Upgrading monitoring agents

Periodically, new archive files that contain upgraded monitoring agents are available for download. Archive files are available from IBM Passport Advantage.

Procedure

To upgrade your Monitoring Agents, complete the following steps:

1. Download the compressed installation images for Monitoring Agents from the IBM Passport Advantage website. For more information, see Downloading agents and data collectors from Passport Advantage.
2. Configure the installation images for communication with the Monitoring server. For more information, see Configuring the downloaded images.
3. Upgrade the agent. For more information, see the following topics:
   • Installing agents on UNIX systems
   • Installing agents on Linux systems
   • Installing agents on Windows systems

Note: Agent specific configuration is retained on upgrade.

Results

The agent is upgraded to the latest version.

What to do next

Log in to the IBM Cloud Pak console to verify that your agent still reports data.

• Agents on AIX: Stopping the agent and running slibclean before you upgrade
• WebSphere Applications agent: Migrating the data collector
• SAP Agent Upgrade on Windows OS: Taking backup of configuration files