Scan Configuration 

Scan configuration enables the data collection for the agent host associated with the configuration profile. You can set the scan intervals for all the available applications with the Cloud Agent.

To configure the scan intervals, go to Agent Management > Configuration Profiles > Scan Configuration. You can edit an existing profile or create a new one.

The following are the different scan intervals:

Data Collection Interval

The data collection interval sets the time lapse between the completion of the previous scan and the start of the next scan.

Set the data collection interval value between 240 minutes (4 hours) to 43200 minutes (30 days).

The default data collection interval for:

- Vulnerability Management (VM): 240 minutes.

- Policy Compliance (PC): 720 minutes.

- Secure Configuration Assessment (SCA): 2160 minutes.

Scan Delay

This is the time added to the start of scanning, both for new installs and for interval scanning. You can provide the time in minutes to delay the start of a scan.

Set the scan delay value between 0 minutes to 1440 minutes (24 hours). A value of 0 (zero) means no scan delay added.

Scan Randomize

The range of randomization added to the scan delay to offset scanning. For example, if the randomization range is 60 minutes, then a random number between 1 and 60 is calculated and used to delay the start of the next scanning interval. A value of 0 (zero) means no randomization occurs.

Note: For the supported platform and agent version for scan delay and scan randomize feature, refer to the Features by Agent Version section in the Cloud Agent Platform Availability Matrix.

Enable Scan on Startup

If you click the Enable Scan on Startup check box, the Cloud Agent runs the vulnerability scans automatically when the Cloud Agent service starts. This option is available on Cloud Agent for Windows 5.1 and later. By default, this feature is disabled.

Next Step: Application Configuration