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Don't let your AntiVirus software ruin DFS Replication

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Windows Server 2008 has some really neat features to help make your users (and your) life easier. One of them is Distributed File System. There is a sure fire way to ruin this feature, having an incompatible antivirus product.

Since a move to Windows Server 2008 and antivirus protection is a big investment in your business, neglecting compatability in your antivirus protection can cause a serious cost over run.

Below is a list of compatible antivirus products from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/815263/en-us.

There is also a hot fix availible for ForeFront client users. If your files take unexpectedly long to replicate, check out this link. 3rd party antivirus vendors may also have this issue as well.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=956123

Antivirus
• Microsoft ForeFront
• Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus build 96 or later with the "NTFS incremental scan" feature disabled •
Computer Associates eTrust 7.0
• Eset Nod32 version 1.199.16
• Grisoft AVG Antivirus 7.0
• McAfee/NAI NetShield 4.50 with the NetShield Hotfix Rollup
• Norton AntiVirus 7.6 or later
• PowerQuest V2i Protector Desktop Edition 2.01
• PowerQuest V2i Protector Server Edition 2.01
• Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition 8.1
• Trend Micro ServerProtect for Microsoft Windows/Novell Netware
• Trend Micro OfficeScan 7.0
File and system state backup
• Legato Octopus/Replistor 5.2.1
Disk optimization
• PowerQuest Drive Image 7.01
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