Create a network scan

Create multiple network scans to search your network for database that has not yet been added to the DBMSs list.

Discovered DBMSs can be added to VA scans. To monitor the database, install a sensor on the database server host.

On the DBMSs page, select the DBMS Network Scanner tab, then click Create Network Scan.
The Update Network Scan dialog box is displayed.
In the IP Ranges field, set the range of IP addresses to be scanned on the network.
In the Network Timeout field, set the timeout for IP connectivity.
In the Number of scanning thread fields, set the maximum number of concurrent scans.
To check the IP connectivity before scanning the ports, select the Check ICMP/Echo before ports checkbox.
To schedule the network scan, expand Schedule Network Scan, then select the Schedule enabled checkbox and configure one of these scheduling intervals:
1. To run the scan more than once a day, select by hour, then indicate the interval between scans.
2. To run the scan on the required days, select by day, then select the days of the week and the time to run the scan.
3. To run the scan on a monthly basis, select by month every, select the number of months between scans and the time to run the scan.
4. To run the scan on an advance scheduling, select advanced cron, enter the expression based on the cron syntax.
5. To run the scan only once, select Run only once and this will not rerum as per schedule.
To scan for Oracle servers, expand Advanced Scan Configuration for Oracle, then set these parameters:
1. Select the Check Oracle checkbox.
2. To automatically add the default Oracle ports, select the Add Oracle default ports checkbox.
3. In the Ports to scan field, specify the ports to be scanned on the Oracle servers.
4. To guess the Oracle SID names, select the Brute force Oracle names checkbox.
To scan for MS SQL servers, expand Advanced Scan Configuration for MssqL, then set these parameters:
1. Select the Check MS SQL Server checkbox.
2. To automatically add the default MS SQL ports, select the Add MS SQL Server default ports checkbox.
3. In the Ports to scan field, specify the ports to be scanned on the MS SQL servers.
4. To guess the MS SQL instance names, select the Brute force MS SQL Server names checkbox.
To scan for Sybase servers, click Advanced Scan Configuration for Sybase, then set these parameters:
1. Select the Check Sybase checkbox.
2. To automatically add the default Sybase ports, select the Add Sybase Server default ports checkbox.
3. In the Ports to scan field, specify the ports to be scanned on the Sybase servers.
4. To guess the Sybase instance names, select the Brute force Sybase instance names checkbox.
To scan for DB2 servers, expand Advanced Scan Configuration for DB2, then set these parameters:
1. Select the Check DB2 checkbox.
2. To automatically add the default DB2 ports, select the Add DB2 Server default ports checkbox.
3. In the Ports to scan field, specify the ports to be scanned on the DB2 servers.
4. To guess the DB2 instance names, select the Brute force DB2 Server names checkbox.
To scan for MySQL servers, expand Advanced Scan Configuration for Mysql, then set these parameters:
1. Select the Check MySQL checkbox.
2. To automatically add the default MySQL ports, select the Add Mysql default ports checkbox.
3. In the Ports to scan field, specify the ports to be scanned on the MySQL servers.
To scan for PostreSQL servers, expand Advanced Scan Configuration for Postgresql, then set these parameters:
1. Select the Check Postgresql checkbox.
2. To automatically add the default Postgresql ports, select the Add Postgresql default ports checkbox.
3. In the Ports to scan field, specify the ports to be scanned on the Postgresql servers.
Click Save Network Scan.

The scan is added to the network scans list.