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Enabling an exclusion list

You can enable an exclusion list using CLI commands.

Use this procedure to enable an exclusion list of file types that will be excluded from scanning by antivirus servers.

Before you begin

Note that the management of an exclusion list is on a per-EVS basis.

Procedure

  1. Add file types to the exclusion list by using virussscan-exclusion-list-add CLI command.

    virussscan-exclusion-list-add BAT,COM,DOC,EXE,PPT There must be no whitespace between consecutive types. 250 entries can be added to the exclusion list.
  2. Enable the exclusion list by using the virussscan-exclusion-list-enable command.

    virussscan-exclusion-list-enable File types can also be removed, and the list can be disabled and cleared. See the man pages for:
    • virussscan-exclusion-list-remove
    • virussscan-exclusion-list-disable
    • virussscan-exclusion-list-clear

    Related task

    Enabling virus scanning on the storage server.