[sims] SIMS AV exceptions

[sparkeh]

Can anyone point me in the direction of what exceptions should be plugged into the AV software on the SIMS server?

I looked at supportnet for the sticky item mentioned by Phil Neal here but nothing seemed applicable (it has been a while), I searched for the article mentioned here but support net seemed to die.

In fact trying to use supportnet has had the usual effect of reducing me to a quivering wreck, rocking back and forth in my chair, strumming my lip and shouting 'wibble!'.

[pete]

There's the general MS guidance here: Virus scanning recommendations for Enterprise computers that are running currently supported versions of Windows

 

And here: How to choose antivirus software to run on computers that are running SQL Server

[matt40k]

Personally, turn off on access scanning.

 

Far as SIMS goes, exclude mssql10.sims2008 directory, the docstorage directory and it's normally a good idea to exclude legacy SIMS directory - they normally lock the file when in use and they don't like letting go so the AV can scan it - rarely happens nowadays.

[vikpaw]

As mentioned in that post exclude the setups folder, as staff shouldn't be writing to that, but it gets read every time sims startsup. So worth putting in an on write / on change rule. You could do that to most of the sims share folders in fact.

I couldn't see the sticky either, but maybe someone like @PhillipHamlyn can advise.

[matt40k]

Oh yer, setups, and the SOLUS3 depository if your using SOLUS3.