How to Schedule Scans for a Specific Occurance/Date

This document outlines how to schedule scans to occur on specific occurances of a specific day or a specific date.
Example: The First Sunday of the Month.
Example: The 20th of the Month.

Scans for specific occurance's of a day are handled in similar manners, but different locations depending on if they are used Agentlessly or with Agents.

Agentless

On the Home Screen, select the machine group(s) to be scanned.
Under Step 3. Select schedule choose Recurring:
Select Monthly

Specific Date

Select Day, and designate what day to have it run.
Example: Day 20 will run the scan on the next occurrence of the 20th day of the month. (If creating the scheduled scan on the 21st, it will wait to run on the next occurrence which would be in a month).

 

Specific Day Occurrence

Select The and set the occurrence value (First, Second, Third, Fourth, Last) and the day of the week to run.
Example: The First Sundaywill run the scan on the first Sunday of the month. If scheduling the scan after the First Sunday has occurred for the current month, it will run at the next occurrence.

 

Note: Scans can only be scheduled with a single occurrence. Create additional scans if multiple occurance's are desired.
Example: To have a scan occur on The First and Third Sunday, create the first scan using the First Sunday parameters, then create a second scan for the Third Sunday.

Agent Based

Open the Agent Policyto edit.
Select the Patchtab.
Create a new Patch Task, or expand an existing Patch Task to Edit.
Under the Schedule, select Once per month:

Specific Date

Select Day, and designate what day to have it run.
Example: Day 20 will run the scan on the next occurrence of the 20th day of the month. (If creating the scheduled scan on the 21st, it will wait to run on the next occurrence which would be in a month).

 

Specific Day Occurrence

Select The and set the occurrence value(First, Second, Third, Fourth, Last) and the day of the week to run.
Example: The First Sundaywill run the scan on the first Sunday of the month. If scheduling the scan after the First Sunday has occurred for the current month, it will run at the next occurrence.

 

Note: Scans can only be scheduled with a single occurrence. Create additional Patch Tasks if multiple occurance's are desired.
Example: To have a scan occur on The First and Third Sunday, create the first Patch task using the First Sunday parameters, then create a second Patch Task for the Third Sunday.

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