AntiVirus recommendations

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AntiVirus recommendations

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October 25, 2010 at 4:15 am

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Hi,
Has anybody got any recommendations for AV software that supports Windows 2003 x64 clusters running SQL server 2005 ?
Cheers
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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173009 More actions · Answer 1

There are lots of big names. If I were you, I'd google it and compare prices, options, and hardware requirements.

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Whisper9999 Hall of Fame Points: 3012 More actions · Answer 2

We use McAfee and have a pretty intense system and haven't had any issues with it. The Win admins actually administer it - we just tell them what to exclude...

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173009 More actions · Answer 3

Whisper brings up a good point. Any anti-v solution you use will need to exclude your data and transaction files. If it doesn't, it'll bring your server to its proverbial knees. Especially if you have a high transaction environment.

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vultar Hall of Fame Points: 3271 More actions · Answer 4

Thanks for the responses chaps.

I'll have a look around, starting with McAfee. We currently use Sophos in our environment, which for some reason or another doesn't support active-active clusters, hence why I'm looking for at a different solution.

Cheers