Managing Nessus Scanners; Adding A Nessus Scanner; Editing An Nessus Scanner; Deleting A Nessus Scanner - Juniper SECURITY THREAT RESPONSE MANAGER 2008.2 - MANAGING VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT V1 Manual

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Nessus software includes separate client and server components. You can install
the client on the same system as the server. However, for performance reasons,
you can provide a dedicated Nessus server with distributed clients, which means a
separate client and server. The Nessus client may consume significant system
resources during large or detailed scans.
Note: Since Nessus may require high CPU usage, we recommend that you do not
install your Nessus software on a network critical system.
STRM supports Nessus version 2.2.x to 3.0.4. For more information on installing
and configuring Nessus, see your Nessus documentation.
This chapter provides information on managing your Nessus scanner including:
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Adding a Nessus Scanner

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Editing an Nessus Scanner

Deleting a Nessus Scanner

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To add a Nessus scanner:
In the Administration Console, click the SIM Configuration tab.
The SIM Configuration panel appears.
Click the VA Scanners icon.
The VA Scanners window appears.
Click Add.
The Add Scanner window appears.
Enter values for the following parameters:
Table 3-1 Scanner Parameters
Parameter Description
Scanner Name Specify the name you wish to assign to this scanner. The name
may be up to 255 characters in length.
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