Manual Scanning

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Manual Scanning

You can scan computers or collections manually from the main console window or the Computer window.

This section contains the following topics:

Scan from the Computer Window

Manually Scan Selected Computers

Prioritize a Queued Scan

Manually Scan a Collection

Scan from the Computer Window

To scan a computer from the Computer window:

1.On the Main Console window, select All Computers in the tree, or open a collection page.

2.Select a computer, then click Computer > View Computer Details (or press Ctrl+O or double-click it).

The Computer window opens for the selected computer.

3.Do one of the following:

To run the default scan profile, press F6.

On the toolbar, click Scan > Scan Profile.

Click File > Scan Computer > Scan Profile.

Manually Scan Selected Computers

To scan one or more computers from the main console window:

1.On the Main Console window, select All Computers in the tree, or open a collection page.

2.Select one or more computers, then do one of the following:

To run the default scan profile, press F6.

On the toolbar, click Scan > Scan Profile.

Click Computer > Scan Computers > Scan Profile.

Prioritize a Queued Scan

Scans that are currently queued can be prioritized over other queued scans.

NOTE: Enterprise mode is required to prioritize scans.

To prioritize scan(s) in the Main Console:

1.On the Main Console window, select All Computers in the tree, or open a collection page.

2.Select one or more computers listed as Queued in the Scan Status column.

Only computers with the status of Queued can be prioritized. All other statuses indicate a scan is already running.

3.Right-click the highlighted computers and select Prioritize This Scan.

4.The Scan Status will display Queued (Priority) to indicate the scan has been prioritized.

Once a computer has been prioritized, it does not lose its priority status. Scans occur in the order they were prioritized, with the most recent prioritization occurring first.

To prioritize scan(s) in the Scan Status window:

1.In the Status bar of the Main Console window, click # Computers Scanning.

The Scan Status window opens displaying all queued and running scans.

2.Select one or more computers listed as Queued in the Status column.

Only computers with the status of Queued can be prioritized. All other statuses indicate a scan is already running.

3.Click Prioritize This Scan or right-click the highlighted computers and select Prioritize This Scan.

4.The Scan Status will display Queued (Priority) to indicate the scan has been prioritized.

Once a computer has been prioritized, it does not lose its priority status. Scans occur in the order they were prioritized, with the most recent prioritization occurring first.

Manually Scan a Collection

To scan a collection from the main console window:

1.On the Main Console window, open a collection page.

To scan all computers in the database, select the All Computers collection in the tree.

2.Do one of the following:

To run the default scan profile on the collection, press Shift+F6.

To run a specific scan profile, click Collection > Scan Collection > Scan Profile.

 

 

 

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