Dell PowerStore Configuring SMB

Enable a common anti-virus agent (CAVA)

You can enable and configure CAVA when you want to add anti-virus protection to your SMB shares.

1. From PowerStore Manager go to the Storage > NAS Servers > [nas server] > Security & Events > Antivirus tab.
2. Select Configure to open the Configure Antivirus Settings dialog.
3. Set the following parameters: the IP address, file extensions you want to be scanned, and file extensions you want to be excluded.
   • IP address - Set the Windows A/V server IP address or FQDN.
   • File extensions to be scanned - Use the following format: *.txt, *.docx, *.exe.
   • File extensions to be excluded - Use the same format as for scanned file types.
4. Select Advanced Options to set the following parameters:
   • Maximum File Size
   • Survey Time
   • Shutdown Action
   • High Watermark
   • Low Watermark
   • MSRPC User
   • HTTP Port
   • RPC Retry Timeout
   • RPC Request Timeout
5. Select Create.
   The anti-virus service is marked as active.
6. Select the Edit icon to open the Properties dialog.
7. Select Enable to enable anti-virus scanning and then select Apply.
8. To provide the NAS server with the EMC Virus Checking rights, select the Account Privileges tab and add the Domain anti-virus user account. Use the Domain\username format (for example, Lab\anti-virus).
   NOTE:This account is the same user account that is selected in the EMC CAVA service on the Windows server.
9. To view details of the anti-virus software and online status, select the Audit Info tab.
10. From the File Systems to be Scanned tab, select the file systems that you want to scan and then select Start to start the scan.
11. If you want the scan to include offline files, select the option in the displayed message and select Start Scan.
12. To monitor the scan progress, select the Status tab.
13. When the scan is completed, a message indicating the status is displayed.
14. To stop a scan for a file system, select the file system and then select Stop Scan and then confirm in the displayed message.
15. If you want to configure CAVA using a configuration file (viruschecker.conf), you can download and modify the current file or upload a new configuration file by selecting Upload/Retrieve Configuration from the Properties dialog.
    NOTE:For details on the parameters in the viruschecker.conf file, see Configurable anti-virus parameters.