Smarts IP: How can I prevent an IP address from being polled?; IP addresses listed in the "ipExcludeList" are still polled by Smarts IP

Products

• VMware

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:


How can I prevent an IP address from being polled by Smarts IP?
How does the ipExcludeList work in the Smarts IP discovery.conf file?


IP addresses listed in the ipExcludeList are still polled by Smarts IP

Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - SMARTS

Cause

The ipExcludeList is only used during auto-discovery.

Resolution

If you want to prevent Smarts IP from polling an IP address, you must set it to Unmanaged. If an IP address is set to Unmanaged, Smarts IP Manager will not use that IP address for polling or discovery.

To unmanage an IP address, open the Smarts Domain Manager Administration Console, right-click on the IP address, and select Unmanage from the menu.