Upgrade NetQ Agents

Upgrading the NetQ Agents is optional, but recommended.

Upgrade NetQ Agent

To upgrade the NetQ Agent:

1. Log in to your switch or host.

2. Update and install the new NetQ Debian package.

   Cumulus Linux Switches or Ubuntu Hosts

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install -y netq-agent
   

   RHEL or CentOS Hosts

   sudo yum update
   sudo yum install netq-agent
   

3. Restart the NetQ Agent with the following command. The NetQ CLI must be installed for the command to run successfully.

   netq config restart agent
   

Refer to Install NetQ Agents to complete the upgrade.

Verify NetQ Agent Version

You can verify the version of the agent software you have deployed as described in the following sections.

Run the following command to view the NetQ Agent version.

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

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

root@rhel7:~# rpm -q -netq-agent

If you see an older version, upgrade the NetQ Agent, as described above.