Move Assets to Another Network

Required Tenable Vulnerability Management User Role: Scan Operator, Standard, Scan Manager, or Administrator

Tenable Vulnerability Management automatically assigns scanned assets to a network based on the scanner's network ID. However, you may need to manually move assets to another network. For example, you might have multiple assets with the same IP address which belong on different subnets so they can be identified as separate entities.

You can move assets to another network from the Assets workbench. If you first need to create the network to move assets to, see Create a Network.

Tip: You can also move assets to a network via the Settings section.

When you move assets, be sure to move the scanner as well as the asset. Otherwise, the scanner will create the same asset again. For more information, see Add a Scanner to a Network.

Note: Move assets before you run scans on a new network. If you move assets to a network where scans have already run, Tenable Vulnerability Management may create duplicate records that count against your license.

Tip: On the Assets workbench, you can move host assets, cloud resources, or web applications to another network. You cannot move domain inventory assets.

To move assets to another network:

  1. In the left navigation, click Assets.

    The Assets workbench appears.

  2. Select the check boxes for the assets you want to move.

    The action bar appears.

  3. In the action bar, click Move.

    A dialog appears.

  4. In the dialog, under Choose a New Destination Network, select the network to move the assets to.

  5. Click Move.

    The system moves the assets to the destination network. If you moved a large number of assets, the move may take a few hours to complete.