Like the rest of the virtualization suite, this would all be controlled through McAfee’s existing ePolicy Orchestrator management console. With the McAfee offline images product, network managers could scan and clean these images without having to bring the images online. “These offline images, whether kept for disaster recovery or a testing environment, can fall behind in patches,” Tom says. This server-based product is intended to ensure that malware and patching updates are being made to VMware virtual machine images stored offline. The one new product is McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for Offline Virtual Images. With one exception, the McAfee Total Protection for Virtualization will contain basically the same Windows- and Linux-based security software for malware and intrusion prevention McAfee has on the market today. McAfee may have a similar package for other virtual machine servers in the future, including Citrix XenSource and Microsoft Hyper-V, Tom says. ![]() Since McAfee reckons that companies typically install anywhere from six to 12 virtual machines per physical server, buying the Total Protection for Virtualization package would be much less expensive than purchasing the server security software for each virtual machine. “Instead of charging per virtual machine, we’ll only be charging per physical machine,” says Kenneth Tom, senior product marketing manager for virtualization.
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