How To: Convert Lightweight Agent to Probe

Owned by Ryan Seymour, created
Last updated: Oct 08, 2024
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Discovery Settings are required before you start the instruction below.

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Table of Contents

Overview

This document covers how to convert the lightweight agent into a probe agent.

Prerequisites

Discovery Settings and Credentials are required before you start the instruction below.

Instructions

  1. Choose a company from the company selector drop-down

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  1. Tap the Agents module under Overview

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  1. Tap the three-dot Action menu and choose Map Discovery Settings and Credentials next to the agent you wish to convert to probe.

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  1. Select the Discovery Settings for the probe to use during it’s scan

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  1. Select the Credentials for the probe to use during it’s scan

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  1. Tap the Save button to apply your settings. The conversion process will begin automatically and generally should take 2-3 minutes to complete.

The agent must be online to complete this conversion process

Be sure to check your Scheduler (Global) and create an automatic scan job for your probe.

The probe scan should run once per day as a best practice.

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