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Scanned Device Groups

What can I do in this node?

In this node you can:

  • Select a device group and scan all its members for patches
  • Schedule scanning to scan the targets regularly at certain times
  • View device groups that have already been scanned
  • View a bar chart or pie chart visualizing the scan status

Related topics

Scanned-Devices

Patching-Your-First-Device

Where do I find the Scanned Device Groups node?

To view Scanned Device Groups, go to Patch Management > Patch Detection > Scanned Device Groups.

This node displays a list of scanned device groups with details such as device count, status, assignment activation, critical missing patches, activation, schedule, termination, and time of assignment. You can also change the view to 'All Assignments' or 'Paused Assignments' by selecting the appropriate option from the View drop-down. See the following screenshot for details.

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Apart from viewing scanned device groups, bar and pie charts, you can also perform the following operations by right-clicking any scanned device group from the list.

Action

Description

Assign/Unassign Device Group

Activates the assign/unassign order of the selected device group.

Scan Device Group

Assigns a scan schedule to the selected device group.

Activate Device Groups Scan

Activates the scan of the selected device group.

Reactive Scan

Reactivates the scan of the selected device group.

Go To

Opens the device group under the Search node with details such as general information, members information, graph, and security details.

Properties

Launches the Scheduler window which enables you to modify the schedule of the scan. To define a new schedule run, do the following:

  1. Define when a scan is to be executed by selecting the desired option from the When do you want this rule to be run on devices? drop-down. Possible options are:

      • Right now: Select this option to start the scan immediately.
      • At Startup: Starts the execution immediately.
      • At Session Startup: Starts the execution every time BCM agent is started.
      • At Session Close: Starts the execution every time a session is started.
      • Run Repeatedly on a Schedule: Runs the execution repeatedly on a schedule.
      • Use CronSpec to Schedule: Creates the execution schedule by using CronSpec.
  2. Select when a rule needs to be configured to run in a window by selecting the desired option from the Do you want to configure a window in which this rule can run? drop-down. Possible options are:

      • Prevent this rule from running on a schedule: Disables a schedule.
      • Start the schedule immediately: Starts the schedule immediately.
      • Start the schedule at next startup: Activates the schedule only after the next startup of the device.
      • Start the schedule window on: Starts the schedule at a specific time and date:
  3. Specify the end date to end the schedule.

      • From the End after drop-down, select the number of executions after which the schedule should end.
      • From the End on field, selection the date and time for the schedule to end.
  4. Click OK.

Each scanned device group has the following nodes:

Missing Patches

In this node you can view summaries on the following details regarding the patches that are missing on at least one device of the group, either in the form of an inventory table or in the form of a bar or pie chart:

  • By Affected Products
  • By Bulletin Name
  • By CVE
  • By Installed Service Pack
  • By Language
  • By Patch Name
  • By Product Family
  • By Reason
  • By Severity

Missing Service Packs

In this node you can view summaries on the following details regarding the service packs that are missing on at least one device of the group, either in the form of an inventory table or in the form of a bar or pie chart:

  • By Affected Products
  • By Installed Service Pack
  • By Language
  • By Product Family
  • By Reason
  • By Severity

Installed Patches

In this node you can view summaries on the following details regarding the patches that are installed on at least one device of the group, either in the form of an inventory table or in the form of a bar or pie chart:

  • By Affected Products
  • By Bulletin Name
  • By CVE
  • By Installed Service Pack
  • By Language
  • By Patch Name
  • By Product Family
  • By Reason
  • By Severity

Installed Service Packs

In this node you can view summaries on the following details regarding the service packs that are installed on at least one device of the group, either in the form of an inventory table or in the form of a bar or pie chart:

  • By Affected Products
  • By Installed Service Pack
  • By Language
  • By Product Family
  • By Reason
  • By Severity

 

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