Sophos for Marshal

Version: 1.0.2, Last Revision: August 25, 2009

Sophos for Marshal is a configuration and update tool that allows the Sophos anti-virus scanner to be used with Marshal products.

These notes are additional to the Help or other documentation.

The information in this document is current as of the date of publication. To check for any later information, please see Marshal8e6 Knowledge Base article Q11902.

Supported Marshal Products

Sophos for Marshal works with the following Marshal product releases:

• MailMarshal SMTP 2006, MailMarshal SMTP 6.1.4 and above.
  • The MailMarshal Node Appliance e10000 currently does not support Sophos for Marshal.
• WebMarshal 3.7.5 and above (WebMarshal 2006), WebMarshal 6.x
• MailMarshal Exchange 5.2 and above.

Marshal products continue to support the previously released Sophos SAVI interface. You can use both Sophos scanners side-by-side, but doing so can affect performance.

Licensing

Sophos for Marshal is licensed and purchased through Marshal.

• Licensing for this product is included in the trial keys generated by current releases (MailMarshal SMTP 6.4 and above, WebMarshal 6.0.3 and above, and MailMarshal Exchange 5.2 and above).
• To trial Sophos for Marshal with earlier product versions, contact Marshal for a key.
• Earlier supported Marshal products will not display the fact that a key also allows use of Sophos for Marshal. However they will accept the keys and use them correctly.

Installing Sophos for Marshal

To install Sophos for Marshal, run the installer package. Immediately after installation, the Sophos for Marshal updater attempts to retrieve the latest virus scanning Engine and IDE (signature) files.

If you need to configure proxy settings, you should do so immediately and then start an update manually.

To configure settings and start an update, start "Sophos for Marshal Configuration" from the Start menu. (Installation creates shortcuts in the submenu for each installed Marshal product that supports Sophos for Marshal). For details of the fields in the configuration tool, see Help.

Notes:

• The package is delivered with an Engine and IDEs, but these are likely to be out of date when you install the software. The scanning engine may not run until these components are successfully updated.
• The updater requires access to the following website: http://sophos.marshal.com

To use Sophos for Marshal with a supported Marshal product:

• Obtain and install the appropriate key for MailMarshal or WebMarshal.
• Install the software on every processing server (including all array nodes in MailMarshal SMTP or WebMarshal 6.x).
• Follow the instructions for adding a scanner in the documentation for the specific product.

Notes:

• If you are using a standalone Array Manager with MailMarshal versions below 6.4, or WebMarshal 6.0.2, also install the software on the Array Manager server. This step updates the list of available scanners.
• You may need to restart the WebMarshal 6.0.2 Array Manager service to see the updated list in the WebMarshal Console.
• If you have installed WebMarshal 6.0 side-by-side on the same server as WebMarshal 3.7.5:
  • The scanner utility file MSSophos.dll is installed only for WebMarshal 6.0.
  • The Start menu shortcut to the Sophos for Marshal configuration utility is created in the WebMarshal program group (not WebMarshal 6)
  • In this case, if you want to use Sophos for Marshal with WebMarshal 3.7.5, you can copy the required files to the WebMarshal 3.7.5 folder.

Upgrading Sophos for Marshal

To upgrade from an earlier version, run the installer package.

If a processing engine service (such as the MailMarshal SMTP Engine) is under load, the installer may not be able to stop the service. The installer will notify you.

To complete the upgrade when the installer cannot stop a service:

1. Manually stop the product engine service(s).
2. Run the upgrade installation.
3. Manually start the product engine service(s).

Uninstalling Sophos for Marshal

To uninstall Sophos for Marshal:

1. Remove the Sophos for Marshal scanner from all MailMarshal and WebMarshal scanning rules.
2. Delete the Sophos for Marshal scanner from the list of scanners in each installed product.
3. Restart the Engine services for each product. If the server has not been restarted since Sophos for Marshal was installed, you may need to restart the MailMarshal Controller.
4. Close the MailMarshal Configurator and WebMarshal Console.
5. Use the Add/Remove Programs control panel to uninstall Sophos for Marshal.

Change History

1.0.2 (August 25, 2009)

1.0.1.5823 (July 3, 2008)

1.0.0.4359 (November 28, 2007) - Release

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