Manage Agent Scans

Required Tenable Security Center User Role: Organizational user with appropriate permissions. For more information, see User Roles.

For more information about agent scans, see Agent Scans.

To manage agent scans:

  1. Log in to Tenable Security Center via the user interface.

  2. Click Scans > Agent Scans.

    The Agent Scans page appears.

  3. To filter the scans that appear on the page, apply a filter as described in Apply a Filter.
  4. To start an agent scan, see Start or Pause a Scan.
  5. To view details for a scan:

    1. Right-click the row for the scan.

      The actions menu appears.

      -or-

      Select the check box for the scan.

      The available actions appear at the top of the table.

    2. Click View.

      The View Agent Scan page appears.

  6. To edit a scan:

    1. Right-click the row for the scan.

      The actions menu appears.

      -or-

      Select the check box for the scan.

      The available actions appear at the top of the table.

    2. Click Edit.

      The Edit Agent Scan page appears.

    3. Modify the scan options. For more information, see Agent Scan Settings.
    4. Click Submit.

      Tenable Security Center saves your configuration.

  7. To delete a scan:

    1. Right-click the row for the scan.

      The actions menu appears.

      -or-

      Select the check box for the scan.

      The available actions appear at the top of the table.

    2. Click Delete.

      Tenable Security Center deletes the scan.

  8. To delete multiple scans:

    1. In the table, select the check box for each scan you want to delete.

      The available actions appear at the top of the table.

    2. At the top of the table, click Delete.

      A confirmation window appears.

    3. Click Delete.

      Tenable Security Center deletes the scans.