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NetBackup™ Web UI VMware Administrator's Guide

Last Published: 2022-10-28

Product(s): NetBackup (10.1)

Scan a VMware asset for malware

The following requirements exist before you can scan for malware:

The primary server must be at NetBackup 10.0.1 or later.
The backups were performed with a storage server at NetBackup 10.1 or later.
Backup images are stored on MSDP storage with instant access capability, for the supported policy type only.
The scan host pool must be configured with scan hosts.
The last backup must be successful.
You must have an RBAC role with permissions to perform malware scans.

To scan a VMware asset for malware

On left, click VMware > Virtual machines.
Locate and click on the VM.
Select Actions > Scan for malware.
On the Malware scan page, do the following:
- Select the date range for the scan by selecting Start date/time and End date/time.
- Select Scanner host pool
- From the Select current status of malware scan list select one of the following:
  - Not scanned
  - Not infected
  - Infected
  - All
Click Scan for malware.
Note:
The malware scanner host can initiate a scan of three images at the same time.
After the scan starts, you can see the Malware Scan Progress on Malware Detection, you can see the following fields:
- Not scanned
- Not infected
- Infected
- Failed
  Note:
  Any backup images that fail validation are ignored.
- In progress
- Pending