Qualys Physical Scanner Appliance
The physical Scanner Appliance supports internal scanning capabilities, including vulnerability scanning, compliance scanning and web application scanning. The Scanner Appliance User Guide gives you step by step instructions to help you set up and deploy a scanner appliance within your network environment.
The Physical Scanner Appliance supports internal scanning capabilities, including vulnerability, compliance, and web application scanning. The Scanner Appliance User Guide gives you step-by-step instructions on how to set up and deploy a scanner appliance within your network environment.
Physical Scanner Appliances: QGSA-6120-B1 | QGSA-6120-A1 | QGSA-5120-A1 | QGSA-4120-A1
Product Comparison
The following table helps to compare available physical scanner types and choose the correct scanner.
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Type |
QGSA-6120-B1 |
QGSA-6120-A1 |
QGSA-5120-A1 |
QGSA-4120-A1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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CPU |
Intel Xeon® E Hexa-Core 2.60GHz, 16M Cache, 16 T, 65W TDP, FCLGA1200 |
Intel Xeon® E Hexa-Core 2.90GHz, 12M Cache, 12 T, 65W TDP, FCLGA1200 |
Intel Xeon® Quad-Core 3.8GHz, 8MB Cache |
Intel Xeon® Quad-Core 3.5GHz, 8M Cache |
|
Memory |
64GB DDR4-3200 ECC (up to 128 GB) |
32GB DDR4-3200 ECC (up to 128 GB) |
16GB DDR4-2400 |
16GB DDR3-1600 |
|
1245 units |
1040 units |
910 units |
835 units |
|
|
Increased Capacity |
20% more than QGSA-6120-A1 |
14% more than QGSA-5120-A1 |
10% more than QGSA-4120-A1 |
2x more than QGSA-3120-A1 |
|
Power Socket |
Dual Power Socket |
Single Power Socket |
Single Power Socket
|
Single Power Socket
|
|
Production Image version |
QAL-3.10 |
QAL-3.10 |
QAL-2.1 |
QAL-2.1 |
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Storage |
500GB, PCIe, NVMe, M.2, SSD |
500GB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD |
480GB, M.2 SSD |
1TB, 2.5”, SATA 6Gb/s, 5400RPM HDD |
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Supported Applications |
64-bit Applications |
64-bit Applications |
32-bit Applications |
32-bit Applications |
|
Ethernet |
Two 10GbE LAN |
Two 10GbE LAN |
Two GbE ports |
Two GbE ports |
|
Kernel |
64-bit kernel |
64-bit kernel |
32-bit kernel |
32-bit kernel |
|
Scanners |
64-bit scanners |
64-bit scanners |
32-bit scanners |
32-bit scanners |
|
USB |
Two USB 3.2 ports |
Two USB 3.2 ports |
Two USB 2.0 ports + two USB 3.0 ports |
Two USB 2.0 ports |
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Power Input |
100-240 VAC, 50-60Hz, 5A-3A Single phase |
100-240 VAC, 50-60Hz, 4A-2A Single phase |
100-240 VAC, 50-60Hz, 4A Single phase |
100-240 VAC, 50-60Hz, 4A Single phase |
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Power Consumption |
Max: 102W (348 BTU/hr); Typical: 88W (300 BTU/hr) |
Max: 75W (256 BTU/hr); Typical: 65W (222 BTU/hr) |
Max: 91W (310 BTU/hr); Typical: 80W (273 BTU/hr |
Max: 91W (310 BTU/hr); Typical: 80W (273 BTU/hr) |
Scanning Capacity
Scanning capacity estimates the maximum scan job units a scanner can handle when idle (not scanning). This estimate ensures scalability and stability.
As the scanner picks up new jobs and slices, available units decrease, and the remaining capacity is recalculated to determine how many more jobs it can take.
Each scan type (for example, VM, PC) has a predefined unit cost. A VM scan uses two units per IP, meaning a scanner with 1000 units can scan up to 500 IPs in parallel when split across multiple parallel scan jobs. Parallel scan jobs depend on performance profile settings.
Contact Qualys Support to learn more about option profile settings.