1 means a problem has occurred where no workaround is immediately available in one of the following situations:
− A production server or other mission-critical system is down or has had a substantial loss of service.
− A substantial portion of mission-critical data is at a significant risk of loss or corruption.
Visit the Support Reference Guide to find out more about severity
definitions and how to obtain technical support.
Partner Customer Success
Resources
Everything you need to hit the ground running.
Frequently Asked Questions
Escalations
Unhappy about how a case is
handled?
Contact Customer Care on your
local Symantec Support phone
number and request to be put in
contact with a Support Leader.
Online Resources
• Getting Started
• Help.Symantec.com
• Broadcom Support Portal
• Broadcom Status
• Diagnostic tool − SGARS
Educational Services
• Instructor-led Training
• Certification Program
• eLibrary
• Contact Education Services:
– Americas
– EMEA
– APJ
• Broadcom Community
• Newsletters and Webinars:
Current and prior editions of the
Product Newsletters and links to
on-demand Webinars.
Are there changes to the SOS Partner program?
Yes, there have been some changes to the way that Partners access
support. The Symantec SOS Program has moved to a call-back model
for SEV 1 issues. Visit Partner FAQ to find out more.
Will there be changes to the SOS Rebate Program?
At this time, the current rebate model will stay in eect. In the near
future, the existing rebate program will be eliminated and replaced
with a 10% up-front discount model. Additional details and a timeline of
changes will be made available as soon as possible.
Where can I find out more information regarding the changes?
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Severity Level Self Help Log Case* Call Service Level Goal
SEV 1
24/7, within 30 minutes
SEV 2
Within 2 business hours
SEV 3
By the same time the next
business day
SEV 4
Within the next business day