Maintaining dynamic configuration information of a multi-host off-cluster service on a cluster

A method, comprising:

• retrieving, by a computing device, a scanner version identifier (ID) from a stored result of a file scan associated with a file in response to a received request to access the file;
• determining, by the computing device, when a scanner corresponding to the scanner version ID is active;
• and
• providing, by the computing device, access to the file in response to the request, without scanning the file, when the determining indicates that the scanner corresponding to the scanner version ID is active.

A non-transitory machine readable medium having stored thereon instructions for maintaining dynamic configuration information for a cluster service comprising machine executable code which when executed by at least one machine, causes the machine to:

• retrieve a scanner version identifier (ID) from a stored result of a file scan associated with a file in response to a received request to access the file;
• determine when a scanner corresponding to the scanner version ID is active;
• and
• provide access to the file in response to the request, without scanning the file, when the determining indicates that the scanner corresponding to the scanner version ID is active.

A computing device, comprising:

• a memory containing a machine readable medium comprising machine executable code having stored thereon instructions for maintaining dynamic configuration information for a cluster service;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to execute the machine executable code to cause the processor to:
• retrieve a scanner version identifier (ID) from a stored result of a file scan associated with a file in response to a received request to access the file;
• determine when a scanner corresponding to the scanner version ID is active;
• and
• provide access to the file in response to the request, without scanning the file, when the determining indicates that the scanner corresponding to the scanner version ID is active.