Scanning

Software Vulnerability Manager allows scanning of target hosts using the following approaches:

• Single Host Agent-based scans are conducted by the Software Vulnerability Manager Agent that can be installed in different modes: Single Host mode, Network Appliance mode, or Command Line mode.

• Alternatively, you can scan the target hosts by launching a scan from the system where the Software Vulnerability Manager console is running. By using this approach, no software is installed in the target hosts. The scanning is performed using standard operating system services. This scan is also referred to as a “remote scan”.

The various types of scan are listed and shown below:

• Agent-based Scan – Requirements for Windows

• Agent-based Scan – Requirements for macOS

• Agent-based Scan – Requirements for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

• Remote/Agent-less Scan – Requirements (Windows)

• Remote Scanning Via Software Vulnerability Manager (Agent-less Scan)

• System Center Inventory Import

• Remote Scanning Via Agents

• Scanning Via Local Agents

• Run Scan from System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)

• Scanning macOS

• Scanning Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

• Filter Scan Results

• Completed Scans

• Inventory Assessment

Below is a visual overview of the Software Vulnerability Manager scanning options:

note

If the WSUS Self-Signed Certificate will be used to sign the update packages created by Software Vulnerability Manager, you can use a different certificate as an alternative.