How To Add a Sensor Version to the Console for Downloading Install Packages

Products

• Carbon Black EDR (formerly Cb Response)

Issue/Introduction

Steps to download an EDR sensor from the Carbon Black yum repository to the EDR Server.

Environment

• EDR Sensor: 6.x and Higher
• EDR Server: All Versions

Resolution

1. View the release notes for the sensor version being downloaded for the package name.
2. Log into the EDR master server backend terminal.
3. Clean the yum repository

yum clean all

4. Download the installer:

yum install --downloadonly --downloaddir=​<local download directory> <package>

5. Install the downloaded RPM file:

rpm -ivh --force <RPM file>​

6. Make the new installation package available in the EDR Console:

/usr/share/cb/cbcheck sensor-builds --update

Additional Information

• If sensor groups have Automatic Update enabled, the EDR sensors in that group will automatically update.
• Review release notes before installing
• Example of a download command for the 6.1.8 Linux sensor

  • yum install --downloadonly --downloaddir=/root/download/6.1.8-linux-sensor-GA/ cb-linux-sensor-installer-6.1.8.10098-1