DI Scan Settings
Is there a way to set up scans in DI that would only scan large directories (1GB+) and ignore all others?
Hello Dave,
There is a mechanism to exclude directory paths you do not wish to scan. We have the ability to use wildcards designators in the feature but there is no mechanism under the current version to include only certain locations based on size. I cannot see a mechanism to include them in a future version either since we would have no method to report on size until after we had scanned.
Scans are based on an entry point which is a share or sit collection specific to a device or webapp and not a location within the hierarchy which also leaves out setting up many scans to sub-directories or known paths in a configuration wizard.
You would have the option to create reports that could be scoped to size on disk or at least learn about the large directory by reporting on already scanned and indexed data.To set up a share for scanning and purposely exclude locations which do not meet the criteria for scanning you may use the Exclude Rules feature under Settings tab in the Global section.
Format for CIFS: \\filer\share\path (absolute), /first_level_folder or first_level_folder. Format for NFS: /first_level_folder) Use of '*' as a wildcard is allowed - Example: *acmefolderFrom the online help page in the console:Add/Edit Exclude rule for Scanner options
Use this dialog box to add a new exclude rule for access events to Symantec Data Insight or to edit the an existing exclude rule.
Table: Add/Edit file system Exclude rule for Scanner options
Field
Description
Rule name
Enter a logical name for the Exclude rule.
Exclude Patterns
When defining a CIFS file system rule, specify the name of the folder to exclude as /<name of first level folder>. For NFS file system rule, specify the name of the folder to exclude as /<name of first level folder>
When defining a SharePoint rule, enter the URL of the SharePoint Web application or the site.
Rule is enabled
Select the Yes radio button to enable the rule and the No radio button to disable it.
I hope that helps explain it better to you.
Rod
