Controlling vfiler usage of host filer virus scanners

What a vFiler is

The vFiler^TM feature of the MultiStore^TM software product is created by partitioning the storage and networking resources of a single filer so that it appears as multiple filers on the network. Each "filer" created as a result of the partitioning is called a vFiler, which stands for virtual filer. A vFiler, using the resources assigned, delivers file services to its clients as a filer does. For more information about vFilers, see the Data ONTAP MultiStore Administration Guide.

About controlling virus scanner usage

By default, vFilers can scan files using the virus scanners that are connected to the host filer. If you have several vFilers, each owned by a separate organization, you might want to disable a vFiler's ability to use the host filer's scanners if you have security concerns.

You can control whether vFilers are allowed to use the host filer's virus scanners by using the use_host_scanners option of the vscan command.

Enabling and disabling host scanner usage for vFilers

To enable or disable a vFiler's ability to use the virus-scanning clients recognized by the host filer, complete the following step.

Step	Action
1	From the vFiler console, enter the following command: vscan options use_host_scanners [on\|off]

Note
This command does not run on the default vFiler.