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InfoSphere Information Server guidelines for McAfee HIPS

Question & Answer


Question

Are there any guidelines for configuring McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention for Server with InfoSphere Information Server?

Answer

Exclude the Information Server DB2 XMETA files, directories, and all subdirectories used for XMETA database repository from scans.  Default locations shown.

DB2

C:\IBM\SQLLIB

The path to transaction log files.

C:\DB2\NODE0000\SQL00001\SQLOGDIR

All table spaces container paths.

C:\DB2\NODE0000\XMETA

DataStage


C:\IBM\InformationServer\ASBNode\bin\ASBAgent.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\ASBNode\bin\LoggingAgent.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\ASBServer\apps\jdk\jre\bin\java.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\ASBServer\apps\jdk\jre\bin\javaw.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server\DSEngine\bin\dsapi_server.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server\DSEngine\bin\dsapi_slave.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server\DSEngine\bin\dsjob.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server\DSEngine\bin\dslictool.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server\DSEngine\bin\dsrpcd.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server\DSEngine\bin\dsservice.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server\DSEngine\bin\dssh.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server\DSEngine\bin\list_readu.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server\DSEngine\bin\NT_OshWrapper.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server\DSEngine\bin\tl_dsservice.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server\DSEngine\bin\uv.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server\DSEngine\bin\uvregen.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server\DSEngine\bin\uvsh.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server\PXEngine\bin\buildop.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server\PXEngine\bin\NT_OshWrapper.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server\PXEngine\bin\orchadmin.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server\PXEngine\bin\orchdbutil.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server\PXEngine\bin\osh.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server\PXEngine\bin\resource_tracker.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server\PXEngine\bin\shutdown_trackers.exe
C:\IBM\InformationServer\Server\PXEngine\bin\standalone.exe

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Modified date:
01 May 2023

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swg21576550

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