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[Veritas-bu] VSP & McAfee?

2005-02-08 21:00:26
Subject: [Veritas-bu] VSP & McAfee?
From: David Rock <dave-bu AT graniteweb DOT com> (David Rock)
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 20:00:26 -0600
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* Eagle, Kent <KEagle AT wilmingtontrust DOT com> [2005-02-07 14:00]:
> The recent VSP threads caused me to pose the following question:
>=20
> If VSP writes it's cache file during the backup process, & McAfee is
> configured for on-access scanning, wouldn't there be excessive disk (&
> potentially NIC) I/O as McAfee scans the constantly updated cache file?
> This could explain some poor throughput stats we're seeing.
>=20
> Does VSP consistently use the same filename or directory for it's cache
> file? If not, is it configurable to the point you could designate a
> target directory for the cache file?
>=20
> My thought is that if the above scenario actually does exist, McAfee
> might need an additional exclude statement for the VSP cache file.

Yes. If your Antivirus software can be excluded at the filename level,
*.vsp should be sufficient to match against.

--=20
David Rock
david AT graniteweb DOT com

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