Disabling or enabling the product by using the FSC utility

The FSC utility (FSCUtility.exe) is a command line tool with which you can disable or enable Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint (FPSP).

Note:
Unlike a reset, when you use FSCUtility.exe, the Microsoft Forefront Server Protection services are not removed. Only the dependencies that have been set are removed.

FSCUtility.exe is located in the FPSP program folder. (For information on the default location of this folder, see Default folders.)

The utility uses the following parameters:

/status—Gives an on-screen report showing the status of FPSP and the server.
/disable—Disables FPSP dependencies and the VSAPI hook.
/enable—Enables FPSP dependencies and the VSAPI hook.

There are other parameters, but you should only use them when support technicians direct you to do so.

Disabling the product

You can use the FSC utility to disable FPSP.

Important:
When you are not running FPSP, you are without its protection.

To disable the product

Stop the relevant SharePoint and Forefront services. Typically, this includes Windows SharePoint Services Timer, World Wide Web Publishing Service, and all the applications using Microsoft SharePoint Object Model.
From a command prompt, navigate to the FPSP program folder. (For information about the default location of this folder, see Default folders.)
Enter the following command:

FSCUtility /disable
If you want to confirm that FPSP is disabled, enter the following command:

FSCUtility /status

You should see a listing of services and information about whether they are stopped or running. The key FPSP dependent services should be stopped.
Restart the relevant SharePoint services.

Enabling the product

You can use the FSC utility to enable FPSP.

To enable the product

Stop the relevant SharePoint services. Typically, this includes Windows SharePoint Services Timer, World Wide Web Publishing Service, and all the applications using Microsoft SharePoint Object Model.
From a command prompt, navigate to the FPSP program folder. (For information about the default location of this folder, see Default folders.)
Enter the following command:

FSCUtility /enable

You should see a listing of services and information about whether they are stopped or running. The key FPSP dependent services should be running.
Restart the relevant SharePoint services.