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Core Scanner is a utility to examine and manage each Core on a given installation of Federated Core Platform. It allows a customer service person to examine the Core, look at all the configuration files, see any anomalies in the files, track usage of resources (CPU, RAM, storage, network), and perform tightly managed actions on the Core to take remedial steps as needed.

Each installation of Core Scanner includes user and group priveleges so that the owner of the Federated Core Platform can look at all Cores running, but also partners can examine and manage the Cores of their customers. For example, a managed service provider may have a number of Cores for which they will want to be able to provide monitor and fix service3. Core Scanner allows them to see those Cores, only.

Core Scanner provides the ability to "take action" on a Core with a large library of pre-defined "actions" for each Core depending on the applications installed and the reality of the Core at the time of inspection. If a Core needs more storage, for example, "actions" are brought forward suggesting remedial action to the support person. There are also actions available to compare a given Core to normative Cores.

Core Scanner is supported by the "machine learning" functions in the [Update and Upgrade](update-and-upgrade.md) and [Monitor and Fix](monitor-and-fix.md) systems.
