Setting inclusions and exclusions for checks

You can specify the files or directories that you want included in or excluded from your compliance checks.

This section does not apply to ESXi servers, as the file option is not enabled for ESXi servers.

To specify the files or directories that you want to include or exclude:

1. In the SA Client, from the Tools menu, select Compliance Check Editor. If you do not see the menu item, contact your SA administrator to obtain access permissions

2. In the Views pane, expand Rules and then select Files.
3. In the Rules > Files content pane, in Directory Options, click Set Exclusions.
4. In the Set Includes/Excludes window, specify Include or Exclude from each drop-down list.
5. Click Browse to select files or directories from the source server or enter a file path.
   
   Valid wildcard characters include the asterisk (*) and percent sign (%). For example, if you want to exclude all .exe files from your compliance checks, enter “*.exe”, without the quotation marks, in the Exclude field.
   
   When you select a directory, you can recursively browse to files and sub-directories that are under that directory. You do not have to start browsing from your c: directory or from the root directory.
6. Click to add another row or click to remove a row.
7. In the Browse window, click Select to save your choices.
8. In the Set Includes/Excludes window, click Set to save your settings.