Minimizing Production Disruption Through A Scan Rule Engine

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more storage devices in communication with the one or more processors, wherein the one or more storage devices contain instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to:
• (i) identify, by one or more processors, an initial group of network devices from a set of network devices, the initial group of network devices being identified in accordance with a rule set;
• (ii) initiate, by the one or more processors, a scan of the initial group of network devices;
• (iii) determine, by the one or more processors, in accordance with the rule set, an additional group of network devices from the set of network devices to be scanned;
• (iv) initiate, by the one or more processors, a scan of the additional group of network devices;
• and
• repeat (iii) and (iv) until all network devices in the set of network devices are scanned in accordance with the rule set.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• (i) identify an initial group of network devices from a set of network devices, the initial group of network devices being identified in accordance with a rule set;
• (ii) initiate a scan of the initial group of network devices;
• (iii) determine in accordance with the rule set, an additional group of network devices from the set of network devices to be scanned;
• (iv) initiate a scan of the additional group of network devices;
• and
• repeat (iii) and (iv) until all network devices in the set of network devices are scanned in accordance with the rule set.