I run AV on our VMWare server host boxes and exclude the local folder for the guests. I am contemplating removing this to recapture the AV licenses. Actually I plan on moving these boxes to ESXi. Betcha ESXi won't run AV software (have not checked that). But that's three of four projects from now :-/
I consider it kind of like running file based AV on an SQL or Exchange server. Yes you can do it but exlcude everything of value (so why do it anyway?). Devin On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 9:49 AM, Roger Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > Would the anti-virus package on a host machine also protect the guest VMs? > > > > I was wondering if, say, VirusScan is installed on the host box, wouldn't it > be scanning all data streaming across the NIC, including that which is > destined for the VMs? > > > > Is there a flaw in my thinking? > > > > > > > > Roger Wright > > Network Administrator > > Evatone, Inc. > > 727.572.7076 x388 > > > > _____ > > > > > > -- Devin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
