Installation Steps

Installation Requirements

To install cloud agents, download the Cloud Agent installer and get the associated ActivationID and CustomerID. To download the Cloud Agent installer, login to the Qualys Cloud Platform, and follow the installation steps for MacOS (.pkg). Refer Cloud Agent Requirement to learn know more.

Steps to Install Cloud Agent

  1. Copy the Qualys Cloud Agent installer onto the target host.
  2. Install the Qualys Cloud Agent using the following commands:

    For qualys-cloud-agent.x86_64.pkg installer:

    sudo installer -pkg ./qualys-cloud-agent.x86_64.pkg -target/sudo/Applications/QualysCloudAgent.app/ Contents/MacOS/qualys-cloud-agent.sh ActivationId=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx CustomerId=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx

    For QualysCloudAgent.pkg installer:

    sudo installer -pkg ./QualysCloudAgent.pkg -target /sudo/Applications/QualysCloudAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/qualys-cloud-agent.sh ActivationId=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx CustomerId=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx