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• 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:
1. Use a text editor to create a file named SEDiscoveryFilterList (with no file extension), or
make a copy of the sample file (SEDiscoveryFilterList.sample) and rename the file to
SEDiscoveryFilterList.
NOTE: The sample file is located in <HP SIM install directory>/config on
Windows and /opt/mx/config on Linux.
2. To create an inclusive filter, enter inclusive in the file, and then add IP addresses, ranges, or
patterns (one per line). Be sure to include all IP addresses that should be passed to HP Storage
Essentials. For a sample file, see ”Editing Rules for the Selective Discovery Filter” on page 156.
3. To create an exclusive filter, enter exclusive in the file, and then add IP addresses, ranges,
or patterns (one per line). Be sure to include all IP addresses that should not be passed to HP
Storage Essentials.