Re: configuring antivirus

From: Steve Thompson (stevethompson_at_nomail.please)
Date: 06/22/04 

Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 14:36:25 -0400

"ed" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:201a201c45875$e3709280$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> i'm about to install a file antivirus software on my sql
> standard 2000. anybody have any suggestions or
> recommendations on how i should go about configuring
> this? are there any folders specific to sql that i should
> stay away from? please let me know. your help is very
> much appreciated.

What product are you installing? If it's similar to what we are using, I can
share our configuration.

You could check with the antivirus vendor on best practice when installing
on a device with SQL Server, ask if the software scans open files? If not,
then your data and log files are safe -- at least from the antivirus
software <g>.

Steve

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