To specify the file types a configured scan should check or whitelist, use the fmps scan configure filetypes command in configuration mode.
Important
If you do not specify any file types, all files are scanned.
Note
You can use this command only on scans that are in the "configured" state. You cannot configure active, paused, aborted, completed, or scheduled scans.
One of the ways to tailor a scan is to specify which file types the scan should include. You can specify file types that are enabled for at least one guest images profile on the Settings: Malware File Assoc. page in the File Protect Web UI.
Caution
If you disable a file type on the Settings>Malware File Assoc. page, subsequent scans will skip those files.
You can also specify the file types the scan should skip because they are whitelisted. You can specify any of the file types known to the appliance, which are listed in the Filter this Scan step of the Configure a Scan wizard. If a whitelist folder is configured using the fmps configure target-shares command, the files are automatically moved to it.
For more information, see theFile Protect User Guide.
Syntax
[no] fmps scan configure<scanID>filetypes {select | whitelist} <fileExtensions>
Parameters
no
Clears the file types that were previously selected by this command.
scanID
The numeric identifier for the scan.
select<fileExtensions>
Specifies the file types to scan. Separate multiple file types with spaces.
whitelist<fileExtensions>
Specifies the file types to allow list. Separate multiple file types with spaces.
Example
The following example specifies that scan 97 should scan for .doc, .docx, .pdf, .ppt, and .xls files and ignore all others.
hostname (config) # fmps scan configure 97 select doc docx pdf ppt xls
User role
Operator or Admin role
Supported appliances
Command introduced in Release 7.5.0 for File Protect appliances.