Anti-virus scanning exclusions

You should exclude the Vertica catalog and data directories from anti-virus scanning. Certain anti-virus products have been identified as targeting Vertica directories, and sometimes lock or delete files in them. This can adversely affect Vertica performance and data integrity.

Identified anti-virus products include the following:

• ClamAV

• SentinelOne

• Sophos

• Symantec

• Twistlock