You can manually run commands on the client computer at any time, such as starting or canceling a scan. On managed clients, the commands that you run from the management server override the commands that the user runs. The order in which commands are processed on the client computer differs from command to command. Regardless of where the command is initiated, the commands are processed in the same way.
See What are the commands that you can run on client computers?.
You run these commands from the following locations:
If you start a scan, you can also cancel it immediately.
To run commands on the client computer from the Clients page
In the console, click .
Do one of the following actions for groups or computers:
In the left pane, right-click the group, and then click
Click the Clients tab, right-click the computers, and then click
In the message that appears, click .
To run a command from the Computer Status log
Click > > the log type, and then click .
Select a command from the list box, select the computers, and then click .
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You can cancel an in-progress scheduled scan or a scan that you started by clicking from the command list. |
If the command is not queued successfully, you may need to repeat this procedure. You can check to see if the server is down. If the console has lost connectivity with the server, you can log off the console and then log back on to see if that helps.
To view the command results
Click .
On the Command Status tab, select a command in the list, and then click .
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You can also cancel a scan in progress by clicking the icon in the Command column of the scan command. |
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