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NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

Malware scan automated cleanup configuration for NetBackup server

Malware Detection performs automated cleanup of scan jobs which are older than 30 days in batches and in following state:

  • Clean

  • Failed

  • Cancel

Cleanup runs in every 24 hours after NetBackup started.

Table:

Usage

Description

Where to use

User can modify the configuration parameters in bp.conf file on the primary server.

How to use

Set the following parameters in bp.conf file:

  • To change the cleanup period in days: MALWARE_DETECTION_CLEANUP_PERIOD = 45

    Note:

    Value should be in number of days only. Although any Integer value greater then 0 is accepted. NetBackup recommends not to set more than 6 month i.e. 180 (days). If you sets invalid value, then default value of 30 days is used.

  • To switch off the cleanup period: MALWARE_DETECTION_CLEANUP_PERIOD = 0

  • To change the scan job batch size: MALWARE_DETECTION_CLEANUP_BATCH_SIZE = 600 (setting batch size 600)

    Note:

    You can set any value between 1 to 5000 for batch size. If you set invalid value then default value of 500 is used.

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