AlloyScan Documentation
AlloyScan is a network inventory and audit platform from Alloy Software. It continuously discovers, audits, and tracks the state of IT assets across single-site and multi-site organisations.
This documentation covers product concepts, day-to-day workflows, administration, and reference material for AlloyScan operators, administrators, and integrators.
Sections
Getting Started
Introduction to AlloyScan, key concepts, first-time tutorials, and system requirements.
Discovery and Audit
Segments, Audit Service, Audit Agents, credentials, scan and audit operations.
Inventory
Browse and inspect devices, manage tags, custom audit fields, and custom views.
Software
Software product catalog, classification (Required, Regular, Forbidden), and per-product install map.
Dashboard
Site situational overview with fixed widgets and drill-down to filtered Inventory grids.
Reports
Built-in report templates, the report viewer, and custom report authoring.
Network Map
Per-switch SNMP topology with floor-plan background and PDF or PNG export.
Change Tracking
Per-device change history, tracking categories, retention, and the global Change log.
Notifications
Notification templates, subscriptions, delivery channels, and the Notifications log.
Tools
Built-in remote-administration utilities and custom tools invoked through the Alloy Integration Launcher.
Administration
Site Settings, App management, IAM, schedules, snapshot storage, and logs.
Integrations
Alloy Navigator Sync, snapshot offload to S3-compatible storage, and external Tools.
API Reference
REST API authentication via App registrations, PATCH support, and workload limits.
Preferences
Per-user theme, layout, and regional formats in Manage Your Account.
Glossary
Canonical AlloyScan terminology, alphabetical.
FAQ
Common questions about hypervisors, MFA, charts, Audit source, and deployment availability.
Release Notes
Version-by-version summary of user-visible changes. (Migrated as part of cutover from the existing release-notes set.)