Setting Up Virus Scan Providers (Java)

The Virus Scan Provider is the service of the AS Java that makes the interface tc/bl/vsi/api available to the SAP applications of the AS Java.

Select an installation type for the Virus Scan Provider, depending on your system prerequisites:

• Virus scan adapter for a Java-only installation

  This procedure describes the normal case in which you are using a local virus scan adapter. The virus scan adapter is a native dynamic library from a third-party vendor, which can be loaded directly into the process environment of the AS Java. This means that you can check memory contents directly for viruses, which achieves a higher performance.

• Virus Scan Server for a Java-only installation

  This procedure describes the special case, in which the platform or process architecture does not allow the direct inclusion of a virus scan adapter. This is the case, for example, if the required operating system for SAP NetWeaver is not compatible with the external anti-virus product. In this case, use a Virus Scan Server. The Virus Scan Server communicates with the AS Java using TCP/IP (SAP RFC protocol) and accesses the external anti-virus product using a virus scan adapter.

  Restrictions apply to the Virus Scan Server (see SAP Note 782963 ).

Both Java-only installations provide the same interface to Instancejava from the package com.sap.security.core.server.vsi.api.

The configuration of the virus scan provider service is stored in the Configuration Manager of the AS Java. A Web Dynpro application is available to you as a configuration tool.

You are an administrator of the AS Java.