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:
   
   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 ServerUri=<platform_url>/CloudAgent/
   

The installation commands used in this document are only for illustration. Do not use these commands as it is. Replace the placeholders used in the commands with proper parameters.

How to Install FedRAMP-compliant Build

To install a FedRAMP-compliant Cloud Agent, you must use the FedRAMP=true parameter in the installation command. Use the following command install a FedRAMP-compliant macOS Cloud Agent:

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 ServerUri=https://qualysguard.gov1.qualys.us/CloudAgent/FedRAMP=true