Configuring Instance Scan
concept australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read hs-intro-scans.md
Execute the different kinds of scans that Instance Scan offers to keep a check on the health of your instance. You can also schedule a full scan so you can ensure the health of your instance even without an active session.
Note: Instance Scan scans only customized records, but point scan scans all records including the default records.
- Execute scans: Execute the different types of scans available as per your requirements.
- Schedule scans: Create a schedule to regularly trigger either a full or a suite scan even when you don’t have an active session.
- Monitor scans: Track the progress status of the executed and scheduled scans.
- Review scans: Review your executed scans with the findings and results components.
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--- title: Configuring Instance Scan description: Execute the different kinds of scans that Instance Scan offers to keep a check on the health of your instance. You can also schedule a full scan so you can ensure the health of your instance even without an active session. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/instance-scan/hs-intro-scans.html release: australia product: Instance Scan classification: instance-scan topic_type: concept last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [Instance Scan, Maintain and monitor, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform] --- # Configuring Instance Scan Execute the different kinds of scans that Instance Scan offers to keep a check on the health of your instance. You can also schedule a full scan so you can ensure the health of your instance even without an active session. **Note:** Instance Scan scans only customized records, but point scan scans all records including the default records. 1. [Execute scans](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/instance-scan/hs-execute-point-scan.md): Execute the different types of scans available as per your requirements. 2. [Schedule scans](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/instance-scan/hs-schedule-full-scan.md): Create a schedule to regularly trigger either a full or a suite scan even when you don’t have an active session. 3. [Monitor scans](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/instance-scan/hs-progress-status-full-scan.md): Track the progress status of the executed and scheduled scans. 4. [Review scans](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/instance-scan/hs-review-scans.md): Review your executed scans with the findings and results components.
| title | Configuring Instance Scan |
| description | Execute the different kinds of scans that Instance Scan offers to keep a check on the health of your instance. You can also schedule a full scan so you can ensure the health of your instance even without an active session. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/instance-scan/hs-intro-scans.html |
| release | australia |
| product | Instance Scan |
| classification | instance-scan |
| topic_type | concept |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Instance ScanMaintain and monitorAdminister the ServiceNow AI Platform |