Qualys Cloud Agent-On Demand Scan
This article describes how to trigger on demand scans for the cloud agent
The Qualys Cloud Agent may take up to 24 hours to report back the vulnerability on an host. If a faster check in/result is needed you can use the following methods to trigger an instant scan.
On-Demand Scan via Qualys Console
- Locate your device in Cloud Agent>Agent Management> Agents
- Choose On Demand Scan in the Quick Actions
- Choose the Scan Type and click Submit
On Demand Scan with Registry (Windows Only)
- Navigate to the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Qualys>QualysAgent>ScanOnDemand
- Select the Scan Type and modify ScanOnDemand value to 1
On Demand Scan with Command Line (Linux/Mac)
- Run command "./cloudagentctl.sh action=demand type=(vm|pc|inv|udc|sca)" from:
- Linux filepath /usr/local/qualys/cloud-agent/bin/
- MacOS filepath /Applications/QualysCloudAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/
- <type> needs to be one of vm, pc, inv, udc, or sca