Pause and Resume a Scan

Pausing a scan stops it where it is and frees the scanner it runs on, so other scans can use it. The progress and the findings reported so far are kept. When you resume the scan, it continues from the point where it was paused on the next available scanner.

Unlike a stopped scan, a paused scan can be resumed at any time.

Behavior	Pause	Stop
Frees the scanner	Yes	Yes
Can be continued later from the same point	Yes, with Resume	No

Only a running scan can be paused, and only a paused scan can be resumed. A paused scan can still be stopped.

Pause a scan

1. Open report.ostorlab.co and click Scans in the top bar

Scans in the top bar

2. Find the running scan and click the pause button

The pause button is shown in the Actions column of scans whose progress is Running.

The pause button in the Actions column of a running scan

3. Confirm by clicking Pause scan

The "Pause this scan?" confirmation dialog

The scan progress changes to Paused.

A scan whose progress is Paused in the scan list

Resume a scan

1. Find the paused scan and click the resume button

The resume button is shown in the Actions column of scans whose progress is Paused.

The resume button in the Actions column of a paused scan

The scan is queued and continues from where it was paused on the next available scanner.

Pause or resume from the scan page

You can also pause or resume a scan from its page, using the buttons at the top right.

When the scan is running, click the pause button and confirm.
When the scan is paused, click the resume button.

The pause button at the top right of the page of a running scan

The resume button at the top right of the page of a paused scan