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Overview

The Locations page provides you an overview of the status of the data sources assigned Discover. Every data source is made up of a platform, connection (account used to access the platform), and location (the target directory). This information is displayed in the corresponding column on this page. The last column identifies the information for the last Discovery Scan run on the data source.

Searching Data Sources

The Search data sources field allows you to search the location to find specific data sources. This is useful if you have multiple data sources that may run over onto multiple pages. Type the information you want to use as your search criteria and press ENTER. Only the data sources with locations that meet your search criteria display. Use the X that appears to clear the field and reset the Locations grid.

Scanning a Data Source

Use the Scan now button to scan a specific data source. The scan information will identify how long the scan has been running so you can monitor the progress. Once a scan is running, the button will become a Stop button. You can use this button to stop the scan as needed.

Scanning Multiple Data Sources

You can also start scans for all data sources or multiple data sources from this page. To scan all data sources, click the Scan all now button next to the search.

To scan specific data sources, select the box that displays when you hover on the data source row. As you select data sources, the label for the Scan all now button will change to reflect the number of selected data sources. Once you select all the data sources you want to scan, click the Scan # data sources button.

Understanding the Scan Status

The Scan Status column displays when the last scan ran for each location. If a scan is in progress, this field will display a progress bar to indicate the scan progress. If scans are running for multiple locations, each location will display its own progress bar. The progress will update every minute until the scan is complete.

Some platforms report an accurate content estimate DryvIQ can use to calculate the scan progress. For these platforms, the scan progress will reflect the true percentage of the scan progress. These scan percentages are approximations and may fluctuate based on the information provided by the platform (where applicable) or the amount of content being scanned. For example, if DryvIQ determines an estimate is wrong, it will recalculate the progress, which may decrease the progress from its previous level. Progress will then begin to increase again as the scan continues.

For platforms that don’t provide content estimates, DryvIQ will display the following percentages based on the scan phase currently being executed:

• 20%: The scan is initializing and preparing to run.

• 30%: The scan is determining changes to the content.

• 40%: The scan is executing. This is when the scan is actively reading content and compiling the statistics for the reporting. During this phase, DryvIQ will update the number of files scanned, if any.

• 80%: The scan is finalizing.

• 100%: The scan is complete. The Scan status will display 100% for one minute after the scan completes. Then, the last scan date will display.

Removing a Data Source

You can remove a data source from Discover if you no longer want it to be evaluated. Click the ellipses (…) at the end of the row and click Remove data source from the menu that displays.

Sorting the Grid

By default, the locations are listed in the order they were assigned to Discover. You can sort the locations based on any column in the grid. Clicking a column header will sort that column in ascending order. An up arrow will appear on the column to indicate the ascending sort order. Clicking the column header again will sort the column in descending order. A down arrow will appear on the column to indicate the descending sort order. Clicking the column header a third time will use the default sort order. The selected sort will persist until you change the sort order or select to sort a different column.