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.
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