McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for Storage
Versatile antimalware protection for mixed NAS environments

Features & Benefits:

Get broad, proactive protection
Defend against a wide range of malware and other threats, including new, unknown viruses.

Block threats before they are stored
Use unique on-access scanning technology to protect NetApp filers while files are being accessed, copied, or written to the server.

Ban unwanted programs
Keep users and filers safe from hidden programs that open security holes and access personal information.

Optimize security and performance
Deploy multiscanner to multifiler configurations that increase your load-balancing capacity and failover security.

Block script-type threats
Detect and prevent script-type threats that exploit JavaScript or Visual Basic.

Gain simplified, centralized management
Control and manage your entire security system with the McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (McAfee ePO) platform. It delivers complete management, including detailed graphical reporting, from a single console.

Receive real-time threat protection
Protect data from malware before signatures are developed with included McAfee Global Threat Intelligence (GTI) integration.

Standardize on a solution that supports multiple NAS vendors

• NetApp Storage Devices running Data ONTAP 7.x and 8.x
• IBM N Series running Data ONTAP
• IBM StoreWize V7000 Unified System
• IBM Sonas
• HP StoreAll Storage
• Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems
• Sun StorageTek 5320
• EMC Isilon
• Dell EqualLogic FS76x0
• Dell Compellent FS8600
• Network Appliance Flier AV Scanner
  • Hitachi NAS power by BlueArc 2100/3080/3090
  • Hitachi Virtual File Platform: Entry Model, Storage Model, Gateway
  • Hitachi Data Ingestor: Cluster, Single, VM
  • File OS version: 3.2.2 or later

The Challenge

Anti-malware software is widely recognized to be an essential component of enterprise security. And yet many corporate data centers around the world remain vulnerable. This situation results from the fact that network-attached storage (NAS), used by many organizations to store large amounts of data, is more often than not inadequately protected against malware and other security threats.

To limit this exposure and ensure reliable storage security, enterprises need a high-performance, high-availability solution that supports a broad array of vendors. McAfee® VirusScan® Software for Storage can prevent malware from penetrating NAS systems and proliferating to client computers across the network and throughout the environment.

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Software for Storage

More than 50 million enterprise users worldwide rely on the proven McAfee anti-malware technology for endpoint security. McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Software for Storage extends the proven technology of award-winning McAfee VirusScan software to the data center by providing real-time threat protection to mission-critical NAS environments.

Every time a user sends a file to a shared NAS device, there is potential for proliferating virus infections and other malware throughout the storage device, the data center, and the entire network. McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Software for Storage stops malware in its tracks before it ever reaches mission-critical NAS devices. It scans files in real time when they are added or modified on the NAS device. If an infected file is detected, it is immediately quarantined, safeguarding the massive amounts of data stored in enterprise data centers.

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Software for Storage provides ultimate flexibility to accommodate a variety of storage environments and configurations. One McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Software for Storage scanner can be configured to support multiple NAS devices; or for robust failover, multiple McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Software for Storage scanners can be configured to scan a single multiterabyte storage device.

Enterprise Manageability

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Software for Storage is administered by McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator® (McAfee ePO™) software, the award-winning security management console that delivers a coordinated, proactive defense against malicious threats and attacks for the enterprise. With McAfee ePO software as the hub of McAfee security risk management solutions, administrators can mitigate the risk of rogue, noncompliant systems. They can also keep protection up to date, configure and enforce protection policies, and monitor security status 24/7 from one centralized, web-based console. Deploy McAfee ePO software, and manage all of your new security solutions or extend your investment in enterprise security management by adding McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Software for Storage to your existing McAfee ePO platform. With McAfee ePO software, McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Software for Storage is easy to deploy, easy to configure, and easy to manage. As a result, McAfee ePO software can be used to manage storage environments in your data center.

Features and Benefits

McAfee is spearheading security innovation for the storage environment

• McAfee, the security vendor of choice for enterprises all over the world, extends its trusted expertise to the storage environment

Secure your storage environment and prevent the spread of malware throughout the environment and the network

• Block malware before it makes its way to your NAS devices.
• Scan files in real time when they are added or modified on the NAS device.
• Detect infected files and quarantine them immediately to protect the large quantities of data stored in your data center.
• Support multiple NAS devices with one McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Software for Storage solution, or install and configure multiple McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Software for Storage scanners for robust failover on high-capacity storage devices.

A single solution that provides support for top NAS vendors saves time and money and minimizes administration headaches

• There’s no need to purchase multiple, difficult-to-manage point products for each type of NAS storage device
• Supported vendors include NetApp, EMC, IBM, HP, Dell, Sun, and Hitachi.

McAfee ePO software simplifies, consolidates, and centralizes management for your storage environments and all your McAfee products

• Access centralized event monitoring, reports, dashboard, and workflow through a single web-based, management console.
• Deploy, manage, and update agents and policies from one management platform.
• No learning or additional training is required for IT staff who are already using McAfee ePO software.

System Requirements:

These are minimum system requirements. Actual requirements will vary depending on the nature of your environment.

Processor

• 3 GHz server grade dual-core/dual processor with 2 GB RAM
• 100 Mbps Ethernet link (1 Gbps recommended)

Operating Systems

• 32-Bit OS
  • Windows 2008
  • Windows Server 2003 R2
  • Windows 2003
• 64-Bit OS
  • Windows 2012 (McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for Storage v1.0.3 & 1.1.0)
  • Windows 2008
  • Windows 2008 R2
  • Windows Server 2003 R2
  • Windows 2003

Browser

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher

Memory

• 4 GB RAM

Free Disk Space

• 20 MB after installation
• 45 MB during installation

Network Interface

• 100/1,000 Mbps Ethernet

Other

• CD-ROM drive or Internet connection

Documentation:

Download the McAfee VirusScan for Storage Datasheet (PDF).