scan

Manages all the scans executed on live systems. The usage is:

usage: hammr scan [sub-command] [options]

Sub Commands

build sub-command

Builds a machine image from a scan. The options are:

  • --id (mandatory): the ID of the scan to generate the machine image from
  • --file (mandatory): json or yaml file providing the builder parameters

Note

When building from a scan, your yaml or json file must contain an installation and hardwareSettings section in builders. Refer to installation for installation details and Builders Specification for the hardware settings, which depend on the builder type.

delete sub-command

Deletes an existing scan. The options are:

  • --id (mandatory): the ID of the instance or scan to delete
  • --scantype (mandatory): the type to be deleted. Can be one of: instance, scan, or all. When you set the type to instance, the instance and all scans linked to it will be deleted unless using the scansonly flag. When you specify the type as scan only the scan with the ID to specify will be deleted. If you set the type to all, all the instances and scans on your UForge will be deleted (regardeless of the id you set).
  • --scansonly (optional): this flag can be used when the scan type is set to instance. In this case, only the scans linked to the specified instance will be deleted (not the instance itself).

import sub-command

Imports (or transforms) the scan to a template.

  • --id (mandatory): the ID of the scan to import
  • --name (mandatory): the name to use for the template created from the scan
  • --version (mandatory): the version to use for the template created from the scan

list sub-command

Displays all the scans for the user.

run sub-command

Executes a deep scan of a running system.

  • --ip (mandatory): the IP address or fully qualified hostname of the running system
  • --scan-login (mandatory): the root user name (normally root)
  • --name (mandatory): the scan name to use when creating the scan meta-data. If you want to use spaces in the scan name, you must use single quote and double quotes before and after the name. For example: --name '"my scan name with spaces"'
  • --scan-password (optional): the root password to authenticate to the running system
  • --dir (optional): the directory where to install the uforge-scan.bin binary used to execute the deep scan
  • --exclude (optional): a list of directories or files to exclude during the deep scan
  • --overlay (optional): include overlay (extra files) for the given scan
  • --identity-file (optional): the file containing the private ssh key used to connect to the source machine

Note

If a CTR exception (eg: ERROR: Caught exception: CTR mode needs counter parameter, not IV) occurs while executing run sub-command try upgrading your paramiko library to either 1.18.4 or 2.3.1 using sudo pip install paramiko==VERSION.