Backup
25 March 2022
ID 61793
In this section, SVM refers to an SVM with the File Anti-Virus component installed.
Backup is a special storage for backup copies of files that are deleted or modified during disinfection.
A backup copy of a file is a copy of a virtual machine file that is created when this file is disinfected or removed. Backup copies of files are stored in Backup in a special format and pose no danger.
When Kaspersky Security detects an infected file on a virtual machine, it blocks the virtual machine user from accessing this file and moves a copy of the file to Backup. The application then subjects the file to the action that is configured in the protection profile of this virtual machine. For example, it disinfects or deletes the file.
Sometimes it is not possible to maintain the integrity of files during disinfection. If the disinfected file contained information that becomes fully or partially unavailable after disinfection, you can save the file from the backup copy to the hard drive of a computer on which Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console is installed.
Backup is located on the SVM with the File Anti-Virus component installed. Use of Backup is enabled by default on each SVM.
When an SVM with the File Anti-Virus component is removed or updated, copies of files that were placed in Backup are automatically deleted.
The size of Backup on an SVM is 1 GB. If the total size of backup copies of files in Backup exceeds this value, Kaspersky Security removes the oldest backup copies of files to keep the size of Backup under 1 GB.
The default maximum storage period for backup copies of files in Backup is 30 days. After this time, Kaspersky Security automatically deletes backup copies of files from Backup.
You can change the maximum storage term for backup copies of files. Backup settings are specified in the policy settings for all SVMs in one KSC cluster.
The Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console lets you manage backup copies of files stored in Backup on SVMs. The Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console displays a combined list of backup copies of files that Kaspersky Security placed in Backup on each SVM with the File Anti-Virus component installed.
