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  2. NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide
  3. Section IV. Malware scanning
  4. Malware scan configuration parameters
  5. MALWARE_DETECTION_CLEANUP_PERIOD
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

MALWARE_DETECTION_CLEANUP_PERIOD

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

  • Clean

  • Failed

  • Cancel

Cleanup runs every 12 hours after NetBackup has started.

Table: Malware detection clean up option information

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 it to more than 6 month that is, 180 (days). If an invalid value is set, then the 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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