McAfee Data Loss Prevention 9.2.2 Product Guide

4Using McAfee DLP DiscoverManaging scansCreate an optimized scan from classified dataWhen you evaluate classified data before creating a new scan, you can refine scan filters to producemore effective results.Before you beginCreate and run a data classification scan to provide content and context for the optimizedscan.Task1 Select one of these options:• In ePolicy Orchestrator, select Menu | Data Loss Prevention | DLP Classify | Data Classification.• On your McAfee DLP appliance, select Classify | Data Classification.2 On the Task View page, select an Inventory or Classification scan that might have the type ofclassified data you need to get optimized results.3 Click the Analysis icon of the selected scan.A page of sorted and configurable results appears.4 From the drop‐down list, select a scan mode.5 Click Create Task.The Select Classified Data window appears.6 Select the file extensions to define the classified content, then select the shares you want to scan.If you are creating a Discover scan, you must also select one or more policies to indicate what rulesyou want to match to the classified data.7 Click Generate.The Add Scan Operation page appears.8 Click the Policies and Filters tabs to verify the new options in the scan definition.9 Click Save.Managing scansScan operations are managed by applying different states from the Actions menu on the Scan Operationspage.Scan operations can be paused and resumed, and notification can be set up to inform users that acrawl has started and stopped.Table 4-15 Scan actionsScan action DescriptionNewCloneActivateDeactivateOpens the Add Scan Operation dialog box.Copies the selected scan and opens the Edit Scan Operation dialog box; allows nameand other parameters to be changed.Activates the selected scan, which scan is enabled to run (on schedule). Only activescans are allowed to be run. Activation causes system to fetch files and analyzecontent.Deactivates the selected scan (keeps it from running).90 McAfee Data Loss Prevention 9.2.2 Product Guide