CloudSphere requires credentials that scan Unix/Linux flavors to gather critical pieces of information via SSH. The credential requires sudo/ elevated privileges to run the following commands within these endpoints to get the required data.
Command |
Purpose |
Linux / Unix |
|
| cat | Reading file content. |
| dmidecode | Collection of host data. |
| docker | |
| fdisk | Collecting Disk data. |
| getconf | Used for identifying System Process command line truncation. |
| groups | |
| ip netns exec | Used for identifying container communications. |
| ln | |
| ls | Used for directory exploration to support discovery. |
| lshw | Used for Disk data collection. |
| netstat | Used for collecting communication data. |
| nsenter | |
| pfiles | Used for collecting data on process communication. |
| pwdx | Used for identifying System Process working directory. |
| rm | Used for cleaning up files created by scanning Docker. |
| runuser | Used for collecting Oracle Database data |
| ss | Used for identifying System Process command line truncation. |
Solaris Specific |
|
| format | Collecting data from Solaris Disks. |
| ls | Used for collecting Solaris Disks. |
| lsof | Collecting data used for building server communications. |
| pargs | Repairing truncated process command lines. |
AIX Specific |
|
| lscfg | Collecting Device serial/model numbers etc. |
| lsof | Collecting data used for building server communications. |
| bootinfo | Collecting disk size. |
| getconf | Used for identification of Disk size. |
| lspv | Used for collecting Disk data. |
HP-UX Only |
|
| cstm | Collecting data related to Disks, Memory & CPU and firmware. |
| getconf | Used for collection of CPU data. |
| lsof | Collecting data used for building server communications. |
| netstat | Used for collecting communication data. |
| print_manifest | Collecting data related to Disks, Memory & CPU. |