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  2. NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide
  3. Section X. Detection and reporting
  4. Malware scanning
  5. Configure resource limits for malware detection
NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide

Configure resource limits for malware detection

To configure resource limits for malware detection

  1. On the left, click Detection and reporting > Malware detection.
  2. On the top right, click Malware detection settings > Resource limits.

    For configuration details, see the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

  3. Click Edit to edit the resource limit of the resource type.
  4. Set the global limit which would be considered when resource limit is not set for a resource type.

    Or, click Add to override the malware global settings.

  5. Enter the new host name and set the limits.

    Note:

    Resource type scan host: Number of scans per scan host. Default: 3, Minimum: 1, Maximum: 10

    Resource type storage server: Number of scans per storage server. Default: 20, Minimum: 1, Maximum: 50

  6. Click Save.

    Caution:

    Setting the Instant Access limit to large value would lead to Storage server resources (memory, CPU, disk) being used for malware scanning purpose. It is advised to set the value based on the existing load on the storage server due to the backup or duplication operations.

Note:

For NetBackup version 10.2 and later, the global parallel scans limit that is configured with the option MALWARE_DETECTION_JOBS_PER_SCAN_HOST is not applicable. Configure the global parallel scans limit using the Web UI.

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