See Discovery workflow and permissions and Sensor installation requirements.
Instruction summary:
Extract the .tar.gz file to a specified folder, run ./start.sh, then follow the prompts to activate the sensor.
In the sidebar menu, select Discovery > Manage Discovery.
On the Scan page, select Add sensor.
On the Set up a sensor page, under step 1 Download a discovery sensor in the Linux section, select Download.
As a root user, log on to your Linux server.
For example:
$ su
Password: *****************
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Create the installation directory.
For example:
mkdir ccsensor
Go to the installation directory and extract the sensor .tar.gz file.
For example:
cd ccsensor
tar -xzvf<sensor-file>.tar.gz
Where ccsensor is the installation directory and <sensor-file> is the name of the file.
The Sensor Linux service installation script is available as part of the package. Execute the script to install and run the sensor as a service.
Sensor activation note:
You can activate the sensor now or later. However, you must activate the sensor before you can use it to set up a scan. If you choose to activate the sensor later, see Linux: Activate a sensor.
Go to the installation directory and run start.sh.
For example:
cd ccsensor
./start.sh
Where ccsensor is the installation directory.
When asked to proceed with authentication, type y and enter your CertCentral username and password.
Select the division you want to assign the sensor to.
If you do not have divisions, we return the name of the organization for your account.
When asked, enter a sensor name.
You also have the option to control the sensor using Linux service. This allows the sensors to operate uninterrupted in the background, even when your machine reboots.
Make sure the sensor you want to run as a service is installed and activated.
Go to the sensor installation directory (for example, ccsensor). Run the service-install.sh script to install and start the sensor Linux service.
If you already have a sensor running and would like to run the service, you must stop the sensor before installing the service. See Linux: Stop a sensor.
You are ready to set up and run a scan using this sensor. See Set up and run a scan.
If you are using multiple sensors, you may want to rename the sensors to make tracking or identifying them easier. See Rename the sensor.