Managing asset discovery scans

A scan presents information about its configuration, that is, its targets, ports, schedule, and so on, and details on its last execution. Each Asset Discovery Scan node has the following tabs:

• Scan Configuration
• Target Lists
• Assigned Schedule
• Sessions

The following topics are provided:

Assigning a configuration to a scan

If you manually created the scan, you might still need to assign a configuration to it. If the scan was created by the wizard, the configuration might already be defined. You can change an assigned scan configuration by first removing the currently assigned configuration as explained and then adding the newly required one. To do so, proceed as follows:

1. Click Edit > Assign Scan Configuration .
   The Assign a Scan Configuration to the Scan dialog box opens on the screen. It displays the list of available scan configurations in its Available Objects box.
2. Select the desired configuration
3. Click OK to add it and close the window.

Assigning a schedule to a scan

When a scan is created it is automatically assigned a scheduler. The Assigned Schedule tab of the scan's node provides the possibility to modify the timer for the currently selected scan and to define when and at which frequency it is to run. The default settings of the scheduler's timer are to execute the scan once a immediately with immediate activation as well, however, the assignment is still paused. If you created the scan via the wizard you will also defined the schedule, and these settings will be displayed here.

Reassigning scan

If you made modifications to a scan which is already assigned for execution it must be reassigned. To reassign, proceed as follows:

1. Select the scan which is to be reassigned in the table in the right window pane.
2. Click Edit > Reassign Scan .

The reassignment process of the scan will be launched.

Activating scan

Depending on the choice of activation the scan might be deactivated. To activate, proceed as follows:

1. Select the entry to activate in the table in the right window pane.
2. Click Edit > Activate Scan .

The scan will be automatically activated.

Reassigning scan

If you made modifications to a scan which is already assigned for execution it must be reassigned. To reassign, proceed as follows:

1. Select the scan which is to be reassigned in the table in the right window pane.
2. Click Edit > Reassign Scan .

The reassignment process of the scan will be launched.

Canceling scan

To cancel a currently executing scan proceed as follows:

1. Select the scan to stop in the table in the right window pane.
2. Click Edit > Cancel Scan .

The scan will be stopped.

Assigning a target list to a scan

The Targets Lists tab of a scan displays the target lists and targets the scan is to check. These lists can contain individual devices with or without a CM agent installed and all the members of already existing device groups.

If you manually created the scan, you need to assign target lists to it. If the scan was created by the wizard, these might already be defined. You can also add additional targets or target lists later on, which is done via this tab. To do so, proceed as follows:

1. Select the Target Lists tab of the scan to which you want to add a new target list.
2. Click Edit> Assign Target List .
   The Assign a Target List dialog box opens on the screen. It displays the list of available target lists in its Available Objects box.
3. Select the desired target list(s)
4. Click OK to add it and then close the window.

Viewing scan sessions

Scans are executed in sessions. A session is the complete scanning of one device of the target list. Generally an executing scan consists of as many sessions as it has targets, which can, however, not all be executed at the same time. The number of simultaneously running sessions can be defined in the settings of the Asset Discovery module of the respective scanner.

The Sessions tab displays the following information about the different sessions of the currently executing scan on the scanner:

Viewing scan log

You can view the log of each item in the inventory scan. To view the log:

• Right click the row for which you want to view the log and select Display Log .