DCS Linux Agent remote upgrade is now supported for DCS 6.9.0 and DCS 6.9.1 Linux agents.
DCS Linux Agent remote upgrade is also supported for DCS 6.9.2 to 6.9.3+
Data Center Security: Server Advanced
DCS Linux Agent Versions
6.9.0
6.9.1
6.9.2
6.9.3
OS
Amazon Linux 2
CentOS 7/8/9
RHEL 7/8/9
Rocky Linux 8/9
Oracle Linux 7/8/9
SLES 12, SLES 15
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Remote Agent Upgrade from DCS 6.9.0 or 6.9.1 to DCS 6.9.2 or higher stopped working after Single Agent Support in DCS 6.9.2.
Remote agent upgrade is now supported for DCS 6.9.0 and 6.9.1 Linux agents
Release Version |
Repository Name |
Repository URL |
DCS 6.9.0 |
6.9.0 |
|
DCS 6.9.1 |
6.9.1 |
|
DCS 6.9.2 |
SAL/1.1 |
Single Agent Repo, SAL/1.1 |
DCS 6.9.3 |
SAL/1.2 |
Single Agent Repo, SAL/1.2 |
Step 1) Update the Agent to a newer build of the same version (No Reboot Required) - Only for DCS 6.9.0 and DCS 6.9.1 Agents
The steps below will remotely update the 6.9.0 or 6.9.1 Agents to the latest hotfix using the same (6.9.0/6.9.1) repository
How to upgrade from DCS 6.9.0 or DCS 6.9.1 to a newer version of that Agent that can understand the repository details used by the 6.9.2 and 6.9.3 Agents
Below are the steps to be performed in the given sequence remote upgrade the Agents
Note: You may see a message that a reboot is required during this step, you do not have to reboot as long as your also doing Step 2 below
Step 2) Setting the Agent to use the newer repository (No reboot required)
Note: Your DCS Management Server needs to be DCS 6.9.2 or DCS 6.9.3+ as the newer Unix SDCSS Agent Diagnostics policy is required. This step can also be used to update a 6.9.2 Agent to 6.9.3+
Works with Hotfixed 6.9.0 or 6.9.1 Agents, as well as 6.9.2 Agents
The example below outlines the steps to update to 6.9.3, if you want to update to 6.9.2, set the target version in the policy to 6.9.2
Step 3) Upgrade the Agent to DCS 6.9.2 or DCS 6.9.3 (Reboot may be required if the KMOD is also updated)
From the Unified Management Console, select the assets or security groups where your Agents are present. Click on the “Upgrade Now” button from ‘Assets’ / ‘Security Groups’ page to update the Agent to 6.9.2 or 6.9.3
Wait for the Event "AgentUpgrade: Upgrade status ... successful ..Agent Version.. KMOD version"
The Agent upgrade can also be performed using the below command.
# /usr/lib/symantec/installagent.sh