Configure Scan Schedules

Schedule scans and maps to run automatically on a regular basis, ensuring that you always have current data in your account.

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Choose a scan type to get started with a new schedule.

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Vulnerability Scan

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Discovery Scan (Map)

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EC2 Scan

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Common Questions

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Sometimes the service deactivates schedules. Learn whySometimes the service deactivates schedules. Learn why

The service will automatically deactivate tasks in certain cases like these:

1) There were account configuration changes that impact the schedule, like changes to available assets, asset groups, option profiles and users.

2) A user canceled a running scheduled scan instance when the schedule was defined with the occurrence "Relaunch on Finish".

Schedules are deactivated by the service so you can evaluate the settings and make adjustments if necessary. Once your scan is properly configured with valid configurations you can activate the task by clearing the check box "Deactivate this task".

Download the schedule scans list - You can download any data list within the UI in order to view your configurations outside of the product.

Set the default view for schedules data list - Managers can choose a filtered view as the default for the Schedules list. To do this, go to Scans > Setup > Scheduled Scans Data List Setup

Scheduled scans that have been manually paused do not automatically resume. If you manually pause a scheduled scan, you will need to resume it manually.