Starting the sensors

To start the OpenText ScanCentral SAST sensors:

Start the Controller if it is not already running.
On each sensor, go to the <sast_install_dir>/bin/ directory.
The <sast_install_dir> is only valid if the user installs the OpenText ScanCentral SAST client in the same directory as the OpenText SAST. Otherwise, this worker.properties file is under the OpenText ScanCentral SAST client installation directory.
Start the sensor by typing the following command:
```
scancentral –url <controller_url> worker
```

If the sensor starts successfully, it displays messages to signal its waiting status on the console. After you verify that the sensor is working, you can create a Startup Task in Windows Task Scheduler or add it to your startup scripts. For more information, see Configuring Sensor Auto-Start.

Make sure that you run each sensor consistently from the same directory. Otherwise, its UUID changes and, if OpenText ScanCentral SAST is connected to Application Security, Application Security identifies it as different sensor.

Configuring Sensor Auto-Start