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  2. NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide
  3. Section IV. Malware scanning
  4. Malware tools configurations
  5. Configuring Symantec Protection Engine
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

Configuring Symantec Protection Engine

Windows

Configuring Symantec Protection Engine for Windows

  1. Set Command-line executable path in PATH environment variable.

    For example: C:\Program Files\Symantec\Scan Engine\CmdLineScanner\C

  2. Run the following command on command prompt and verify the output:

    ssecls -mode scan -scantype S C:\

    Note:

    For license error, apply the updated licenses.

  3. (Optional) Set the SCAN_FILE_BUCKET_SIZE environment variable.

    For example:

    SCAN_FILE_BUCKET_SIZE = 40
    
    If SCAN_FILE_BUCKET_SIZE not set then default SCAN_FILE_BUCKET_SIZE is 20.

Note:

The ssecls scanner CLI supports multiple files to be scanned at a time which are specified on command line. The SCAN_FILE_BUCKET_SIZE environment variable can be updated to change the default value which is 20.

Linux

Configuring Symantec Protection Engine for Linux

  1. Set executable path in bashrc file.

    For example: export PATH="$PATH:/opt/SYMCScan/ssecls/C" LD_LIBRARY_PATH= $LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/opt/SYMCScan

  2. Run the following command on command prompt and verify the output:

    ssecls -mode scan -scantype F /

    Note:

    For license error, apply the updated licenses.

  3. (Optional) Set the SCAN_FILE_BUCKET_SIZE environment variable.

    For example:

    SCAN_FILE_BUCKET_SIZE = 40
    
    If SCAN_FILE_BUCKET_SIZE not set then default SCAN_FILE_BUCKET_SIZE is 20.

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