Restart an Agent

Required user role when using Tenable Nessus Manager: Administrator or System Administrator

In Tenable Nessus, you can restart linked agents on the Linked Agents page.

To restart an agent:

  1. In the top navigation bar, click Sensors.

    The Linked Agents page appears. By default, Linked Agents is selected in the left navigation menu and the Linked Agents tab is active.

  2. Do one of the following:

    1. In the agents table, click the row for the agent you want to configure.

      The agent detail page appears. By default, the Agent Details tab is open.

    2. Click the Remote Settings tab.

      The Remote Settings page appears.

    3. In the upper-right corner, click the Restart Agent button.

      The Restart Agent window appears.

    1. Do one of the following:

      • In the agents table, select the check box next to each agent you want to restart.

      • In the table header, select the check box to select all the agents listed on the page.

    2. In the upper-right corner, click the Manage button.

      A drop-down menu appears.

    3. Click the Restart button.

      The Restart Agent window appears.

      Note: The Restart button does not show in the drop-down menu if none of agents you selected are online.

  3. In the drop-down menu, select the restart type you want the agent to perform:

    • Soft restart the agent service (No service restart) — This restart occurs the next time the agent checks in to Tenable Nessus Manager.

    • Restart the agent service when the agent is idle — This restart occurs the next time the agent checks in to Tenable Nessus Manager.

    • Immediately restart the agent service (Stops all running scans) — This restart occurs immediately.

  4. Click the Restart button.

    The window closes, and a message appears confirming your selected restart type.