Running an ad hoc scan
Use the LMI Scan Control page on the appliance to define and run ad hoc scans
for assessment and discovery.
Before you begin
Before you can run a scan, make sure you have configured a scan from the Policy
Management page.
Procedure
1. Click Scan →Run Scan in the navigation pane.
2. Depending on what type of scan you are running (discovery or assessment),
provide a name for the scan job in the Discovery Job Name or Assessment Job
Name field.
Tip: The scan job name is useful when you want to view the results and status
of the scan.
3. From the fields provided in the LMI Scan area, determine what type of scan
you need to run, and then select a configured scan policy from the list. Youcan
run the following combinations of scans:
vDiscovery scan
vDiscovery and an assessment scan
You cannot run an assessment only scan from the ProventiaManager. Because
the appliance does not use a database to store asset information, you must run
a discovery scan followed by an assessment scan.
4. Select what network location (or perspective) you need to run the scan policy
against from the Perform scans from this perspective (Network location) list.
5. Click Save Changes to start the ad hoc scan.
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