To add a host to the containment allow list using the CLI:
Enable the CLI configuration mode.
hostname > enable hostname # configure terminal
Add the IP address or hostname to the containment allow list.
hostname (config) # hx server containment whitelist <IPorHostname> description <description>
Note
If an allow listed host's IP address changes after a host endpoint is contained, the endpoint will not be able to contact the allow listed host.
A description is optional. Enclose descriptions that are longer than one word in quotation marks (").
Save your settings.
hostname (config) # write mem
Examples
The following example adds a host IP to the containment allow list with no description:
hostname (config) # hx server containment whitelist 123.45.6.7
The following example adds a hostname to the containment allow list with a one-word description:
hostname (config) # hx server containment whitelist testserverhost description testserver
The following example adds a host IP to the containment allow list with a multiple-word description:
hostname (config) # hx server containment whitelist 123.45.6.7 description “The Group A Test Appliance”