Best Practices with Anti Virus installations on windows 2003

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Hi,

I am trying to find out whether its a good practice to install Symantec
server or client on a windows 2003 terminal server?

2) Also on a sql server 2000 running on windows 2003 should one install
Symantec server or client?

3) On MOSS ??

4) On Isa Server 2004?

Thanks
 
Re: Best Practices with Anti Virus installations on windows 2003

Hello Samuel,

Have a look here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822158

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/815263/

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hi,
>
> I am trying to find out whether its a good practice to install
> Symantec server or client on a windows 2003 terminal server?
>
> 2) Also on a sql server 2000 running on windows 2003 should one
> install Symantec server or client?
>
> 3) On MOSS ??
>
> 4) On Isa Server 2004?
>
> Thanks
>
 
Re: Best Practices with Anti Virus installations on windows 2003

Thank you for your feedback.

Its an interesting article no doubt.

1) But what do you think about installing the client or server versions of
Symantec 10v on the above windows 2003

2) According to the article:

"where possible, do not use the domain controller as a file sharing server.
Virus scanning software must be run against all files on those share, and
this can put an unsatisifactory load on the processor and the memory
resources of the server"

.... so am I correct to conclude that in a ideally network setup one should
have 2 DC's, one exchange server, one ISA server and 2 file servers (with FRS
or DFS implemented)?

Thanks
 
Re: Best Practices with Anti Virus installations on windows 2003

Hello Samuel,

1. We do not use Symantec AntiVirus so i have no experience with it. We use
Sophos Antivirus and have never had problems on our DC's with it. But only
because our DC's are not file servers.

2. Your setup is a good solution. We have in different networks minimum 2
DC's with DNS/DHCP/GC, member server for exchange, member for file/print
and also a 2 node cluster for user profiles and user homedrive. Especialy
the ISA should be a separat box with min. 2 NIC's and do nothing else.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Thank you for your feedback.
>
> Its an interesting article no doubt.
>
> 1) But what do you think about installing the client or server
> versions of Symantec 10v on the above windows 2003
>
> 2) According to the article:
>
> "where possible, do not use the domain controller as a file sharing
> server. Virus scanning software must be run against all files on those
> share, and this can put an unsatisifactory load on the processor and
> the memory resources of the server"
>
> ... so am I correct to conclude that in a ideally network setup one
> should have 2 DC's, one exchange server, one ISA server and 2 file
> servers (with FRS or DFS implemented)?
>
> Thanks
>
 
Re: Best Practices with Anti Virus installations on windows 2003

Hello Meinolf,

you say you have a member for file/print and also a 2 node cluster for user
profiles and user homedrives?

what do you mean?

Are their 2 file servers for user profiles and homedrives or a one cluster
with a SAN (for storing user profiles and homedrives)?

I slightly not sure on the terminolgy on this area.

Thanks
 
Re: Best Practices with Anti Virus installations on windows 2003

Hello Samuel,

We have both, a file/print server, a single machine for data from all branches.
The 2 node cluster, 2 hardware servers with SAN only for user data/profile
is used so that they always can logon even if one of the cluster nodes is
down.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hello Meinolf,
>
> you say you have a member for file/print and also a 2 node cluster for
> user profiles and user homedrives?
>
> what do you mean?
>
> Are their 2 file servers for user profiles and homedrives or a one
> cluster with a SAN (for storing user profiles and homedrives)?
>
> I slightly not sure on the terminolgy on this area.
>
> Thanks
>
 
Re: Best Practices with Anti Virus installations on windows 2003



Hi Meinolf ,

As part of this ideal network setup discussion ... what about the exchange
piece ... is it clustered or front end back end?

Or just a single server exchange with data stored on locally attached hard
disks?
(DAS)

Thanks
 
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