LarsArvidson
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Symantec Enpoint Protection 11 Causing Backups to Take Longer
I'm using Commvault 8 to backup Windows 7 workstations. I've been noticing that incremental backups are backing up GB's worth of files and I know that these files have not been changed. I suspect that Symantec AV 11 is touching these files at night but I can't find a place where there might be a scan scheduled.
Hypercat (Deb)
You need to look at the policies set for those workstations in the Symantec Endpoint Protection management console. This is the only place that you'll be able to see what global scan settings have been used. The scan settings, IIRC, are included in the Antivirus policy settings.
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I set all of these instances of Symantec as Unmanaged clients. Where would I check these settings?
OK, if they're unmanaged, then the setting is local to the workstation. Open the SEP client on the workstation, click Scan for Threats. This will show you any scheduled scans. You can also check the scan log by clicking View Logs. Then click the View Logs button next to Antivirus and Antispyware Protection and select the Scan Log. However, I'm a bit skeptical that this is really the cause of your backup issue. I have SEP scanning files on servers regularly and I don't see any effect on the backups.
ASKER
Thanks for the info. I don't have any scheduled scans and I even noticed that Symantec wasn't installed on one of my workstations so that kind of rules out the AV possibility.
So, are you ruling out the role of SEP 11 from causing the backup to take longer now?
Sudeep
Sudeep
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Yes. I'll be working with Commvault today to resolve this issue. I'll post a fix when we find one.
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