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Schedule a job to scan an endpoint

To schedule a scan job:

1.Click Sites and then select the applicable site.

2.Click Devices and select the appropriate device(s).

3.In the Actions menu, click the Schedule a job gear icon.

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4.In the Components section, click Add a Component. Select the appropriate ESET Direct Endpoint Management - Tasks component and click Save.


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Select an operating system component: Windows [WIN], macOS [MAC] or Linux [LINUX].

5.To accept the End-User License Agreement, in the ACCEPT_EULA field, type ACCEPT.

6.In the TASK field, type SCAN.

7.Select a SCAN_PROFILE.


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If left blank, this field will default to @Smart Scan.

8.Select SCAN_TARGETS. Windows users, can specify multiple targets using a pipe | delimiter, for example, ${DriveAll}|${Boot}|${Memory}. Mac and Linux users must provide applicable file paths separated by colons. The following variables are supported:

${DriveRemovable}—All removable drives and devices

${DriveRemovableBoot}—Boot sectors of all removable drives

${DriveFixed}—Hard drives (HDD, SSD)

${DriveFixedBoot}—Boot sectors of hard drives

${DriveRemote}—Network drives

${DriveAll}—All available drives

${DriveAllBoot}—Boot sectors of all drives

${DriveSystem}—System drives

${Share}—Shared drives (only for server products)

${Boot}—Main boot sector

${Memory}—Operating memory


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If left blank, this field will default to C: for Windows and / for Mac and Linux.

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9.Click Save.

The scan job has been scheduled.