Manage Agent Synchronization Jobs

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

For more information about agent synchronization jobs, see Agent Synchronization Jobs. For more information about agent synchronization job options, see Agent Synchronization Job Settings.

Add an Agent Synchronization Job

Before you begin:

  • Confirm you understand the complete agent scanning configuration process, as described in Agent Scanning.

To add an agent synchronization job:

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

  2. In the left navigation, click Scans > Agent Synchronization Jobs.

    The Agent Synchronization Jobs page appears.

  3. At the top of the table, click Add.

    The Add Agent Synchronization Job page appears.

  4. Click General.

  5. Type a Name for the agent synchronization job.

  6. (Optional) Type a Description for the agent synchronization job.

  7. Select an Agent Scanner.

  8. Type an Agent Scan Name Filter.

  9. (Optional) If you want to limit the scan results fetched by Tenable Security Center, enable Scan Result Threshold and select a date and time to specify the oldest scan results you want Tenable Security Center to fetch.

  10. (Optional) Select a Schedule for the agent synchronization job.

  11. Click Settings.

  12. Select an Import Repository for the agent synchronization job.

  13. (Optional) Click Post Scan.

    • If you want to configure automatic report generation, click Add Report. For more information, see Add a Report to a Scan.

    • If you previously added an email address to your account profile and you want to configure email notifications, enable or disable E-Mail Me on Launch or E-Mail Me on Completion.

  14. Click Submit.

    Tenable Security Center saves your configuration.

What to do next: 

View Agent Synchronization Jobs

To view your agent synchronization jobs:

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

  2. Click Scans > Agent Synchronization Jobs.

    The Agent Synchronization Jobs page appears.

  3. To filter the agent synchronization jobs that appear on the page, apply a filter as described in Apply a Filter.

  4. To view details for an agent synchronization job:

    1. Right-click the row for the agent synchronization job.

      The actions menu appears.

      -or-

      Select the check box for the agent synchronization job.

      The available actions appear at the top of the table.

    2. Click View.

      The View Agent Synchronization Job page appears.

Start or Pause an Agent Synchronization Job

To start or pause an agent synchronization job:

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

  2. Click Scans > Agent Synchronization Jobs.

    The Agent Synchronization Jobs page appears.

  3. To filter the agent synchronization jobs that appear on the page, apply a filter as described in Apply a Filter.
  4. To start or pause an agent synchronization job, see Start or Pause a Scan.

Copy Agent Synchronization Jobs

To copy an agent synchronization job:

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

  2. Click Scans > Agent Synchronization Jobs.

    The Agent Synchronization Jobs page appears.

  3. To filter the agent synchronization jobs that appear on the page, apply a filter as described in Apply a Filter.

  4. To copy an agent synchronization job:

    1. Right-click the row for the agent synchronization job.

      The actions menu appears.

      -or-

      Select the check box for the agent synchronization job.

      The available actions appear at the top of the table.

    2. Click Copy.

      Tenable Security Center creates a copy of the agent synchronization job.

  5. To copy multiple agent synchronization jobs:

    1. In the table, select the check box for each agent synchronization job you want to copy.

      The available actions appear at the top of the table.

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

      Tenable Security Center creates a copy of the agent synchronization jobs.

Edit an Agent Synchronization Job

To edit an agent synchronization job:

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

  2. Click Scans > Agent Synchronization Jobs.

    The Agent Synchronization Jobs page appears.

  3. To filter the agent synchronization jobs that appear on the page, apply a filter as described in Apply a Filter.

  4. Right-click the row for the agent synchronization job.

    The actions menu appears.

    -or-

    Select the check box for the agent synchronization job.

    The available actions appear at the top of the table.

  5. Click Edit.

    The Edit Agent Synchronization Job page appears.

  6. Modify the agent synchronization job options. For more information, see Agent Synchronization Job Settings.

  7. Click Submit.

    Tenable Security Center saves your configuration.

Delete an Agent Synchronization Job

To delete an agent synchronization job:

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

  2. Click Scans > Agent Synchronization Jobs.

    The Agent Synchronization Jobs page appears.

  3. To filter the agent synchronization jobs that appear on the page, apply a filter as described in Apply a Filter.

  4. To delete an agent synchronization job:

    1. Right-click the row for the agent synchronization job.

      The actions menu appears.

      -or-

      Select the check box for the agent synchronization job.

      The available actions appear at the top of the table.

    2. Click Delete.

      Tenable Security Center deletes the agent synchronization job.

  5. To delete multiple agent synchronization jobs:

    1. In the table, select the check box for each agent synchronization job 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 agent synchronization jobs.