Running A Manual Scan Job; Scheduling A Scan Job - Overland Storage SnapServer Administrator's Manual

SnapServer/GuardianOS 7.5 Administrator's Guide
Setting the Type of Files to Scan (Selections tab)
Use the Selections tab options to choose the types of objects to scan, the types of file extensions
to include or exclude from a scan, and the types of compressed files to scan.
• File Extensions – You can choose to scan files regardless of extension, or select specific
types of extensions to include or exclude.
• Compressed Files – To scan compressed files, select the Scan Compressed Files
checkbox, and then click Choose Type to specify the compressed file extension types.
Filtering File Information for Logs (Manual Scans Only)
You can specify the types of events that are written to a log. Check the Infected files option to
put information in the log about files that are found to be infected. Check the Clean files option
to put information in the log about files that are scanned and are not infected. Check the
Skipped files
scan.

Running a Manual Scan Job

Before running a local scan job, confirm that the scanner options are correctly configured as
described in the previous section
Step 1: In Local Scanner View, select the folders you want to scan.
The left-hand pane displays the directory structure of the SnapServer. A red check mark on
a folder or file indicates that it is selected for scanning. (By default, all directories and files
are selected for scanning.) Click folders or files to toggle file/folder selection on or off.
Step 2: Run the scan.
Select Scanner > Start Scanning . The interface is unavailable for further configuration while
the scan is in progress. The scan results display in the lower pane of the Local Scanner
View, and the action taken with each file is listed in the Status column.

Scheduling a Scan Job

A scan job is configured and scheduled in the Schedule New Scan Job dialog box. To open this
dialog box, select the Scanner > Schedule Scan Job > Create command.
Step 1: Set scan options in the Scan and Selection tabs.
These options are summarized in
Step 2: Schedule the scan.
The Schedule tab allows you to set a start date and a repeat interval for the scan.
Step 3: Select the directories to scan.
The Directories tab lists all paths that currently exist on the server. You can remove or add
new paths as desired. You can also use the Exclude Directories tab to achieve the same
result.
Step 4: Click OK.
You can view scheduled scan jobs by clicking the Scheduled Scan Jobs folder in the Local
Scanner View. To edit a job, right-click it and select Options .
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option to put information in the log about files that have been excluded from the
Defining Scan Jobs
Defining Scan Jobs
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