http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/what-should-i-do-when-my-windows-admin-wants-to-put-an-anti-virus-on-the-sql-servers/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:40:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/what-should-i-do-when-my-windows-admin-wants-to-put-an-anti-virus-on-the-sql-servers/#comment-148 SQL Server and Cloud Links for the Week | Brent Ozar - SQL Server DBA Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:05:28 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/what-should-i-do-when-my-windows-admin-wants-to-put-an-anti-virus-on-the-sql-servers/#comment-148 [...] Should you install antivirus on SQL Servers? Denny Cherry says yes, and I agree - as long as you follow Denny’s recommendations.  I’ve seen instances where SQL Server won’t start correctly because antivirus software grabbed a lock on an mdf/ldf file before SQL Server started.  I’d also add a reason to his list: not all SQL Servers just run SQL and nothing else.  Sometimes you’re dealing with other third party apps on there and their admins will RDP in to do administration.  Those folks are virus-prone.  People are the problem. <sigh> [...] [...] Should you install antivirus on SQL Servers? Denny Cherry says yes, and I agree - as long as you follow Denny’s recommendations.  I’ve seen instances where SQL Server won’t start correctly because antivirus software grabbed a lock on an mdf/ldf file before SQL Server started.  I’d also add a reason to his list: not all SQL Servers just run SQL and nothing else.  Sometimes you’re dealing with other third party apps on there and their admins will RDP in to do administration.  Those folks are virus-prone.  People are the problem. <sigh> [...]

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