The Discovery Scan Process

A Discovery Scan Job locates endpoints in your network and scans them for endpoint information. To discover endpoints, you first schedule a job, and then the scan discovers the endpoints in an automated process.

The sequence of events during the process of scanning for endpoints is:

1. Server and Endpoints are configured: configure your server and endpoints for scanning. To scan for endpoints, your Ivanti Endpoint Security server and your network endpoints must be configured for scanning.
2. Job is scheduled: schedule a Discovery Scan Job. You can schedule scan jobs to run immediately or at a defined day and time.
3. Targets are defined: define targets for scanning. During scanning, your scan job searches for the targets you define.
4. Job activates: at the defined time, your Discovery Scan Job activates and begins scanning for defined targets. Jobs can either begin immediately following job configuration or at a scheduled date and time.
5. Job is reviewed: when your job completes, you can review your scan job results from the Job Results page. The Job Results page contains information on scheduled, active, and completed scans.