The offline scanners can be used to inventory Windows and Unix clients that are not connected to the network. In general a system-specific scanner will be executed on the client that should be inventoried.
The found data is stored in a results file. This file can be added to the ACMP Console using the import function, and the client's inventory data is then available.

Run Windows offline scanner

The execution file for the offline scanner for Windows clients is located in the directory %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Aagon\ACMP Console\Bin\ACMPOfflineScanner. With the ACMP Console open, you can open this directory by clicking the Offline Scanner Copy button in the ribbon bar.

To run the Offline Scanner, the entire file directory must be available on the Windows client which you want to be inventoried. To do this, proceed as follows:

1. Make the file directory available on the client (e.g., via USB stick or share in another network that is accessible to the client).
2. Run the ACMPOfflineScanner.exe file.
3. Configure the execution of the offline scanner. You can specify which scanners should be run and where the scan data should be stored. You can also specify whether this directory should be displayed after the scan. If you do not customize the target directory for the scan data, a directory will be created next to the .exe-file and the scan data will be stored there. The configuration data is stored in the file OfflineScannerSettings.xml.
4. Click Scan to start the scan. You can see the scan progress in the progress bar.

There is now an *.aos file in the previously selected directory. The name of this file corresponds to the computer name on which the Offline Scanner was executed. You must now make this data available again on a client that has an ACMP Console. In the next step, you can import this file with the scan data into the ACMP console.

Configuration of the included scanners

The scanners available in the Windows Offline Scanner and descriptions of their configurations are listed below:

Windows Offline Scanner - Parameters

The Windows Offline Scanner can also be used via the command line. The following parameters are available:

Run Unix Offline Scanner

The execution files for the offline scanner for Unix clients are located in the directory %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Aagon\ACMP Server\Clients\Unix Offline Scanner 1.11.2. There are several subdirectories for specific Linux and MacOS operating systems.

To run the Unix Offline Scanner, the appropriate file directory must be available on the Unix client to be inventoried. To do this, proceed as follows:

1. Make the required file directory available on the client (e.g., via USB stick or share in another network accessible to the client).
2. If necessary, adjust the configuration file appsettings.json.
3. Make the file executable using the following Bash command chmod +x ./Aagon.UnixOfflineScanner.
4. Run the Unix Offline Scanner using the following Bash command: sudo ./Aagon.UnixOfflineScanner.

There is now an *.aos file in the directory. You must now make this data available again on a client that has an ACMP console. In the next step, you can import this file with the scan data into the ACMP console.

Unix Offline Scanner - Parameters

The following parameters are available for advanced configuration of the Unix Offline Scanner:

Importing scan data into the ACMP Console

You can now import the scan data into the ACMP Console:

1. Select the Query Actions tab in the ribbon bar.
2. Click on the Import button.
   
3. Navigate to the location of the *.aos file and select it.

The file with the scan data will now be imported. Once this is complete, you can view the client's inventory data via queries.