Technical Note: XTN1201
Introduction
When installing antivirus protection on an archive running XenData6 Server, it is important to choose an antivirus (AV) solution that has been certified by XenData. Both XenData6 Server software and AV software use file system filtering techniques and there may be undesirable interactions if you use an AV product that has not been certified.
XenData6 Server on Windows Server 2012 R2
The following antivirus software is certified for use with XenData6 Server software running on Windows Server 2012 R2:
- Symantec Endpoint Protection 14.0. Configuration of this AV product with XenData6 Server software is described further in XenData Technical Note XTN1802.
- Intel McAfee Endpoint Security version 10.2. Configuration of this AV product with XenData6 Server software is described further in XenData Technical Note XTN1605.
- ESET File Security version 6.4. Configuration of this AV product with XenData6 Server software is described further in XenData Technical Note XTN1607.
- Webroot SecureAnywhere Business Endpoint Protection version 9.0.15.65. This AV product works with XenData6 Server software with no special configuration required as described in XenData Technical Note XTN1703.
- Sophos Endpoint Security version 5.5.0, with Exploit Prevention, Patch Agent, Anti-virus, and Endpoint Defense. Configuration of this AV product with XenData6 Server software is described further in XenData Technical Note XTN1704.
XenData6 Server on Windows Server 2008 R2
The following antivirus software is certified for use with XenData6 Server software running on Windows Server 2008 R2:
- Symantec Endpoint Protection Antivirus and Antispyware Module version 12.1. The use of this Symantec product with XenData6 Server software is described further in XenData Technical Note XTN1203.
- AhnLab V3Net for Windows Server 7.0 used with real-time antivirus and real-time antispyware. The use of V3Net with XenData6 Server software is described further in XenData Technical Note XTN1302.
XenData6 Server on Windows 7
The XenData SX-10 Archive Appliance runs Windows 7 Professional x64. The following antivirus software is certified for installation on the SX-10:
- Microsoft Security Essentials
- There is a known incompatibility with: Symantec Endpoint Protection (Windows 7 only)
Applicable Operating Systems
- Windows 7
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows Server 2012 R2
Applicable XenData Software
This technical note is applicable to:
- Version 6 – Server Editions of Archive Series software
PBS
XenData’s fully supported clustered server meets all the requirements for our disaster recovery site. We have been very pleased with the SX-525 product and XenData’s technical team who have provided system design and integration services above and beyond expectations.
James Cutright, Director, Project Management
PBS
Crew Cuts
I did my research, and the best archive solution was from XenData which manages a robotic LTO library behind the scenes. This helps to minimize our total costs and allows us to focus on producing great content for our customers.
Chris Keenan, CTO
Crew Cuts
Ideal Systems Singapore
We partnered with XenData for the GlobeCast Broadcast facility rollout, because it offers one of the most cost effective, robust digital video archives on the market and a great migration alternative to some of the more expensive digital video archive vendor offerings.
Fintan Mc Kiernan, CEO
Ideal Systems Singapore
North Shore Automation
Having completed over 25 joint installations of XenData archive systems, we have found everyone on the XenData team to be both highly professional and super responsive and their technology to be rock solid. They are truly a pleasure to work with.
Bryson Jones, Founder
North Shore Automation
This is Just a Test
With over 558 TB of content and growing, conventional backup solutions just don’t work for us. Our XenData system allows us to maintain an ongoing mirrored copy of our shared storage while creating replica LTO copies for offsite storage.
Nathan Flom
This is Just a Test
Excelencia
We have now installed over 170 XenData archive systems across Mexico and they have proven to be very reliable. In addition, the technical support from XenData has been outstanding.
Jorge Castaneda, President
Excelencia en Comunicaciones y Tecnología