This user guide describes how to install cloud agents on hosts in your network It continuously collects system data and sends it to qualys enterprise trurisk platform (etp) for analysis and reporting. This document includes the following topics to cover all your linux cloud agent installation requirements To learn more about qualys cloud agent, refer to qualys cloud agent online help. Qualys cloud agent allows you to gain instant, global visibility of your it assets It can monitor assets that are impossible or difficult to monitor with network scanners
The qualys cloud agent is lightweight and can be installed on any host such as a desktop, laptop, server, or virtualmachine. With qualys cloud agent, there is a revolutionary new way to help secure your network by installing lightweight cloud agents in minutes on any host anywhere—server, virtual machine, laptop, desktop, or cloud instance. Perform the following steps to install the cloud agent on a host asset Copy the downloaded cloud agent installer package on a host asset Run the following installation command in the command prompt with root privileges (for x64) The installation command may vary depending on the type of installer package (x64 or arm64).
See the detailed platform matrix in the cloud agent getting started guide. Our tool for linux, bsd, unix, macos gives you many options Provision agents, configure logging, enable sudo to run all data collection commands, and configure the daemon to run as a specific user and/or group.
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