Delete a Nessus Scanner

You can delete a Tenable Nessus scanner to permanently remove it from a managed Tenable Security Center instance. For more information, see Tenable Nessus Scanners.

To delete a Tenable Nessus scanner from a managed Tenable Security Center instance:

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

2. Click Scan Infrastructure> Scanners.

   The Nessus Scanners page appears.

3. Select the scanner you want to delete:

   • To delete a single scanner:

     1. In the table, right-click the row for the scanner you want to delete.

        The actions menu appears.

     2. Click Delete.

   • To delete multiple scanners:

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

        The available actions appear at the top of the table.

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

   A confirmation window appears.

4. Click Delete.

   A confirmation window appears.

5. Click Delete.

   Tenable Security Center Director deletes the scanner from the managed Tenable Security Center instance.