Using Instance Scan

concept australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read hs-using-scans.md

Execute and schedule the following scans within Instance Scan. You can also analyze the results of the scans in your instance on a dashboard.

Create a check
Create your own checks by implementing the following procedure.
Create a check suite
Create a check suite to bundle a group of checks into a suite and execute it.
Executing a scan
Use the following types of scans to execute checks, a scan or a suite scan.
Schedule a full scan
Create a schedule to regularly trigger a full scan even when you don’t have an active session. A schedule creates an established baseline for the health of the instance and provides a comparison to configuration and instance health over time.
Schedule a suite scan
Create a schedule to regularly trigger a suite scan even when you don’t have an active session.
Monitoring a scan
You can check the progress status of a scan by checking the progress tracker.
Parallel scans
Parallel scan is a functionality in Instance Scan that allows multiple scans to run in parallel instead of sequential execution. This improves efficiency and reduces wait times when several scans are executed concurrently.
Reviewing of scans
After the scans have been executed, you can review them with the findings and results components.
Queue your scan
Leverage the scan queue feature to line up your scans for automatic execution following the current scan.
Cancel a scan
Cancel or abort an ongoing scan by either selecting Cancel Scan in the scan execution modal or the Cancel Scan related link in the results record.
Using the Instance Scan dashboard
Compare and analyze the results of the scans in your instance by representing it on the premium Performance Analytics (PA) dashboard.

Parent Topic:Maintaining and monitoring the ServiceNow AI Platform

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title: Using Instance Scan
description: Execute and schedule the following scans within Instance Scan. You can also analyze the results of the scans in your instance on a dashboard.
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# Using Instance Scan

Execute and schedule the following scans within Instance Scan. You can also analyze the results of the scans in your instance on a dashboard.

-   **[Create a check](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/instance-scan/hs-create-health-check.md)**  
Create your own checks by implementing the following procedure.
-   **[Create a check suite](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/instance-scan/hc-create-check-suite.md)**  
Create a check suite to bundle a group of checks into a suite and execute it.
-   **[Executing a scan](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/instance-scan/hs-execute-scans.md)**  
Use the following types of scans to execute checks, a scan or a suite scan.
-   **[Schedule a full scan](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/instance-scan/hs-schedule-full-scan.md)**  
Create a schedule to regularly trigger a full scan even when you don’t have an active session. A schedule creates an established baseline for the health of the instance and provides a comparison to configuration and instance health over time.
-   **[Schedule a suite scan](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/instance-scan/hc-schedule-suite-scan.md)**  
Create a schedule to regularly trigger a suite scan even when you don’t have an active session.
-   **[Monitoring a scan](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/instance-scan/hs-progress-status-full-scan.md)**  
You can check the progress status of a scan by checking the progress tracker.
-   **[Parallel scans](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/instance-scan/hs-parallel-scan.md)**  
Parallel scan is a functionality in Instance Scan that allows multiple scans to run in parallel instead of sequential execution. This improves efficiency and reduces wait times when several scans are executed concurrently.
-   **[Reviewing of scans](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/instance-scan/hs-review-scans.md)**  
After the scans have been executed, you can review them with the findings and results components.
-   **[Queue your scan](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/instance-scan/hs-queue-scan.md)**  
Leverage the scan queue feature to line up your scans for automatic execution following the current scan.
-   **[Cancel a scan](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/instance-scan/hs-cancel-scan.md)**  
Cancel or abort an ongoing scan by either selecting Cancel Scan in the scan execution modal or the Cancel Scan related link in the results record.
-   **[Using the Instance Scan dashboard](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/instance-scan/hs-implement-dashboard.md)**  
Compare and analyze the results of the scans in your instance by representing it on the premium Performance Analytics \(PA\) dashboard.

**Parent Topic:**[Maintaining and monitoring the ServiceNow AI Platform](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/maintain-monitor-now-platform.md)