This wizard step involves configuring the system scan schedule and appears only if the Create a scan schedule to correctly enforce this profile option was enabled in the previous step.

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NOTE: Inclusion of this Step is Dependent on a Prior Choice
This entire step will only be included in the wizard if the Create a scan schedule to correctly enforce this profile option was enabled on the previous step. Go back to the previous step if you need to change the setting.

Step Sections

Run Method

This section requires the selection of a scan schedule run method. Options include:

Trickle Scanning (recommended) - Trickles host scans over schedule interval.
Immediate Scanning (higher impact) - Adds all schedule hosts to task queue immediately at schedule start time.

Schedule Options

The system scan schedule allows for the configuration of additional settings within this section. Fields include:

Priority (Nice Level) - Set the priority "nice level" for the sandfly process on the target host. This can help reduce performance impact on the host.
Timer Lower Limit (minutes) - Must be lower than or equal to the upper limit. Minimum limit is 5.
Timer Upper Limit (minutes) - Must be higher than or equal to the lower limit. Maximum limit is 1440.

Operation Window

This optional section restricts the scheduler to initiate random scans only within the provided time frame. Select the Restrict schedule to a time window checkbox to enable this feature and then set the beginning and ending times. The time fields are in UTC and only the hour portion of the time fields can be changed.