A scan group is a set of agents that follow the same scan
schedule. Use this window to view information
pertaining to software and hardware scans, and to change their frequency
(one per scan group).
- Default group
- Agents are associated with this group if you installed them before
setting up any scan groups. One scan group of each type can be marked
as default.
- Scan group types
- Standard - a set of machines with installed agents. You
can schedule scans on them and gather scan results automatically by
means of the server.
- Stand-alone - a set of machines without installed agents.
You have to manually generate the scan scripts and use them to perform
scans on these machines. You also have to upload the scan results
manually to the server.
Note: By default, two scan groups marked as default are
created: one pertaining to the standard type and one to the stand-alone
scan group type. They are used by new agents when they connect to
the server for the first time if the scan group set in their configuration
file is not present in the system.
- Last expected software scan
- Shows the time of the last scheduled software scan for the scan
group.
Tip: If there are problems with the software scan
(if the software scan status is failed), you can compare the
value in this field with the one in the Last Successful
Software Scan column to see for how long the scans have
not been uploaded to the server. The next step is to check whether
the server receives the scan results. To do that, run the scan manually
using the tlmagent -s command.
- Software scan statuses
- Pending - The agent has just been installed and it has
not sent the information to the server yet. If the scan results are
not uploaded within the grace period, the scan will be marked as failed.
- OK - The scan is complete. None of the agents in the scan
group reported problems, or there are no agents in the scan group.
- Failed - One or more agents encountered problems in reporting
data to the server. To see what went wrong, check the return code
in the log files on the server side.
- Hardware scan states
- Disabled - Hardware scan function is deactivated.
- Enabled - Hardware scan function is activated.
- Last Successful Software Scan
- Shows the time of the last successfully performed software scan
for the scan group.
Note: Clicking scan group name opens the Scan Details window.
- Select Action
- Use the drop-down list to select the action that you want to carry
out.
- Add Scan Group
- Adds new scan group and sets software and hardware
scan schedule.
- Change Options
- Opens a new window where you can change the frequency
of software and hardware scans and edit the selected scan group.
- Scan Details
- Displays the details of given software and hardware
scans.
- Set as Default Group
- Sets the selected scan group as default. You can only have one
scan group per type marked as default. The default scan group cannot
be deleted.
- Generate Scan Scripts
- Generates scan scripts for the stand-alone scan groups.
- Delete Scan Group
- Deletes the selected scan group from the database.
To view the description of actions that
you can perform with the table, see Table actions list.
- Download as PDF
- Downloads the whole table as a single document in the PDF format
for saving. The format retains the filtering and sorting performed
on the table. Note that the PDF format has a limited capacity so it
may not be possible to create if for too large tables.
- Download as CSV
- Downloads the whole table as a single document in the CSV format
for saving and editing. The format retains the filtering and sorting
performed on the table. It has no limitations as far as the number
of rows is concerned. You should use a spreadsheet application to
open it.