Initiates a patch scan on specified systems to detect missing patches and vulnerabilities.
post /dcapi/patch/systems/scanSystems
https://{serverurl}/dcapi/patch/systems/scanSystems
Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52
Array of resource IDs to scan. If empty, scans all systems.
curl --request POST \
--url https://appdomains/dcapi/patch/systems/scanSystems \
--header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
--header 'content-type: application/json' \
--data '{}'Scan specific systems by resource ID
{
"resourceIds": [
301,
302,
303
]
}
Scan operation result message
Number of systems for which scan was initiated
Scan initiated for 3 systems
{
"scannedCount": 3,
"status": "Scan initiated successfully"
}
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Duration: 1 minute | Threshold: 30 | Lock period: 5 minutes
Duration - Time window for the threshold.
Threshold - Number of API calls allowed within the specified duration.
Lock Period - Wait time before consecutive API requests.
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