It sounds to me like the virus should be cleaned by the 'client' that ADSM
is backing up. i.e. if it's a Notes server, user whatever virus control
software runs on that client/OS. It shouldn't make it to the disk drive in
the first place for ADSM to back-up. Either your front-end firewall, or
the client should cleanse any virus before backup time. Or, am I missing
something in your problem description?
Mike Soursby - Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA
mike.soursby AT kmc-usa DOT com
---------------------- Forwarded by Harry Cantrell/Kmc-Usa on 04/01/99
12:41 PM ---------------------------
12:41 PM ---------------------------
"Robinson, Cris" <Cris.Robinson AT LIBERTYMUTUAL DOT COM> on 04/01/99 10:41:33
AM
Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
cc: (bcc: Harry Cantrell/Kmc-Usa)
Subject: Re: Anti virus software for ADSM
Well... you hit the nail on the head! Management does have it backwards.
I completely agree with ya! But remember this is management asking.
( If I say flat out no, I look like I'm un-cooperative, even though I know
this will
probably be the answer. If I say I will look into it then it makes them
feel
like they
are in control. They're like children.)
Thanks!
CR
__________________________________________________
Cris Robinson
Sr. Technical Analyst
Enterprise Storage Management / ADSM
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
603.431.8400.54837
mailto:cris.robinson AT libertymutual DOT com
Dilbert words of Wisdom:
Accept that some days you're the pigeon,
and some days you're the statue!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ajax Dempsey [SMTP:adempsey AT SUTMYN DOT COM]
> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 1999 12:12 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Anti virus software for ADSM
>
> Cris,
>
> I think your management has it backwards. Who cares if you backup an
> infected file, it's only necessary to verify/remove any virus following
> restores, which is much less frequent. (And this is probably better
> accomplished on the client node itself, than from within ADSM).
>
> Ajax Dempsey
> Sutmyn Storage Corp.
>
> At 12:03 PM 4/1/99 -0500, Robinson, Cris wrote:
> >Well, thanks to the bonehead who wrote the "Melissa" E-mail virus my
> >management
> >wants to know if there is antivirus software which works with ADSM
> backup.
> >
> >I don't think there is but if someone is doing it with a product let me
> >know.
> >
> >Of course doing antivirus scan on all the backups we do will take a long
> >time!
> >
> >This wasn't my idea.
> >
> >Thanks -
> >
> >CR
> >
> >__________________________________________________
> >Cris Robinson
> >Sr. Technical Analyst
> >Enterprise Storage Management / ADSM
> >Liberty Mutual Insurance
> >Portsmouth, New Hampshire
> >603.431.8400.54837
> >mailto:cris.robinson AT libertymutual DOT com
> >
> >Dilbert words of Wisdom:
> >Accept that some days you're the pigeon,
> >and some days you're the statue!
> >
> >
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