Execute a full scan

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated January 30, 2025
  • 1 minute to read

    • Execute a scan for the entire instance by selecting Execute Full Scan. Implementing a full scan runs all the active checks present in your instance.

    Before you begin

    Role required: admin

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > Instance Scan > Checks.
    2. To run all the active checks in your instance, select Execute Full Scan.
      The progress tracker shows the status of the scan.
      Image showing full scan progress tracker
      Note:
      Running of multiple full scans simultaneously is not allowed. If two or more checks overlap during full scan execution, only the first check succeeds. The first check keeps running while the other overlapping checks fail immediately.
    3. To find the Result Number and the number of checks that ran as part of the full scan, select Go to Result.
    4. Optional: From the related list, select Checks to view the list of all the checks that ran as a part of the full scan.
    5. Optional: From the related list, select Errors to review the errors encountered during the full scan.

    Result

    A scan of the whole instance is executed.