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

FAIL_SAFE_SCAN_RETRY_COUNT

The FAIL_SAFE_SCAN_RETRY_COUNT parameter is used by the primary server to attempt the scan job on different scan host from the same scan host pool. The scan job is attempted depending on the value specified in the FAIL_SAFE_SCAN_RETRY_COUNT parameter when the scan job fails due to an issue related to scan host environment.

Following are the permissible values for FAIL_SAFE_SCAN_RETRY_COUNT parameter:

Value

Description

0

Disabled

1

Default retry count

3

Maximum retry count value

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