Install NetQ Agents

Verify NTP Is Installed and Configured

Verify that NTP is running on the switch as outlined in the steps below. The switch system clock must be synchronized with the NetQ appliance to enable useful statistical analysis. Alternatively, you can configure PTP for time synchronization.

cumulus@switch:~$ sudo systemctl status ntp
[sudo] password for cumulus:
● ntp.service - LSB: Start NTP daemon
        Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/ntp; bad; vendor preset: enabled)
        Active: active (running) since Fri 2018-06-01 13:49:11 EDT; 2 weeks 6 days ago
          Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
        CGroup: /system.slice/ntp.service
                └─2873 /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -g -c /var/lib/ntp/ntp.conf.dhcp -u 109:114

If NTP is not installed, install and configure it before continuing.

If NTP is not running:

• Verify the IP address or hostname of the NTP server in the /etc/ntp.conf file, and then
• Reenable and start the NTP service using the systemctl [enable|start] ntp commands

Obtain NetQ Agent Software Package

Cumulus Linux 4.4 and later includes the netq-agent package by default. To upgrade the NetQ Agent to the latest version:

1. Add the repository by uncommenting or adding the following line in /etc/apt/sources.list:

cumulus@switch:~$ sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
...
deb https://apps3.cumulusnetworks.com/repos/deb CumulusLinux-4 netq-latest
...

deb https://apps3.cumulusnetworks.com/repos/deb CumulusLinux-4 netq-4.12

2. Add the apps3.cumulusnetworks.com authentication key to Cumulus Linux:

cumulus@switch:~$ wget -qO - https://apps3.cumulusnetworks.com/setup/cumulus-apps-deb.pubkey | sudo apt-key add -

Verify Service Package Versions

Before you install the NetQ Agent on an Ubuntu server, make sure you install and run at least the minimum versions of the following packages:

• iproute 1:4.3.0-1ubuntu3.16.04.1 all
• iproute2 4.3.0-1ubuntu3 amd64
• lldpd 0.7.19-1 amd64
• ntp 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.6 amd64

Verify the Server is Running lldpd

Make sure you are running lldpd, not lldpad. Ubuntu does not include lldpd by default; however, the installation requires it.

To install this package, run the following commands:

root@ubuntu:~# sudo apt-get update
root@ubuntu:~# sudo apt-get install lldpd
root@ubuntu:~# sudo systemctl enable lldpd.service
root@ubuntu:~# sudo systemctl start lldpd.service

Install and Configure Network Time Server

If NTP is not already installed and configured, follow the steps below. Alternatively, you can configure PTP for time synchronization.

1. Install NTP on the server, if not already installed. Servers must be synchronized with the NetQ appliance to enable useful statistical analysis.

   root@ubuntu:~# sudo apt-get install ntp
   

2. Configure the network time server.

Obtain NetQ Agent Software Package

To install the NetQ Agent you need to install netq-agent on each server. This is available from the NVIDIA networking repository.

To obtain the NetQ Agent package:

1. Reference and update the local apt repository.

root@ubuntu:~# sudo wget -O- https://apps3.cumulusnetworks.com/setup/cumulus-apps-deb.pubkey | apt-key add -

2. Add the Ubuntu repository:

root@ubuntu:~# vi /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cumulus-apps-deb-jammy.list
...
deb [arch=amd64] https://apps3.cumulusnetworks.com/repos/deb jammy netq-latest
...

root@ubuntu:~# vi /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cumulus-apps-deb-focal.list
...
deb [arch=amd64] https://apps3.cumulusnetworks.com/repos/deb focal netq-latest
...

Cumulus Linux 4.4 and later includes the netq-agent package by default. To install the NetQ Agent on earlier versions of Cumulus Linux:

1. Update the local apt repository, then install the NetQ software on the switch.

   cumulus@switch:~$ sudo apt-get update
   cumulus@switch:~$ sudo apt-get install netq-agent
   

2. Verify you have the correct version of the Agent.

   cumulus@switch:~$ dpkg-query -W -f '${Package}\t${Version}\n' netq-agent
   

   You should see version 4.12.0 and update 49 in the results.
   

   • Cumulus Linux 5.9.0 or later: netq-agent_4.12.0-cld12u49~1731404238.ffa541ea6_amd64.deb
   • Cumulus Linux 5.8.0 or earlier, ARM platforms: netq-agent_4.12.0-cl4u49~1731403923.ffa541ea6_armel.deb
   • Cumulus Linux 5.8.0 or earlier, amd64 platforms: netq-agent_4.12.0-cl4u49~1731404368.ffa541ea6_amd64.deb

3. Restart rsyslog so it sends log files to the correct destination.

   cumulus@switch:~$ sudo systemctl restart rsyslog.service
   

4. Configure the NetQ Agent, as described in the next section.

To install the NetQ Agent:

1. Install the software packages on the server.

   root@ubuntu:~# sudo apt-get update
   root@ubuntu:~# sudo apt-get install netq-agent
   

2. Verify that you have the correct agent version.

   root@ubuntu:~# dpkg-query -W -f '${Package}\t${Version}\n' netq-agent
   

   You should see version 4.12.0 and update 49 in the results.
   

   • Ubuntu 20.04: netq-agent_4.12.0-ub20.04u49~1731404061.ffa541ea6_amd64.deb
   • Ubuntu 22.04: netq-agent_4.12.0-ub22.04u49~1731404070.ffa541ea6_amd64.deb

3. Restart rsyslog so it sends log files to the correct destination.

root@ubuntu:~# sudo systemctl restart rsyslog.service

4. Configure the NetQ Agent, as described in the next section.