Deploying Virtual Scanner in Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure with CLI

The following Alibaba CLI command is used to create an instance in Alibaba Cloud. Within the UserData option, you should specify the PERSCODE and any proxy server configuration details, encoded in base64 format.

To create instance use the following command:

aliyun ecs RunInstances [OPTIONS]

Parameters

Field	Mandatory/Optional	Description
--ImageId	Mandatory	ID of the image used to create the instance.
--InstanceType	Mandatory	instance type
--SecurityGroupId	Mandatory	ID of the security group to which to assign the instance.
--VSwitchId	Mandatory	ID of the vSwitch to which to connect the instance
--InstanceName	Mandatory	Name of the instance. The name must be 2 to 128 characters in length. It must start with a letter and cannot start with http:// or https://. It can contain letters, digits, colons (:), underscores (_), periods (.), and hyphens (-)
--UserData	Mandatory	User data of the instance. The user data must be encoded in Base64.
--InstanceChargeType :	Mandatory	Billing method of the instance. Valid values: PrePaid: subscription PostPaid: pay-as-you-go Default value: PostPaid.
--SystemDisk.Category	Mandatory	The category of the system disk. Valid values: cloud_efficiency: ultra disk cloud_ssd: standard SSD cloud_essd: enhanced SSD (ESSD) cloud: basic disk
--HttpTokens	Optional	Optional (Default mode): The security-hardening mode (IMDSv2) is not forcibly used. Required: The security-hardening mode (IMDSv2) is forcibly used. After you set this parameter to required, you cannot access the instance metadata in normal mode.

Example: Launch a Qualys Scanner

aliyun ecs RunInstances --ImageId m-rj998yxv39wllkmjovmc --InstanceType 'ecs.g6e.large' --SecurityGroupId sg-rj9bc6itsb6aklrkzowo --VSwitchId vsw-rj9ureoqii8mg4i4v8ef2 --InstanceName qualys-scanner --UserData UEVSU0NPREU9NzA2NjQzMzM0MzM5OTg= --SystemDisk.Category cloud_essd

For more information regarding launching instances on Alibaba Cloud refer to RunInstances from Alibaba cloud documentation.

Next Step

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