Initiate Patch Scan on Specified Systems

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Initiates a patch scan on specified systems to detect missing patches and vulnerabilities.

Request URL

https://{server-hostname}:8383/dcapi/patch/systems/scanSystems

Scope

PatchMgmt.CREATECopied!

Header

Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52

- Request Body

application/json
JSON Object
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resourceIdsarrayOptional

Array of resource IDs to scan. If empty, scans all systems.

Sample Request

Curl
Java
Python
Deluge
PowerShell
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curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomain/dcapi/patch/systems/scanSystems \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"resourceIds":[301,302,303]}'

Sample Request Body

Scan specific systems by resource ID

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  {
    "resourceIds": [
      301,
      302,
      303
    ]
  }
                
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Response Parameters

- HTTP code 200

Response Body - application/json
JSON Object
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statusstring

Scan operation result message

scannedCountstring

Number of systems for which scan was initiated

Possible Response Codes

200HTTP code

Sample Response: HTTP 200

Scan initiated for 3 systems

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  {
    "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.