Rules for the Inclusive and Exclusive Flags

The filter file uses inclusive or exclusive flags to indicate inclusive or exclusive filters. IP addresses are checked against and must pass all specified filters, both inclusive and

exclusive.

Use the following rules when entering inclusive and exclusive filters in the selective discovery filter file:

•The inclusive flag indicates that only the IP addresses or ranges listed in the inclusive section of the file will be included when HP SIM passes the discovered IP addresses to HP Storage Essentials.

•The exclusive flag indicates that the IP addresses or ranges listed in the exclusive section of the file will be excluded when HP SIM passes the discovered IP addresses to HP Storage Essentials.

•If both filter types exist, inclusive filters are processed first.

•If an IP address exists in both the exclusive and inclusive lists, the exclusive filter takes priority and the IP address is not passed to HP Storage Essentials.

•If the inclusive and exclusive flags are missing from the file, any IP addresses in the file will be considered inclusive.

•Any IP addresses, ranges, or patterns that follow the inclusive flag are considered part of the inclusive list until the end of the file or the exclusive flag.

•Any IP addresses, ranges, or patterns that follow the exclusive flag are considered part of the exclusive list until the end of the file or the inclusive flag.

IP Address Formats Allowed

Use the following rules when entering IP addresses in the selective discovery filter:

•The IP address format must comply with IP v4. For example, 12.3.4 is invalid.

•Only numbers less than or equal to 255 are allowed. For example, 124.345.254.12 is invalid because 345 is not allowed.

•Use the pound symbol (#) to indicate comments.

•You can use wild cards to specify explicit IP addresses, IP ranges, or IPs.

Characters Allowed

Use the following rules when entering characters in the selective discovery filter:

•Only the digits 0-9 and the following characters are allowed dot (.), dash (-) and wild card (*).

•A wild card stands for a number, not a digit. Only trailing wild cards are allowed. For example, 192.168.144.*, 192.168.*.* or 192.*.*.* are allowed but 19*.34.3*.4 and 198.168.*.144 are not allowed.

•If *.*.*.* or * is included or excluded, it is treated as an invalid entry.

•Invalid entries are ignored.

Configuring the Selective Discovery Filter

To configure the selective discovery filter:

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