We run AV on the nodes of our clusters, and they run fine, you need to do some exclusions, but not running AV on your server systems is inviting you to get owned.
On SQL just exclude .MDF, LDF, and .NDF> Z Edward Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP+I, ME, CCA, Security +, Network + [email protected] Phone:401-639-3505 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 3:12 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Microsoft Cluster and Anti Virus "Steve Kelsay" <[email protected]> wrote on 08/12/2009 02:36:30 PM: > 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> So the 6 SQL clusters that I have, that all run McAfee antivirus, and never have any problem, shouldn't be working? :-) > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
