topic Re: SnapCenter plugin modifies Windows hostfile in Data Protection

SnapCenter plugin modifies Windows hostfile

kombayn — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:28:38 GMT

Hello

We deployed SnapCenter solution in our environment and lately, security scan has alerted that Windows machines host files has been modified. I've checked them and I can see that vservers management LIFs are added there. For me it's clear that SC plugin for Windows done that change - but can someone confirm if this is normal behavior and also observed such thing?

Re: SnapCenter plugin modifies Windows hostfile

hmoubara — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 04:40:51 GMT

Hello,

Can you verify which Snapcenter version you using ? Also, the host file being modified is the one for host where the snapcenter server is installed or the host where the plugin is being installed?

Thanks

Re: SnapCenter plugin modifies Windows hostfile

kombayn — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 08:01:41 GMT

I'm using SnapCenter 4.3.1 P2 - the question is about host where the plugin is installed.

Re: SnapCenter plugin modifies Windows hostfile

kombayn — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 07:45:43 GMT

Hello guys. Could someone check on his hosts with SnapCenter plugin installed, if the Windows host file contains SVM entries?

Re: SnapCenter plugin modifies Windows hostfile

Spaceball — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:52:13 GMT

neither the SnapCenter agent rollout nor any plugin-rollout edit the host file on their own. Neither on the server nor on the client. If You're using local (hosts file based) name resolution, either You (or some kind of your system administrators automated procedures) have to do this separately.