That "quote" from your DBA is not in the MS article - it's from Professional SQL Server 2005 Administration. Just set the proper exclusions for SQL and the cluster (basically the entire quorum drive and the %windir%\cluster folder) and you should be fine. (Test first, obviously...)
This is one of those issues that is almost Mac-vs-PC like in terms of the breadth of available opinions and the ferocious conviction with which they are held. From: Steve Kelsay [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 2:37 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Microsoft Cluster and Anti Virus What are you all doing with your cluster servers? I am told Microsoft says "NO!" to antivirus on a clustered machine. Sounds dumb to me. My DBA quoted:"Check to verify that no antivirus software has been installed on the nodes. Antivirus software can reduce the availability of clusters and must not be installed on them." <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309422> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
