Endpoint Scanning : Tasks
  
Tasks
In DeviceLock Discovery, all actions (computers scanning, content checking and applying actions to discovered content) are performed by tasks.
A single DeviceLock Discovery license can support an unlimited number of tasks. The maximum number of tasks is only limited by available memory, CPU and network’s bandwidth capacity. Please keep in mind that the server should have sufficient resources to communicate with at least 10 remote computers simultaneously.
DeviceLock Discovery Server imposes the following limits on concurrent communications:
•For scanning with DeviceLock Discovery Agent:
•The Server sends tasks to remote agents in up to 5 threads. This number cannot be changed.
•The Server collects scanning logs and status updates from remote agents in up to 10 threads. This value can be changed by modifying the following registry value:
•Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SmartLine Vision\DeviceLockContentSecurityServer\DiscoverySettings
•Value: MaxConcurrentAgents=dword:<number_of_threads>
In this value, <number_of_threads> must be an integer between 1 and 64.
•For agentless scanning:
•The Server scans remote computers in up to 10 threads. This value can be changed by modifying the following registry value:
•Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SmartLine Vision\DeviceLockContentSecurityServer\DiscoverySettings
•Value: MaxConcurrentLocalAgents=dword:<number_of_threads>
In this value, <number_of_threads> must be an integer between 1 and 64.
The following activities occur during task execution:
1. Write status information to the tasks Log ( Tasks Log Viewer), including data about computers being scanned with DeviceLock Discovery.
2. Perform actions on discovered content (as defined in the Rules & Actions).
3. Create a report containing all relevant information about the task execution.
The tasks are controlled with the management console as described below.
 
Action
Description
View Log
To view Discovery tasks log:
1. In the management console tree, expand DeviceLock Content Security Server > Discovery Server > Tasks.
2. Under the Tasks node, click Log Viewer.
The log view will appear in the details pane. The log view is common to all tasks.
Edit Task
To view or change task parameters:
1. In the management console tree, expand DeviceLock Content Security Server > Discovery Server > Tasks.
2. Under the Tasks node, right-click the task, and then click Edit Task on the shortcut menu.
You can view or change the task parameters in the wizard that appears.
View Report
To view the report of a certain task:
1. In the management console tree, expand DeviceLock Content Security Server > Discovery Server > Tasks.
2. Under the Tasks node, expand the task whose report you want to view.
3. Click the report under the task node in the console tree.
The report view appears in the details pane. Reports are task-specific; in order to view reports produced by multiple tasks, you will have to expand each task and view each task’s corresponding report.