Export Linked Scanners

Required Tenable Vulnerability Management User Role: Scan Manager or Administrator

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

To export your linked scanners:

  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. Do one of the following:

    • To export Tenable Nessus linked scanners, in the drop-down box, select the Linked Scanners tab.

      The Linked Scanners page appears, displaying a table with all your Tenable Nessus linked scanners.

    • To export Tenable Nessus Network Monitor linked scanners, click the Nessus Network Monitors tab.

      A table with all your Tenable Nessus Network Monitor linked scanners appears.

    • To export Tenable Web App Scanning linked scanners, click the Web App Scanners tab.

      A table with your Tenable Web App Scanning linked scanners appears.

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

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

    Export Scope Action
    A single linked scanner

    To export a single linked scanner from the Linked Scanners page:

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

      -or-

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

      The action buttons appear in the row.

      -or-

      Select the check box for the linked scanner you want to export.

      The action bar appears at the top of the table.

    2. Click Export.

    To export from the Details page:

    1. In the linked scanners table, click the row for the linked scanner you want to export.

      The Details page appears.

    2. In the upper-right corner, click the Export button.
    Multiple linked scanners

    To export multiple selected linked scanners:

    1. In the scanners table, select the check box for each linked scanner 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 scanners, select all the scanners 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 export schedule.
    • 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 scanners.

    Note: If your .csv export file includes a cell that begins with any of the following characters (=, +, -, @), Tenable Vulnerability Management automatically inputs a single quote (') at the beginning of the cell. For more information, see the related knowledge base article.
    JSON

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

    Empty fields are not included in the JSON file.

  7. 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.

  8. (Optional) To set a schedule for your export to repeat:

    • Click the Schedule toggle.

      • The Schedule section appears.

    • In the Start Date and Time section, select the date and time on which you want the export schedule to start.
    • In the Time Zone drop-down box, select the time zone to which you want the schedule to adhere.
    • In the Repeat drop-down box, select how often you want the export to repeat.
    • In the Repeat Ends drop-down, select the date on which you want the schedule to end.

      Note: If you select never, the schedule repeats until you modify or delete the export schedule.

  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.