BMC PATROL uses variables in the BMC PATROL configuration database to store information about exclusion and inclusion lists. The two variables are
- /AgentSetup/application.filterList --contains the list of instances to include or exclude depending upon the value of application.filterType
The format is a comma-separated list of instances or regular expressions. The variable has a limit of 1024 characters. Regular Expressions can be used to alleviate this limitation. The error: Exclusion list too long. Please use regular expression exclusion.
is generated when a filter exceeds the maximum size allowed for an Agent configuration variable. - /AgentSetup/application.filterType --determines whether the list is an exclusion or inclusion
If application.filterType does not exist, the list defaults to exclude. Valid values are
Methods for Creating Exclusion and Inclusion Lists
Inclusion List Limitations