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Team decisions on best practices:
- back up: TSM
1. Install TSM in the virtual machine to back up files.
2. As a rule, exclude the virtual machine images from the periodic
backup of the host system.
3. Virtual machines themselves that need backup for disaster
recovery, should be backed up explicitly.
- virusscan
Recommend installing and running virusscan in VM guests.
- anti spyware (ms defender)
Same recommendation we offer for non-virtual machines.
"Treat your virtual machine the same as any other machine for security
purposes."
- auto update configurations
Yes we should keep auto-update enabled of VMware.
Yes users should enable auto update of VMware guests.
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Action Items:
bowser: continuing to work on getting a support contact.
alexp: Contact network security to find out what to tell customers who
get viruses in a virtual image.
all: Review known issues and report any presently undocumented ones.
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Update:
Patrick stated that Apple does not allow Mac OS X Client to be virtualized. Mac OS X
Server can be run virtually, but only on Apple-labeled hardware.
You'll need an additional Server license for each virtualized server,
in addition to the license for the host OS.
More info at:
http://db.tidbits.com/article/9277
bowser: Will work with VMware to find out how updates are supposed to
work. (Windows seems to detect availability, and to install them.
Linux does not detect the update.)
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