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  3. NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide
  5. Section IV. Malware scanning
  7. Scan host configurations
  9. Configuring scan host
  11. Manual scan host configuration
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

Manual scan host configuration

The scan host must have NetBackup Malware Scanner (Avira) installed and must be reachable from the media server over SSH.

Configure the required share type such as NFS or SMB.

Note:

For Linux scan host, NFS share type shows 4x better scan time than SMB share type.

Notes: Perform the following steps on the MSDP storage server:

  • Configure NFS and SMB configurations. Also, NFS or SMB client must be on scan host.

  • For an SMB share, ensure that the storage server is connected or joined to the Active Directory Domain and obtain an Active Directory domain details and a valid user credentials.

  • Ensure that the user that is specified in the share type has required permission to mount.

For more information on the additional prerequisites (such as SMB/NFS client software) and scan host configuration steps, refer to NetBackup Web UI Administrator Guide.

Scenario based scan host configuration

The configuration of an NFS share type depends on the platform and malware scanner tool. Refer to the following examples for configuring the scan host manually:

For an agentless host:

  • For Windows, NFS share type and Microsoft Defender Antivirus:

    See Configure malware scan host for Windows NFS share type and Microsoft Defender.

  • For Linux, NFS share type:

    See Configure malware scan host for Linux NFS share type and Avira.

For a NetBackup client that is the scan host:

  • For NetBackup client as the scan host for Windows NFS share type and Microsoft Defender

    See Configuring NetBackup client as the scan host.

For a Flex application that is the scan host

  • The Flex application scan host is applicable only for NFS share type and Avira.

    For more information on configuring and creating NetBackup malware scanner instance for Flex application, see the NetBackup Application Guide For Flex Appliance.

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