IBM Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed V7.5.0.10

Add Scan Group or Change Options

Use this window to specify or change the name and the scan frequency of the chosen scan group.

The default software scan frequency is one week, there is no maximum or minimum frequency.

Hardware scans are enabled by default , but they are optional. These are the full hardware scans that run independently of the usual hardware scans that are used to collect processor information. They run once a month by default, and they report much hardware information related to, for example, printers, USB devices, or network cards. There is no minimum or maximum frequency for hardware scans.

Tip: Agents connect to the server at regular time intervals to check whether their parameters have changed. The time intervals can be set in the down_parms_period parameter, by using the setagentconf command. By default, the frequency is every 6 hours. Therefore, depending on when you schedule the next scan to occur, some systems may not be reflected in the first scan that runs.
Modify the schedule to change the frequency with which the agent will run the scan. You can modify the following:

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.
Date
Specifies the date on which the scan initiates.
Time
Specifies the time at which the scan initiates.
Repeat every
Repeats the scan with the selected frequency.
Frequency
Specifies how often the scan is run.
Calendar Unit
Specifies the type of calendar unit to which the frequency applies.
Run once
Runs the scan only once.