Scan behavior

Changing properties of a scan that is in progress can affect the behavior of the scan.

Effect of changing properties during a scan

Change	Effect
Disable scan	Scan stops
Delete scan	Scan stops and is deleted
Change scan name	Affects only logs on the next scan run
Change schedule	Affects only the next scan run
Change throttling	Affects only the next scan run*
Change file list	Affects only the next scan run*
Change repository	Affects only the next scan run
Change filters	Affects only the next scan run
Change rules	Affects only the next scan run*
Change classification	Affects only the next scan run*
Change evidence share	Affects the current scan*
Change evidence user credentials	Affects the current scan*
Change remediation user credentials	Affects only the next scan run*
Upgrade or uninstall the Discover server	Scan stops
Note * The effect takes place after an agent server communication interval (ASCI) occurs.