Performing a discovery run

• Specify the IP address or range to scan during a normal discovery run.
• Specify if you want to perform the scan through a registered Outpost or the discovery service (local appliance). This is available only when you select the Targeting type as IP Address and an Outpost is installed and registered.
• Specify the cloud provider for performing a cloud scan.
• Schedule a discovery run to occur at any time and for a specified amount of time. For example, you might want to schedule a scan during off hours to avoid the risk of touching critical applications.
• Enable or disable individual scheduled discovery runs.
• Assign a company name to a discovery run.

For immediate runs, you can scan specified addresses or ranges immediately, whether or not a regular discovery run is in progress. The specified addresses or ranges are scanned automatically and as soon as possible. 

The following image illustrates the process flow for a Snapshot or Scheduled run by using the IP Address option:

To perform a snapshot discovery run of IP addresses or ranges 

1. On the Manage > Discovery page, click Add New Run.
   
   
   
   

2. Enter the information for the snapshot discovery run in the fields.
3. Click OK.
   The Currently Processing Runs tab is displayed with the new discovery run.

To perform a snapshot cloud discovery run 

1. On the Manage > Discovery page, click Add New Run.
   
   

2. Enter the information for the snapshot cloud discovery run in the fields.

To schedule a discovery run

1. On the Manage > Discovery page, click Add New Run. 
   
   
   
   

2. In the fields provided, enter information for the scheduled scan.
3. Click OK.
   The Scheduled Runs tab is displayed with the new scheduled discovery run.
4. (Optional) To add another scan to the page, click Add New Run. 
5. (Optional) To delete an existing scheduled scan, select the entry and click Delete.

To edit an existing scheduled run 

You can edit an existing scheduled run. If the run is in progress, it is automatically canceled when you edit it.

1. From the Scheduled Runs tab of the Discovery Status page, click the scheduled run that you want to edit.
   If the run is currently in progress, it is canceled if you make and apply any changes.
   The dialog displays all the fields described in the previous table, all of which can be edited.
2. Make the required changes and click OK.

To enable or disable a scheduled run 

You can enable or disable scheduled discovery runs in the following ways.

From the Scheduled Runs tab of the Discovery Status page

You can select individual, multiple, or all runs to enable or disable. If the run is in progress, it is canceled if you make and apply any changes.

1. From the Scheduled Runs tab of the Discovery Status page, select the scheduled runs that you want to enable or disable.
   You can select all scheduled runs by using the check box in the header row.
2. Click Enable to enable the runs, or Disable to disable the runs.

Scans enabled in this way do not run until the next scanning window, even if a scanning window is currently open.

From the Edit Scheduled Run dialog

You can edit an existing scheduled run. If the run is in progress, it is automatically canceled when you edit it.

1. From the Scheduled Runs tab of the Discovery Status page, click the scheduled run that you want to edit.
   If the run is currently in progress, it is canceled if you make and apply any changes.
   The dialog displays all of the fields described in the previous table, all of which can be edited.
2. Select or deselect the Enabled check box to enabled or disable the scheduled run.
3. Make any additional changes that you require, and click OK.

Scans enabled in this way run in the current scanning window, if it is open.