Defining scanning cycles and assigning perspectives to scans
Use the Scan Control policy on the SiteProtector Console to define the duration of
scanning cycles and to assign user-defined perspectives to scans.
Procedure
1. From the SiteProtector Console, create a tab to display asset policies.
2. In the navigation pane, select a group, and then open the Scan Control policy
for that group.
3. Select the Enable background discovery/assessment scanning of this group
check box, for the type(s) of background scanning you want to define, in the
Background Discovery and Background Assessment sections.
4. Configure background scanning for each type of scan:
Option Description
Job name The name you want displayed for the
scanning job in the Command Jobs window.
Note: This name identifies the scan when it
runs, so choose a meaningful name.
Cycle start date The date on which you want the scan cycle
to start.
Note: Future scans are created in
SiteProtector at midnight at the beginning of
the next refresh cycle.
Cycle duration Thelength (up to three digits) of the cycle as
in one of the following units:
vHours (for Enterprise Scanner version 2.1
agents or later only)
vDays
vWeeks
vMonths
Current cycle start date The beginning date of the current scan cycle.
(Display only.)
Next cycle start date The beginning date of the next scan cycle.
(Display only.)
Use Discovery’s start date/duration and
wait for discovery scan to complete before
scheduling assessment scan
Delays the start of the assessment scan until
the discovery scan has finished to ensure
that the discovery scan has identified all
discoverable assets before the assessment
scan begins.
Note: This check box applies to assessments
scans only.
5. If you want to scan from a user-defined perspective, select a perspective from
the Perform background scans from this perspective (Network location) box.
Tip: If you have not yet defined the perspective, click the Configure the
referenced list icon to open the Network Locations policy and define a new
perspective.
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