Start Virtualization Scan Controller

Before you start Virtualization Scan Controller, ensure you have applied the configuration, as described in Apply the configuration.

To start Virtualization Scan Controller:

  1. Enter SavScanController start if you have registered as a Windows service. Otherwise, enter SavScanController run.
    Note If you are using the run command, the command prompt should be open in the context of an account that has sufficient rights to the database schema vmscan.
  2. Press Enter to start Virtualization Scan Controller.
    Note If you make changes to the configuration later, you do not need to stop and start the service in order for the changes to take effect.

When Virtualization Scan Controller requests a scan, it works as though a full system scan of endpoint computers is started from Sophos Enterprise Console. The settings used for a full system scan depend on which Anti-Virus and HIPS policies apply. The following Anti-Virus and HIPS settings are used:

  • Authorizations.
  • On-demand exclusions.
  • On-demand extensions.
  • All other default scheduled scanning options.