Enabling Ransomware Protection on a Windows MediaAgent

You can enable ransomware protection on a Windows Backup Gateway.

Notes

  • For all the Windows Backup Gateways that have access to a disk library mount path, ransomware protection is enabled by default.

  • However, for Linux Backup Gateways that have access to a disk library mount path, you must enable ransomware protection manually. For instructions, see Ransomware Protection for Disk Libraries on a Linux Backup Gateway.

  • If ransomware protection is disabled on Windows Backup Gateways that have disk library association, index cache, or deduplication databases, it will be automatically re-enabled after 24 hours.

  • Multi-instancing is supported on Windows Backup Gateways. However, both instances must operate on the same Service Pack level to maintain compatibility and system stability.

Procedure

  1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Manage > Infrastructure.

    The Infrastructure page appears.

  2. Click the Backup Gateways tile.

    The Backup Gateways page appears.

  3. Click the Backup Gateway.

  4. In the Control section, move the Ransomware protection toggle key to the right.

    For a Linux Backup Gateway, the toggle key is disabled and displays the status of ransomware protection.

Additional Information

Administrative shares pose a security vulnerability and if you have an existing disk library mount path configured to use an administrative share, reconfigure the share using a dedicated share. For more information, see Reconfiguring Mount Paths that Use Administrative Share.

Enabling Ransomware Protection for a HyperScale Backup Gateway

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