Adding shares with virus scanning turned on or off

Why you add shares with virus scanning turned off

You might want to create a share with virus scanning turned off. A share has virus scanning turned on by default.

How to add a share with virus scanning turned off

To add a share that has virus scanning turned off, complete the following step.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command: *cifs shares -add share_name* /path -novscan** share_name is the name of the share with virus scanning turned off that you want to create. path specifies where you want the share created. Result Data ONTAP creates a share with virus scanning turned off.

How to add a share with virus scanning turned off for read-only access

To create a share with virus scanning turned off for read-only access, complete the following step.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command: *cifs shares -add share_name /path* -novscanread** share_name is the name of the share with virus scanning turned off for read-only access that you want to create. path specifies where you want the share created. Result Data ONTAP creates a share with virus scanning turned off for read-only access.

Step

Action

Enter the following command:

cifs shares -add share_name /path -novscanread

share_name is the name of the share with virus scanning turned off for read-only access that you want to create.

path specifies where you want the share created.

Result

Data ONTAP creates a share with virus scanning turned off for read-only access.

Note
For backup purposes, you can create two shares on the same directory: one share with scanning disabled and a share-level Access Control List (ACL) that allows access only to a backup account; the other share available to normal users and with scanning enabled. Backup can be performed on the share with no virus scanning and improved performance, while normal users continue to access the data through the regular share and get virus protection.