Scan – Job Type

With Cloudhouse Guardian (Guardian), you can schedule a scan job for a node, node group, or environment to run according to a specified schedule. This job type runs a scan on a specific node, node group, or all the nodes within an environment. The following topic describes how to add a scheduled 'Scan' job. For this job, there are three types to choose from:

Type

Description
Scan – Environment

Schedules the scan of an environment.
Scan – Node Schedules the scan of a node.
Scan – Node Group Schedules the scan of a node group.

Add a Scheduled Job

To add a scheduled scan job, complete the following:

  1. In the Job Schedule tab, click to Add Scheduled Job.

  2. The Add Scheduled Job page is displayed. In the Job Type drop-down list, select a 'Scan' option.

  3. Once selected, the Add Scheduled Job page is displayed with the fields required to add a scan job.

    Here, the following options are displayed.

    Option

    Description
    Job Type drop-down list

    The job type configured to run on a schedule.

    Runs Every drop-down list

    How often the job will be scheduled to run. Select a value from the drop-down list. If you select a schedule to run every 12 hours, additional fields are displayed for you to configure the exact day and time.
    Source drop-down list

    The environment that you want the job to be performed on.

    Account Administrators checkbox

    Select this option to notify account administrators via email if the job schedule fails.
    Account Analysts checkbox

    Select to this option notify account analysts via email if the job schedule fails.
    Node Group Members checkbox

    Select to notify account analysts via email if the job schedule fails. This option is only displayed for the 'Scan – Node Group' job.
    A comma separated list of email addresses to notify if job fails field

    Enter a list of email addresses to notify if the job schedule fails, each separated by a comma.

  4. Once you have entered the correct value in each field, click to Save the job schedule.

If each value was set correctly, a confirmation message is displayed and the job is added to the Job Schedule tab. The job will automatically run according to the schedule you set.

Note: Once the job is run, the results are displayed as a 'Scan Job' event in the Events tab. For more information, see Events.