Symantec ALTIRIS INVENTORY SOLUTION 7.0 SP2 - V1.0 Manual page 49

Software rules includes and excludes (continued)
Table 4-7
Option
Exclude folder:
File > Include Rule:
File > Exclude Rule:
Include folder limit:
The following table explains how the inventory agent behaves on different
platforms:
Software inventory behavior for different platforms
Table 4-8
Possible settings Behavior of the
on the Software software scan
Scan Settings tab agent on Windows
Does not include or UI shows message
exclude any drives or "Please include at
file system types and least one Drive or
folders. Folder for the
Windows scan."
Includes only drives Scans the included
and does not exclude drives.
any drive. Does not
include or exclude
any folders.
Gathering inventory on managed computers
Inventory advanced options: Files Properties Scan Settings tab
Description
Ignores the folder from software scan. Starting
with Inventory Solution 7.0 SP1, new folders have
been added to the list of excludes in order to
reduce redundant data. You may want to review
these settings to make sure that important
applications are not excluded.
Scans the files that match the given rules. Reports
the size and the file count information if you have
selected "Report size or file count information
only" option on the Include file rules dialog.
Otherwise reports file information (name, path,
size, last modified date, manufacturer and so on).
Does not report the information about the files
matching these rules to the CMDB.
For the target computers that are running UNIX
and Linux. This setting tells the software scan to
limit maximum number of subfolder levels or to
ignore a folder where the count of files exceeds
the given number.
Behavior of the
software scan
agent on
UNIX/Linux
UI shows message
"Please include at
least one Drive or
Folder for the
UNIX/Linux scan."
N/A
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Behavior of the
software scan
agent on Mac
UI shows message
"Please include at
least one Drive or
Folder for the Mac
scan."
Scans the included
drives.