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  2. NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide
  3. Section IV. Malware scanning
  4. Malware tools configurations
  5. Configuring NetBackup Malware Scanner (Avira)
  6. Configure a proxy server on Windows or Linux
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

Configure a proxy server on Windows or Linux

To configure a proxy server on Windows

  1. Add the proxy server entry in the environment variable with the http_proxy name and the <proxy_server> value.

    For example:

    http_proxy=http://<username>:<password>@proxy_server_ip:<port>

  2. Add the proxy server details in the avupdate-savapilib-product.conf file which is available at NetBackup malware scanner installed path.

    For example:

    proxy-username=<username>
    proxy-password=<password_paintext>
    proxy-host=<proxy_server_ip>
    proxy-port=<proxy_server_port>
    update-auth-type=any
    receive-timeout=600000
    connect-timeout=600000

To configure a proxy server on Linux

  1. Add proxy server entry in the environment variable with http_proxy name.

    For example:

    http_proxy=http://<username>:<password>@proxy_server_ip:<port>

    This variable should be added in the .bashrc file of the scan host.

  2. Add the proxy server details in the avupdate-savapilib-product.conf file.

    For example:

    proxy-username=<username>
    proxy-password=<password_paintext>
    proxy-host=<proxy_server_ip>
    proxy-port=<proxy_server_port>
    update-auth-type=any
    receive-timeout=600000
    connect-timeout=600000
  3. In the savapi logs, verify if the correct proxy settings are used for malware scanning.

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