AntiVirus Software on SQL Server

From: Curtis O. Bouknight (cbouknight_at_brcorp.com)
Date: 10/06/03 

Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 15:34:35 -0400

As a DBA, I was taught that running Anti-virus software on a database server
was not a very good thing to do. My network admin is planning a Windows 2000
migration and would like all machines across the domain to run AV software.
Can anyone tell me about their experience running AV software on their
database server, and whether this is a good idea or not.

The box runs SQL 6.5sp5a (soon to be 2k) and does not touch the outside
world at all.

Thanks for your help,

Curtis