Export Linked Agents

Required Tenable Vulnerability Management User Role: Scan Manager or Administrator

On the Sensors page, you can export one or more linked agents in CSV or JSON format.

To export your linked agents:

  1. In the left navigation, click Sensors.

    The Sensors page appears. By default, the Nessus Scanners tab is active and Linked Scanners is selected in the drop-down box.

  2. Click the Nessus Agents tab.

    The list of agents appears and Linked Agents is selected in the drop-down box.

  3. (Optional) Refine the table data. For more information, see Interact with a Customizable Table.

  4. Select the linked agents that you want to export:

    Export Scope Action
    A single linked agent

    To select and export a single linked agent:

    1. In the linked agents table, right-click the row for the linked agent you want to export.

      The action options appear in the row.

      -or-

      In the linked agents table, in the Actions column, click the button in the row for the linked agent you want to export.

      The action options appear in the row.

      -or-

      In the linked agents table, select the check box of the agent you want to export.

      The action bar appears at the top of the table.

    2. Click Export.
    Multiple linked agents

    To select and export multiple linked agents:

    1. In the linked agents table, select the check box for each linked agent you want to export.

      The action bar appears at the top of the table.

    2. In the action bar, click Export.

      Note: The Export link is available for up to 200 selections. If you want to export more than 200 linked agents, select all the linked agents in the list and then click Export.

    The Export plane appears. This plane contains:

    • A text box to configure the export file name.
    • A list of available export formats.
    • A table of configuration options for fields to include in the exported file.

      • Note: By default, all fields are selected.

    • A text box to set the number of days before the export expires.
    • A toggle to configure the email notification.
  5. In the Name box, type a name for the export file.

  6. Click the export format you want to use:

    Format Description
    CSV

    A CSV text file that contains a list of linked agents.
    JSON

    A JSON file that contains a nested list of linked agents.

    Empty fields are not included in the JSON file.

  7. (Optional) Deselect any fields you do not want to appear in the export file.

  8. In the Expiration box, type the number of days before the export file expires.

    Note: Tenable Vulnerability Management allows you to set a maximum of 30 calendar days for export expiration.

  9. (Optional) To send email notifications on completion of the export:

    Note: You can enable email notifications with or without scheduling exports.

    • Click the Email Notification toggle.

      The Email Notification section appears.

    • In the Add Recipients box, type the email addresses to which you want to send the export notification.

    • (Required) In the Password box, type a password for the export file. You must share this password with the recipients to allow them to download the file.

      Note: Tenable Vulnerability Management sends an email to the recipients and from the link in the email, the recipients can download the file by providing the correct password.

  10. Click Export.

    Tenable Vulnerability Management begins processing the export. Depending on the size of the exported data, Tenable Vulnerability Management may take several minutes to process the export.

    When processing completes, Tenable Vulnerability Management downloads the export file to your computer. Depending on your browser settings, your browser may notify you that the download is complete.

  11. Access the export file via your browser's downloads directory. If you close the export plane before the download finishes, then you can access your export file in the Export Management View.