topic Re: How to use multiple vscan servers in ONTAP Hardware

How to use multiple vscan servers

jenoptik — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 23:14:15 GMT

Hi,

I'm trying to use two primary vscan server for our netapp filer but I can only use one primary and one secondary.

As can be seen in the manual it is possible to use multiple primary vscan server.

How can I do this in Data Ontap 8.2.2 (FAS8020) ?

Thx for your help.

Re: How to use multiple vscan servers

richard_payne — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 12:52:42 GMT

Yes it's possible to have multiple primary vscan servers. Just configure the vscan servers with the filer information and allow them to connect. I've never needed to add them on the file server side. I know we looked at the 'secondaries' feature a while back but deterimed it didn't give us any advantage and instead just allow them all to connect to the filers themsevles.

--rdp

Re: How to use multiple vscan servers

hariprak — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:39:08 GMT

Hi,

Yes, it's possible to have two primary vscan servers. Two primary vscan servers creates a round-robin where both servers split the scanning load.

For more details, refer the KB article https://kb.netapp.com/support/index?id=3013679&page=content&locale=en_US

Thanks

Re: How to use multiple vscan servers

jenoptik — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 10:45:50 GMT

I cannot open your link, i got an unexpected error message.

Can you check the link again?

Re: How to use multiple vscan servers

Renifa — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 08:45:20 GMT

Hi Jenoptik

It is possible to have two primary vscan server. Following is the link from netapp KB site which explains the same process.

https://kb.netapp.com/support/index?page=content&id=3012425&actp=search&viewlocale=en_US&searchid=1444120524337

Thanks.