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  2. NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide
  3. Section IV. Malware scanning
  4. Scan host configurations
  5. Configuring scan host
  6. Automated scan host configuration
  7. Scan host configuration using Shell
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

Scan host configuration using Shell

This utility installs and configures the prerequisites required to run a malware scan on the scan host (RHEL (8.x, 9.x) / SUSE 12 and above). Additionally, this utility can be used to install NetBackup Malware Scanner on the scan host.

For more information, refer to the ReadMe.md file located at Shell ReadMe.md.

Prerequisites

  • RHEL version: 8.x, 9.x

  • Internet connectivity is required and the subscription manager must be attached.

  • Uses jq for parsing the inputs.json file.

  • the default login shell must be bash.

Steps to configure scan host using Shell

  1. Clone the repository from GitHub and move it to your scan host as follows:

    git clone https://github.com/VeritasOS/netbackup-scanhost-config.git

  2. Navigate to netbackup-scanhost-config\shell folder as follows:

    cd netbackup-scanhost-config\shell

  3. Provide the scan host details in the inputs.json file. Refer to the Terminologies section in ReadMe.md file for the complete list of options.
    • install_avira: Installs NetBackup Malware Scanner if set to true, defaults to false.

    • avira_package_path: (Required only if install_avira is set to true). Local absolute path to the NetBackup Malware Scanner zip package (NBAntimalwareClient) which is available on the Veritas download center.

  4. Run the following command:

    sh configure-scanhost.sh [--verbose] [--install]

  5. Use the information displayed at the end of script to register the scan host to NetBackup primary server.

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