Symantec AntiVirus for Linux PDF Implementation Guide

Symantec AntiVirus™ for Linux® includes real-time antivirus file protection through Auto-Protect scanning, and file system scanning via manual and scheduled scans. You can schedule periodic definitions file updates by using the sav command-line interface or by using the LiveUpdate™ Administration Utility and having your client computers retrieve the updates from a local server. Note: Scanning for security risks is not enabled by default in Symantec AntiVirus for Linux, but may be enabled by using the GRC.DAT file. If enabled, security risks can be detected and logged, but Symantec AntiVirus cannot take any actions on them. See“What you can configure on Linux by using a GRC.DAT file” on page70. Symantec AntiVirus supports Linux client distribution with RPM Package Manager (RPM) tools and configuration updates with GRC.DAT files. On Linux distributions, Auto-Protect protects files that are located on the following types of media:Hard drives, Removable media, such as CD ROM drives, Network file servers. All events that are generated are logged to the standard system log via syslog.

About using this guide effectively
To to use this guide effectively, you should already understand the following: ¦ The basics of how to administer Linux computers, including tasks such as setting your PATH and environment variables. ¦ How to use the RPM Package Manager application. ¦ How to download and install the Java™ Runtime Environment (JRE) on your computers, if it is not already installed. ¦ If you want to use the client user interface, how to download and install X11, as well as a KDE™ or Gnome™ desktop environment, if this software is not already installed.

System requirements
Symantec AntiVirus requires specific kernels, software, and hardware to run on the Linux operating system. All requirements for Symantec AntiVirus components are designed to work with the hardware and software recommendations for the supported computers. All Linux computers on which you are installing Symantec AntiVirus should meet or exceed the recommended system requirements for the operating system.

Hardware system requirements
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux requires the following hardware capabilities:
¦ Intel™ Pentium™ II 266 MHz or higher processor
¦ 256 MB RAM or higher
¦ 80 MB free disk space

Software system requirements
Symantec AntiVirus supports the following Linux distributions:
¦ Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 3.0 ES (RHEL3ES)
¦ SuSE™ LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (SLES9)
¦ Novell® Linux Desktop 9 (NLD9)
These distributions are supported on computers using Intel 486-, 586-, and 686-compatible CPUs.

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January 8, 2010 | Posted in Anti Viruses, Software

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