If given permission, Serena informs you when your server and agents are eligible for upgrade.
When upgrade eligibility is detected, in the global menu at the top of
the
Deployment Automation
page you will see a messages indicator
. Click this to see the
upgrade suggestions for your server, agent, and plugin versions. Suggestions
are shown in an overlay in separate sections as follows:
Server Upgrade Messages
Server upgrade message options are as follows:
- Download new version: If you click this, you will be redirected to a download page where you can download and upgrade the server.
- Ask again later: Click this to temporarily dismiss the messages. You will receive the messages again a week later.
- Never for this version: If you click this, you will not be notified again about the suggested version. However, when a new version becomes available, you will be notified.
- More info: Click this to be directed to the documentation for this option.
Messages indicate how critical the suggested upgrade is and include color coding as follows:
- critical (red)
- important (yellow)
- recommended (green)
- optional (grey)
Agent Upgrade Messages
Agent upgrade options are as follows:
- Upgrade: If you click this, you will be redirected to the Deployment Automation Agents / Pools page for where you can upgrade the agents.
- Ask again later: Click this to temporarily dismiss the messages. You will receive the messages again a week later.
- Never for this version: If you click this, you will not be notified again about the suggested version. However, when a new version becomes available, you will be notified.
- More info: Click this to be directed to the documentation for this option.
Messages indicate how critical the suggested upgrade is and include color coding as follows:
- critical (red): At least one agent requires a critical upgrade
- important (yellow): At least one agent requires an important upgrade and no agents require critical upgrades
- recommended (green): At least one agent requires a recommended upgrade and no agents require critical or important upgrades
- optional (grey): At least one agent requires an optional upgrade and no other upgrade types are required
The Management > Resources > Agents / Pools page shows upgrade status for agents if you have agreed to Check for Upgrade and have the permission. Beside each agent with eligible upgrades, the upgrade status is shown.
For the procedure to upgrade agents, see Upgrading Agents.
Plugin Upgrade Messages
Plugin upgrade options are as follows:
- Download: If you click this, you will be redirected to the Deployment Automation Plugins page for where you can upgrade the plugins.
- Ask again later: Click this to temporarily dismiss the messages. You will receive the messages again a week later.
- Never for this version: If you click this, you will not be notified again about the suggested version. However, when a new version becomes available, you will be notified.
- More info: Click this to be directed to the documentation for this option.
The Administration > Automation > Plugins page shows Download links for plugins eligible for upgrade if you have agreed to Check for Upgrade and have the permission. After you have upgraded the plugins, the Download links no longer appear.
For the procedure to upgrade agents, see Upgrading Agents.