Carbon Black Cloud Linux Sensor: What is the SwUpgradeState=1 value in cfg.ini file?

Products

• Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Standard (formerly Cb Defense)
• Carbon Black Cloud Enterprise EDR (formerly Cb Threathunter)

Issue/Introduction

What does the SwUpgradeState=1 within the cfg.ini file represent?

Environment

• Carbon Black Cloud Sensor:: All Versions
• Linux: All Supported Versions

Resolution

The SwUpgradeState=1 means that a successful upgrade happened at one point in the past.

Additional Information

• This is not a trigger or indicates a future upgrade will happen
• Upgrades are driven by hints from cloud side, and that is dictated by an upgrade job.