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

From: Jasper Smith (jasper_smith9_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/22/04 

Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 21:57:45 -0000

We run AV on all SQL Servers, like you say avoid the actual database files
and full text catalogs (if use FT) you should be fine. There is only really
this KB article which doesn't say much :-)

INF: Consideration for a Virus Scanner on a Computer That Is Running SQL
Server
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q309422 

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"Chris" <da_13ear@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:7deda489.0403221124.5cb5b9d7@posting.google.com...
> 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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