If you are monitoring a site where Onsite Manager is installed, the next step is to configure the scan. After the initial configuration, the scan runs automatically. Note that Device Managers do not have scan settings for device discovery because Device Managers already reside on the device.
What does the scan look for?
The scan looks for new devices to monitor and collects new asset data, such as hardware and software on devices.
- Onsite Manager scans the IP addresses entered, looking for everything in the customer network to monitor.
- Device Manager scans the device it is on.
How do you configure the scan?
For a site managed by Onsite Manager, you must set the IP addresses and devices to include in the scan. When selecting the IP addresses, only select ranges or subnets that contain devices. Scanning IPs that do not exist can significantly increase the duration of the network scan. You can exclude IP addresses and devices as well.
When is a scan run?
After the initial scan, scans occur automatically 5 minutes after the previous scan completes.
You can configure the frequency of the network scan, but the 5 minute wait between scans is the default value. For newly discovered devices, Barracuda RMM performs the asset scan automatically. After the initial collection of assets for a device, Barracuda RMM refreshes the information once every 4 hours or when you manually request an update. This is the default interval, which you can configure to be more or less frequent.
