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  2. NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide
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  4. About malware detection
  5. Limitations
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

Limitations

  • Traditional NetBackup agent and client-side encryption or agent and client-based compressed backups are unavailable for scanning using Instant Access mount points. MSDP KMS-based encryption techniques are recommended and can be configured (See the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.)

  • User archive backups are unavailable for scanning using Instant Access mount points.

  • For VMware: Incremental backup images without accelerator feature enabled are not supported for VMware workload.

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