Create a repeating scan schedule

You can schedule a compliance scan to run regularly.

To create a scan schedule that repeats:

1. On the Scheduled scans page, click Create scheduled scan.
2. Choose node selection method. Specify method used to select nodes and click Next . The selection methods are:
   • Create a static node list: Choose this selection method to explicitly pick each node to include in the scheduled scan. After you schedule a scan, if you onboard new nodes and want those nodes to be included in the scan, you must manually update the scheduled scan by adding the new nodes to the list.
   • Target nodes dynamically: Choose this selection method to target nodes from your specified node groups. Scheduled scans are automatically updated to add or exclude nodes based on changes in node group membership.
3. Select the nodes to include in the scheduled scan.
   If desired compliance is not set on any of the nodes, you are prompted to select a suggested desired compliance profile from the existing options or exclude those nodes from the scan.
   1. If you chose Create a static node list, specify the nodes to scan by selecting the relevant checkboxes. Use the drop-down menus to filter nodes by operating system, desired compliance, or node group.
   2. If you chose Target nodes dynamically, specify the node groups to scan from the Select node groups drop-down menu. You may select more than one node group to include in the scheduled scan. Click Apply when you are done selecting which node groups to include.
   3. Click Next when you have finished selecting nodes.
4. Set the schedule:
   1. Select Repeating.
   2. Select the desired Frequency of the scan:
      • If you select the Weekly option, you can specify a day of the week for a weekly scan, or you can specify that the scan runs daily, only on weekdays, or only on weekends.
      • If you select the Monthly option, specify a day of the month for the scan.
        Your scan does not run if the month does not include the day you selected. For example, if you choose day 31, your scan cannot run in those months that do not have 31 days.
   3. Choose the time and time zone when you want the scan to run.
   4. Optionally, add an End Date for the scan schedule.

      If you choose an end date for your scan schedule, no more scans run on or after that date and no scan reports are produced.

   5. Click Next.
5. Add details and review. Enter a name in the Scheduled scan name field and, optionally, enter information in the Description field. Click Create scheduled scan.

   The scan schedule information is listed on the table on the Scheduled scans page.