Tools > Storage Manager > Storage Exclusions

On the Tools menu, click Storage Manager, and then click Storage Exclusions. The Tools > Storage Manager > Storage Exclusions page appears. Any previously saved exclusions are displayed.

1. On the Tools menu, click Storage Manager, and then click Storage Exclusions. The Tools > Storage Manager > Storage Exclusions page appears.
2. Click Add Exclusion.

3. In the Type list, select one of the following types of exclusions:

   Exclusion Type	Description
   Comment	Displays notes and comments from the exclusion file, which appear anywhere in the file. Note: Comment lines can be added, edited, and deleted the same as exclusions.
   Unknown	This type appears until you select a different type, and remains if you select no type.
   Match	File names which match the string in the Pattern field are excluded. Wildcards can be used for this type. To enter an exclusion which includes all files in a directory, the directory name and a wildcard must be specified. For example, enter /sn/foodir/* to exclude all files in the directory /sn/foodir. Note: The difference between Match and Match Path is that slashes must be explicitly entered for the Match Path type. When using Match Path you cannot substitute a wildcard for a slash.
   Match Path	File names which match the string in the Pattern field are excluded. Wildcards can be used for this type. Note: The difference between Match and Match Path is that slashes must be explicitly entered for the Match Path type. When using Match Path you cannot substitute a wildcard for a slash.
   Begins With	File names beginning with the string in the Pattern field are excluded.
   Ends With	File names ending with the string in the Pattern field are excluded.
   Contains	File names containing the string in the Pattern field are excluded.
   Exact	Only file names that exactly match the string in the Pattern field are excluded.

4. At the Pattern field, enter the search string for the directory. Depending on the exclusion type you selected, this could be a whole or partial path name for a directory, or a string. If you selected the Match or Match Path type, you can use the following wildcards at the Pattern field:

   Wildcard	Description
   ? (question mark)	Substitute any single character. For example, if you enter t?p, it will match “top” “tip” and “tap”.
   * (asterisk)	Substitute one or more characters. For example, if you enter f*l, it will match “ful” “fail” “foil” “fall” and “frail”.
   [ ] (brackets)	When you use this wildcard, a set of characters are specified. For example, if you enter [abc]*, any string beginning with the letters “a” “b” or “c” are matched. When using brackets you can also specify a range by using the - (dash) character. For example, if you enter file[1-4], the strings “file1” “file2” “file3” and “file4” are matched. You can also specify a complement of characters to not match. For example, if you enter [!abc]*, any string that does not begin with the letters “a”, “b” or “c” are matched.

5. Once saved, exclusions are applied automatically, and all saved exclusions apply at the same time. To save and apply the exclusion, click Apply.

   Caution: Any changes to the exclusions require a restart to the Storage Manager.

6. When asked to confirm updating the exclusions, list, click Yes.
7. When you are finished, click Done to return to the StorNext home page.

To delete an exclusion, click Delete to the right of the exclusion you want to delete.

Note: This particular delete function does not have a confirmation message, so be sure you want to delete an exclusion before you click Delete.

The following are some storage exclusion examples: