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EMC VNX Event Enabler

Version 4.9.3.0

Release Notes
P/N 300-011-827
Rev A03
October 25, 2011

This document provides information about the latest release of EMC


VNX Event Enabler software and related documentation. Topics
include:

Product description.................................................................................. 2
New features and changes ...................................................................... 2
Known problems and limitations .......................................................... 3
Problem prevention.................................................................................. 5
Technical notes .......................................................................................... 7
Environment and system requirements ................................................ 8
Documentation ....................................................................................... 10
Troubleshooting and getting help ......................................................... 11

Check the EMC Online Support website, http://support.EMC.com, for


updates to this document. Updates are made when a new version or
patch is released, or when new information is discovered.

Product description

Product description
The EMC VNX Event Enabler (VEE) framework contains the
following facilities and is used to provide a working environment for
these facilities:

VEE Common AntiVirus Agent (CAVA) provides an antivirus


solution to clients using a VNX server. It uses an
industry-standard CIFS protocol in a Microsoft Windows Server
environment. CAVA uses third-party antivirus software to
identify and eliminate known viruses before they infect files on
the storage system. The Using VNX Event Enabler technical
module contains information about using CAVA.

VEE CEPA is a mechanism whereby applications can register to


receive event notification and context from the VNX system.
CEPA delivers to the consuming application both event
notification and associated context (file/directory metadata
needed to make a business policy decision) in one message. The
Using VNX Event Enabler technical module contains information
about using CEPA.

VCAPS is a mechanism for delivering asynchronous "post events"


in batch mode. The delivery can be triggered based on a time
period or a number of events.

While the VEE framework includes both CAVA, CEPA, and VCAPS,
they can run independently.

New features and changes


File scanning cache option change
A default setting for a file scanning cache option that is used by
VirusScan has been changed. With this change, network files may not
be scanned after being cached. This issue occurs when the same file is
sent multiple times to an EMC VNX device. If you are using McAfee
VirusScan version 8.8 or later, readMcAfee's KnowledgeBase article
which can be found at:
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB5370
8&cat=CORP_VIRUSSCAN_ENTERPRISE&actp=LIST for
instructions on how to prevent this condition.

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Known problems and limitations

Symantec Endpoint Protection


As of this release, Symantec Endpoint Protection version 12.1 is
supported.

Known problems and limitations


CAVA is for CIFS clients
The CAVA feature of the VEE product is for CIFS clients only. If NFS
or FTP protocols are used to modify files, the files will not be scanned
for viruses. No UNIX antivirus application support is provided.

CEPA support
CEPA supports clients that run either the CIFS or NFS protocol only.
If the FTP protocol is used to move or modify files, no events are
processed or published for the files.

File-Level Retention
It is strongly recommended that the antivirus (AV) administrator
updates the virus definition files on all resident AV engines in the
CAVA pools, and periodically run a full file system scan of the file
system to detect infected FLR files. The Using VNX Event Enabler
technical module provides additional information about virus
definition updates.

Microsoft Access
Do not scan Microsoft Access database files in real time. Files inside a
database are not scanned.

Restricted Group GPO


CAVA requires the antivirus domain account (AV user account) to be
in the local administrators group of the VNX for File CIFS server. If
the CIFS server has Restricted Group GPO enforced and the AV user
account is removed from the local administrators group, after the
next CAVA restart, the status will change from ONLINE to
AV_NOT_FOUND.
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Known problems and limitations

To ensure the CAVA status remains ONLINE, you must either include
the corresponding AV user account in the Restricted Group, or
remove the Restricted Group.

Using Microsoft SMB2


When using Microsoft SMB2 as the protocol between AV engines and
the VNX for File, the Microsoft Redirector uses a local cache for
directory metadata on the machine where the AV engine resides. By
default, this cache is invalidated every 10 seconds.
As a consequence, the updates that are made to the server share
during this period might not be seen in the cache. When this occurs,
the AV engines cannot scan the files requested by CAVA because the
contents of the Redirectors cache and the actual directory structure
on the server share do not match. The Data Movers server_log
contain the following SMB2 error message: file not found.
Workaround
To prevent this condition, disable the directory cache on the machines
on which CAVA and AV engines are running by using the following
procedure:
1. Open the Windows Registry Editor and navigate to
HKLM\SystemCurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstatio
n\Parameters.
2. Right-click Parameters and select New > DWORD Value.
3. For the new REG_DWORD entry, type a name of
DirectoryCacheLifetime.
4. Set the value to 0 to disable DirectoryCacheLifetime.
5. Click OK.
6. Restart the machine.

Windows 64-bit operating systems


64-bit CAVA agent cannot work with 32-bit AntiVirus engines
The 64-bit CAVA agent cannot work with a 32-bit AV engine. If you
are using a 32-bit AV engine, you must use 32-bit CAVA. Similarly, if
you are using a 64-bit AV engine, you must use the 64-bit CAVA.

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Fixed bugs

Loading a 32-bit driver on a 64-bit Windows operating system is


disallowed by Windows. When using CAVA with a 32-bit
driver-based AV engine, you must load the AV engine and
CAVA/VEE on a 32-bit Windows OS. This does not apply to an
API-based AV engine.
A 32-bit API-based AV engine and 32-bit CAVA can be loaded on a
64-bit OS. At this time, the only API-based AV engine supported with
CAVA is Symantec SAV for NAS.
MS-RPC
In order to run VEE on Windows 64-bit operating systems, the VNX
for File -to-CEE communications must be over Microsoft RPC
(MS-RPC). The version of VEE that runs on Windows 64-bit operating
systems is supported with Celerra version 5.6.45 or later and VEE
version 4.5.0.4 or later.

Windows Server 2008


If you are using Windows Server 2008, you must manually compile
the cava.mof file while using the EMC cavamon sizing tool.

Fixed bugs
There were no bugs fixed in this release.

Problem prevention
The EMC Customer Service center has reported a number of calls
concerning the following issues. Take a moment to familiarize
yourself with these potential issues.

VNX Common AntiVirus Agent


Number of CAVA engines
It is possible to configure your EMC VNX installation with only one
CAVA engine. However, this non high-availability configuration can
make your installation susceptible to data unavailability in the event
that the CAVA engine goes offline for any reason. The best method
for preventing this type of outage is to increase the number of
available CAVA engines.
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Problem prevention

Additional information for configuring the Common AntiVirus


Agent can be found in the Using VNX Event Enabler technical module.
This document describes the parameter settings that specify
shutdown actions to take when no servers are available.
Performance
If a large number of files need to be checked at the same time, the
CAVA file checking process may be slow depending on the number of
threads configured, the number of CAVA servers, and the speed of
the CAVA servers.
If the CAVA servers cannot process file checks quickly enough, then
all antivirus (AV) threads become busy and the AV collector queue
increases, indicating that file check requests are queueing up.
Increasing the number of AV threads (10 by default) allows more files
to be checked in parallel and may improve performance.
However, the number of CAVA engines may need to be increased to
satisfy a heavy load.
Removing AV user from Data Mover password file
If you remove an AV user from the Data Mover password file, CAVA
will not work. Depending on the setting you have on CIFS, you could
use up all the CIFS threads because they are used for virus checking
or CAVA will shut down CIFS altogether.

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Technical notes

Technical notes
VNX for File virus checking solution
Third-party antivirus engines
Table 1 lists the requirements for using CAVA with third-party
antivirus engines.
Table 1

Virus checking solution requirements

AV vendor

VNX for File or Celerra


Operating System version AntiVirus version

Computer Associates
eTrust r8.1

All currently-supported
versions1

Celerra AntiVirus Agent (CAVA) 3.4.0 and


later

All currently-supported
versions1

Celerra AntiVirus Agent (CAVA) 3.4.0 and


later

All currently-supported
versions1

Celerra AntiVirus Agent (CAVA) 3.4.0 and


later

5.6.46.4 and later

Celerra Event Enabler (CEE) 4.5.1 and


later

All currently-supported
versions1

Celerra AntiVirus Agent (CAVA) 3.4.0 and


later

eTrust r8
TrendMicro
ServerProtect for EMC NAS 5.3.1
ServerProtect for EMC NAS 5.8
Sophos
AntiVirus 3.x
AntiVirus 5.x
AntiVirus 6.x
AntiVirus 7.x
AntiVirus 9.x
Kaspersky
Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows
Servers Enterprise Edition
McAfee
VirusScan 8.0i
VirusScan 8.7i
Symantec

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Environment and system requirements

Table 1

Virus checking solution requirements (continued)


VNX for File or Celerra
Operating System version AntiVirus version

AV vendor
Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1

All currently-supported
versions1

VNX Event Enabler (VEE) 4.9.3.0 and later

Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.06

5.6.48.x and later

Celerra Event Enabler (CEE) 4.5.2.2 and


later

SAV for NAS 5.2.x

All currently-supported
versions1

Celerra AntiVirus Agent (CAVA) 3.6.2 and


later

SAV for NAS 4.3.x


1.Currently supported NAS versions include the entire 5.6.x, 6.0.x , and 7.0.x families. Refer to the EMC E-LabTM
Interoperability Navigator for the latest supported version information.

Configuration
guidelines

Table 2 lists the configuration guidelines for the Common AntiVirus


Agent. The values listed in this section represent the highest or lowest
values tested by EMC. In some cases, actual capacities may exceed
the capacities tested by EMC.
Table 2

Virus checking guidelines

Guideline/specification Maximum tested value

Comment

Virus checker file


pending

The percentage of total cached open files available in the system that can
be pending on Virus Checking. An event is sent to the Control Station
when the maximum is reached. To change the default value, modify
param viruschk.vnodeMax(default=2000) and/or param
viruschk.vnodeHWM(default=0x5a(90%). Parameter information can
be found in the Parameters Guide for VNX for File.

90% of available
VNODES in system

Environment and system requirements


For the latest system requirements, consult the website or
documentation of the particular third-party AV engine manufacturer.
The AV engine version may differ depending on the operating
system.
Table 3 details the minimum system requirements recommended by
EMC for each AV server.

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Environment and system requirements

Table 3

Minimum requirements for AV servers

Hardware

A workstation with:
Intel Pentium III 700 MHz (or faster)
512 MB RAM minimum
50 MB free disk space

Software

Windows Server or any Windows operating system compatible with the vendors consumer
application software.

Network

CAVA must be running on a machine that is part of a valid Windows environment.


Note: Share-level authentication or stand-alone Windows servers are not supported when using
CAVA.

Storage

No specific storage requirements.

Table 4 describes the VNX for File software, hardware, network, and
storage configurations.
Table 4

System requirements

Software

Microsoft Windows Server or any Windows operating system compatible with the vendors
consumer application software.
Two kits are available:
EMC_VEE_Pack_Win32_xxxx for installation on Windows 32-bit operating systems
EMC_VEE_Pack_x64_xxxx for installation on Windows 64-bit operating systems
where xxxx = software version number
You cannot install both a 32-bit and a 64-bit version of the software on the same machine.
Note: Running VEE in the Windows on Windows (WOW) environment on a 64-bit platform is
not supported.
Search the EMC E-Lab Interoperability Navigator for consumer applications supported when
using VNX Event Enabler.

Hardware

A workstation with:
600-megahertz Pentium III-compatible or faster.
512 megabytes of RAM.
80 megabytes of free disk space.

Network

The Windows network must contain a domain controller with Active Directory and DNS
enabled.
Data Movers on VNX must be configured with the CIFS protocol. You cannot use a Virtual Data
Mover for the CIFS protocol. Configuring and Managing CIFS on VNX provides more
information on configuring the CIFS protocol.

Storage

No specific storage requirements.

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Documentation

Table 5 details the minimum system requirements for the CAVA


Calculator.
Table 5

Minimum requirements for the CAVA calculator

Software

Microsoft Windows Server.


Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1.
CAVA Tools.

Hardware

No specific hardware requirements.

Network

No specific network requirements.

Storage

No specific storage requirements.

Documentation
VNX for File version 7.0
This section lists the user documentation for VEE version 4.8.5.0
software. These components can be downloaded from the EMC
Online Support website at http://Support.EMC.com.
Antivirus
Table 6 lists information for antivirus protection described in
technical modules and online help.
Table 6

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Antivirus

Part number

Name

Description

Online help

CAVA Calculator

Describes using the CAVA Calculator sizing tool to estimate the number of
CAVAs required to provide a user-defined level of performance in a CAVA
pool, based upon user information.

Online help

Common AntiVirus Management

Explains how to modify CAVA virus-checking configuration parameters on


a Data Mover from a Microsoft Windows server.

300-011-824

Using VNX Event Enabler

Describes how to install and configure the VNX Event Enabler Framework
software that provides a working environment for the CAVA and CEPA
facilities.

300-011-825

Getting Started with EMC VNX


Event Enabler

Helps you to verify the product shipment and set up an EMC Support
website account.

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Troubleshooting and getting help

Table 6

Antivirus (continued)

Part number

Name

Description

300-011-817

VNX Event Enabler Publishing


Agent API Guide

Describes how to create a CEPA configuration file, issue CEPA commands


using the CLI and assign the EMC Event Notification Bypass privilege to
suppress third-party application events.

Troubleshooting and getting help


Where to get help
EMC support, product, and licensing information can be obtained as
follows:
Product information For documentation, release notes, software
updates, or for information about EMC products, licensing, and
service, go to the EMC Online Support website (registration required)
at: http://Support.EMC.com
Troubleshooting Go to the EMC Online Support website. After
logging in, locate the appropriate Support by Product page.
Technical support For technical support and service requests , go
to EMC Customer Service on the EMC Online Support website. After
logging in, locate the appropriate Support by Product page and
choose either Live Chat or Create a service request. To open a service
request through EMC Online Support, you must have a valid support
agreement. Contact your EMC Sales Representative for details about
obtaining a valid support agreement or to answer any questions
about your account.
Note: Do not request a specific support representative unless one has been
assigned to your particular system problem.

EMC E-Lab
Interoperability
Navigator

The EMC E-Lab Interoperability Navigator is a searchable,


web-based application that provides access to EMC interoperability
support matrices. It is available at http://Support.EMC.com. After
logging in to the EMC Online Support website, locate the applicable
Support by Product page, find Tools, and click E-Lab
Interoperability Navigator.

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