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  2. NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide
  3. Section X. Detection and reporting
  4. Compute host
  5. About compute hosts
NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide

About compute hosts

A compute host is used to perform YARA scanning on NetBackup backup images.

See About YARA scanning.

Prerequisites

Ensure that the following prerequisites are met before you start using a compute host for YARA scanning:

  • NetBackup client binaries are installed and configured on the host.

  • YARA scanning tools are configured on the host.

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