Re: SQL Server 2k and Anti-virus on the server

From: Sue Hoegemeier (Sue_H_at_nomail.please)
Date: 03/22/04


Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 14:45:30 -0700

The following Microsoft article has some guidelines:
INF: Consideration for a Virus Scanner on a Computer That Is
Running SQL Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=309422

-Sue

On 22 Mar 2004 11:24:44 -0800, da_13ear@hotmail.com (Chris)
wrote:

>Dear SQL gurus:
> I know i may be asking a question that is taboo, but what the
>heck. I am building a new SQL2k dev box, but would like to install AV
>on it, as it wont be isolated with only 1433 open to it from the
>client-base. Now, i did a ton or research on Symantec, Trend-Micro
>and MS's sites and i couldn't find anything definitive regarding this.
> Does anyone have any best practices? Also, i dont understand why
>loading AV would be such an issue (outside of the performance hit) if
>you ensured that you didn't do real-time on SQL-specific files /
>folders? Thanks for any and all responses to my inquiry. Hope i
>livened up someone's day.
>
>-CS



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