Network Security QGSA-5120-A1, User Manual

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Scanner Appliance Tour
System Reboot and Shutdown
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What happens after restart?
When you restart the Scanner Appliance, several messages appear during the startup
process, as described below:
1
When the system is restarted, informational messages appear in the screen during
the boot process. These messages appear in the order shown below:
Welcome to Qualys
Qualys Scanner is starting up...
Filesystem check in progress...
Qualys Scanner is coming up...
2
The Appliance attempts to connect to the Qualys Cloud Platform using its
configuration. During this phase, these messages appear in the order shown
below:
CONTACTING QUALYS
Filesystem check in progress...
CONTACTING QUALYS
3
The SCANNER APPLIANCE NAME–IP ADDRESS is displayed after the Scanner
Appliance makes a successful connection to the Qualys Cloud Platform. This
means your the Scanner Appliance is ready to start scanning. If another message
appears you need to take some action before you can start scanning:
•
ACTIVATION CODE
— The Scanner Appliance needs to be activated. Refer to
the Quick Start for instructions.
•
Appliance configuration error — An error prevented the Scanner Appliance
from making a connection to the Qualys Cloud Platform. This issue must be
resolved before scanning. See
Troubleshooting for help with resolving the
issue.