Dell Technologies recommends you to plan appropriate antivirus exclusions as part of best practices.
For optimal performance on an antivirus installed clusters nodes, it is recommended to exclude the following file types, folders, and processes.
Table 5. Exclusion types File types | - *.vhd, *.vhdx, *.avhd, *.avhdx, *.vsv, *.iso, *.rct, *.vmcx, *.vmrs, *.xml, *. vmgs, *.bin
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Folders | - %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-V
- %ProgramFiles%\Hyper-V
- %SystemDrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-V\Snapshots
- %Public%\Documents\Hyper-V\Virtual Hard Disks
- %SystemDrive%\ClusterStorage
- %clusterserviceaccount%\Local Settings\Temp
- %SystemDrive%\mscs
- C:\ClusterStorage
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Processes | - %systemroot%\System32\Vmms.exe
- %systemroot%\System32\Vmwp.exe
- %systemroot%\System32\Vmsp.exe
- %systemroot%\System32\Vmcompute.exe
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Note: It is recommended to turn off scanning for the c:\ClusterStorage folder.
For more information on antivirus exclusions with Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows Server, visit Microsoft Defender Antivirus exclusions on Windows Server.