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Recommended antivirus exclusions for Azure Recovery Services

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Original product version:   Azure Backup
Original KB number:   3186955

Summary

This article describes recommended antivirus (AV) settings for servers that have Microsoft Azure Recovery Services software installed. The various exclusion sets for each role are described.

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Azure Site Recovery SCVMM to Azure Deployment: Antivirus exclusion guidance

System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (SC 2012 R2 VMM) servers

VMM servers should include all exclusions that are detailed in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) article:

3119208 Recommended antivirus exclusions for System Center Virtual Machine Manager and managed hosts

Also exclude items from the following location:

%ProgramData%\ASRLogs

Clustered Services (VMM and Azure Recovery Services Agent installed on Hyper-V clusters)

For information about recommended exclusions for Cluster Services, see the following article:

Antivirus software that isn't cluster-aware may cause problems with Cluster Services

Azure Site Recovery Hyper-V to Azure deployment: Antivirus exclusion guidance

Hyper-V Servers (Azure Recovery Services Agent)

Exclude all items that are listed in the following KB article:

3105657 Recommended antivirus exclusions for Hyper-V hosts

Additionally, exclude all items from the following locations:

%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent\Scratch
%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent\Temp

Azure Site Recovery VMware to VMware deployment: Antivirus exclusion guidance

Source servers

Exclude the following directories:

  • The installation path of the Scout agent, which is C:\Program Files (x86)\InMage Systems by default.
  • The Application cache directory. By default, it goes under the installation path. If configured separately, check here. The default path is C:\Program Files (x86)\InMage Systems\hostconfigwxcommon.exe. Check the Application cache on the Agent tab.
  • In case of MSCS cluster volumes, exclude the InMageClusterLog folder under every cluster volume.

Master-target (MT) servers

Exclude the following directories:

  • The installation path of Scout MT, which is C:\Program Files (x86)\InMage Systems by default.
  • The target cache directory. By default, it goes under the installation path. If configured separately, check here. The default path is C:\Program Files (x86)\InMage Systems\hostconfigwxcommon.exe. Check the Application cache on the Agent tab.
  • All Retention log volumes.
  • The C:\SRV path and all subfolders.

Azure Site Recovery VMware to Azure deployment: Antivirus exclusion guidance

Source servers (Configuration Server, Process Server, Master Target)

Exclude the installation path of the Azure Site Recovery agent, which is C:\Program Files(x86)\Azure Site Recovery by default.

Exclude the installation path of the Recovery Services agent, which is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent by default.

Protected VMs

Guest virtual machines (VMs) that are protected by Azure Recovery Services should exclude the installation folder where the guest agent is installed. The default path is C:\Program Files (x86)\Azure Site Recovery.

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