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  2. NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide
  3. Section X. Detection and reporting
  4. Malware scanning
  5. Managing a scan host
  6. Validating the scan host pool configuration
NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide

Validating the scan host pool configuration

(Applicable only for Agentless scan host) Use this procedure to validate the configuration for a new or an existing scan host in the scan host pool that is configured.

To validate the scan host pool configuration

  1. On the left, click Detection and reporting > Malware detection.
  2. Click Malware detection page, click Malware detection settings on the top-right corner.
  3. After adding a new scan host or an existing scan host, on the Manage scanner hosts page, select the desired scan host and click Validate configuration from the action menu.

    To add a new scan host or an existing scan host, see the following topics.

    See Add a new host in a scan host pool.

    See Add an existing scan host.

  4. On the Validate configuration page, enter the details to search and select an image to validate the configuration.

    Note:

    Validating the configuration is only supported for backup image of Standard policy type.

  5. Select the backups to scan and click on Validate configuration.

    Note:

    It is recommended to use backup image with small number of files. For large backups, IA creation may delay and test scan might fail.

  6. After successful validation, click Finish.

    The Malware scanner host pools page is displayed with the list of added scanner hosts.

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