When upgrading agent relays, make sure to follow the following
recommended upgrade order for agent relays and servers.
Upgrade Sequence for Agent Relays and Servers
- Shut down all agent relays.
- Shut down all servers to which the agent relays you are upgrading
are pointing.
- Upgrade all the agent relays according to the instructions in the
following section.
- If upgrading the server, upgrade the server using the server
installer. See the Release Notes
Upgrades section for information on versions
from which you can upgrade directly.
Note: Agent relays for version 5.1.5 and later that are configured
for server-initiated connection are compatible only with
Deployment Automation
servers version 5.1.5 and later. You cannot connect to version 5.1.5 and later
agent relays through network relays as was possible in earlier server versions.
If you attempt to do this, the agents connected through the agent relay will
not be in Online status.
Note: Agent relays version 6.3 and earlier that are configured for
server-initiated connections must be upgraded to version 6.3.1 to connect to
server version 6.3.1 (and later).
- Start the server.
- Start the agent relays.
Agent Relay Upgrade Instructions
To upgrade your agent relays:
After upgrading your agent relays and starting the servers and agent
relays, navigate to
Management > Resources > Relays. You should see
all your upgraded agent relays listed. It may take some time before the agent
relays come online.
See
Managing Agent Relays for information
on configuring agent relays.