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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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release: australia
product: Instance Scan
classification: instance-scan
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Instance Scan, Maintain and monitor, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
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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)