Automatic pausing of the Virus scan task can be configured only on virtual machines with Light Agent for Windows installed.
Configuring automatic pausing of the Virus Scan task in Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console
You can configure the Virus scan task to be automatically paused at a specified time.
To configure automatic pausing of the Virus scan task in the Administration Console:
Open Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.
Do one of the following:
To configure the settings of a task created for the virtual machines within the selected administration group, select the folder with the name of this administration group in the console tree and in the workspace select the Tasks tab.
To configure the settings of a task created for one or more virtual machines (tasks for a set of devices), select the Tasks folder in the console tree.
In the list of tasks, select the required virus scan task for Light Agent for Windows and open the Settings: <Task name> window by double-clicking it.
In the properties window of the task, select the Settings section in the list on the left.
In the right part of the window, in the Security level section, click the Settings button.
In the Virus scan window that opens, on the Additional tab, in the Pause operation section, select the By schedule check box and click the Schedule button.
In the Pause operation window that opens, in the Pause task at and Resume task at fields, specify the time (in HH:MM format) of the beginning and end of the period during which the Virus scan task will be paused.
Click OK in the Pause operation window.
Click OK in the Virus scan window.
To save changes, click the Apply button.
Configuring automatic pausing of scan tasks in the Light Agent for Windows local interface
For scan tasks, you can configure a task to be automatically paused at the specified time.
To configure automatic pausing of a scan task in the local interface:
In the left part of the window, in the Scheduled tasks section, select the subsection with the name of the relevant scan task (Full Scan, Critical Areas Scan or Custom Scan).
If some of the scan tasks do not appear in the section, this means that the policy prohibits configuration of the settings of these scan tasks for all protected virtual machines in the administration group.
In the right part of the window, in the Security level section, click the Settings button.
A window with the name of the selected scan task opens.
In the opened window, on the Additional tab, in the Pause operation section, select the By schedule check box and click the Schedule button.
The window opens.
In the Pause operation window that opens, in the Pause task at and Resume task at fields, specify the time (in HH:MM format) of the beginning and end of the period during which the scan task will be paused.