Agent Settings
On your agent's manager, you can configure system-wide agent settings to specify inactive agent options and blackout window settings for all your linked agents. For more information on creating, modifying, and deleting blackout windows, see Blackout Windows.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Manage Agents | |
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Track unlinked agents |
When this setting is enabled, agents that are unlinked are preserved in the manager along with the corresponding agent data. This option can also be set using the Note: Inactive agents that are automatically unlinked by Nessus Manager automatically relink when they back online. |
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Remove agents that have been inactive for X days |
Specifies the number of days an agent can be inactive before the manager removes the agent. Requires that Track unlinked agents is enabled. |
| Blackout Windows | |
| Enforce a permanent blackout window schedule |
When enabled, Nessus Manager prevents agents from updating software. The following blackout window settings also apply during this window. Tip: This setting acts as a permanent blackout window while it is enabled. |
| Prevent software updates | When enabled, agents do not receive software updates during scheduled blackout windows. |
| Prevent plugin updates | When enabled, agents do not receive plugin updates during scheduled blackout windows. |
| Prevent agent scans | When enabled, the system does not run agent scans during scheduled blackout windows. |