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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 PowerShell
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

Scan host configuration using PowerShell

This utility installs and configures the prerequisites required to run a malware scan on the scan host (Windows Server 2016 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 PowerShell ReadMe.md.

Prerequisites

  • For installing prerequisite software using the package managers, software repositories must be configured.

  • Windows Server version: 2016 and above

  • Internet connectivity is required.

Steps to configure scan host using PowerShell

  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. 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.
  3. Open powershell.exe as Administrator.
  4. Navigate to netbackup-scanhost-config\powershell\ folder as follows:

    cd netbackup-scanhost-config\powershell\

  5. Run the following command:

    .\configure-scanhost.ps1 --install

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

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