Deploy Qualys Virtual Scanner Appliance

Perform the following steps to deploy the Qualys Virtual Scanner appliance in vCenter:

Launch the VMware-vSphere client and log into vCenter.
Click your selected Data Center > Right-Click > Deploy OVF Template.
Click Local File and choose the downloaded Qualys Virtual Scanner ova.
Continue with the panel template to select compute resource and data storage.
The Qualys Scanner Appliance below version 3.10 supports up to 16GB RAM and up to 16 CPU cores.
The restriction on configuring a maximum of 16 CPUs and 16 GB RAM is removed from version 3.10.
For Single Network scanning, select the desired Destination Network for LAN; WAN is not used.
Ensure the Destination Network is configured to allow HTTPS (443) outbound access to the internet.
For Split Network scanning, select different Destination Networks for WAN and LAN.
Ensure the Destination Network for WAN is configured to allow HTTPS (443) outbound access to the internet.

Customize template – Enable properties settings appropriate for your environment:

Section	Description
Personalization Code	REQUIRED: Provide the 14-digit Personalization code obtained from Qualys
Enable WAN Interface	Optional: Enable for Split-Network scanning
HTTP Proxy	Optional: Add the proxy server URL to communicate with Qualys Enterprise TruRisk™ Platform via SSL proxy, which supports both IP and FQDN for the proxy server configuration. Formatting: Specify the proxy server URL as username:password@proxyhost:port If authentication is not used, the format is proxyhost:port where 'proxyhost' is the IPv4 address or the FQDN of the proxy server, the 'port' is the port the proxy server is running on Examples: jdoe:abc12345@10.40.1.123:3128 jdoe:abc12345@myproxy.qualys.com:3128 Configuring IPV6 proxy: When configuring an IPv6 proxy, we must always enclose the proxy in square bracket [] to identify it as IPv6 address. Example: HTTP_Proxy=jdoe:abc12345@[2001:470:8418:ffe:250:56ff:feb3:729b]:3128
LAN IP	Optional: Defaults to DHCP, otherwise, enter static IP address for LAN interface
LAN Default VLAN	Optional: Defaults to 0. Enter VLAN ID if needed
LAN Netmask	Optional: Defaults to 255.255.255.0
LAN Gateway	Optional: Defaults to DHCP. For static LAN IP, enter the LAN Gateway address.
LAN DNS Servers	Optional: For static LAN IP, enter LAN DNS servers
WAN IP	Optional: Defaults to DHCP, otherwise enter static IP address WAN interface – applicable to Split Network configuration.
WAN Netmask	Optional: Defaults to 255.255.255.0 - applicable to Split Network configuration
WAN Gateway	Optional: Defaults to DHCP. For a static WAN IP, enter the WAN Gateway address—applicable to the Split Network configuration.
WAN DNS Servers	Optional: For static WAN IP, enter WAN DNS servers – applicable to Split Network configuration
WINS 1	Optional: Primary WINS address
WINS 2	Optional: Secondary WINS address
WINS DOMAIN	Optional: WINS Domain
PREFER_USERDATA	Optional: When 'PREFER_USERDATA' is set to False (default), changes made through Scanner VM Console override user data settings specified via vApp options (base-64 encoded value provided for USER_DATA key): if set to True, all changes done via Scanner VM Console is overridden by user data settings on scanner reboot.
USER_DATA	Optional: Base-64 encoded values of user data such as PERSCODE, HTTP_Proxy, IPADDR, NETMASK, DNS, and so on. When this is set, the Scanner boots up with the values provided in encoded user data.
IPv6 Only Scanner	Optional : Enables scanners in IPv6 only mode

Next Step

Power on Virtual Scanner Appliance