Upgrade NetQ Agents

After upgrading your NetQ VM, prepare your switches and hosts for the NetQ Agent upgrade. After completing these steps, re-install the NetQ Agent to complete the upgrade.

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
   

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

Run the following command to view the NetQ Agent version.

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

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

Next Steps

• Upgrade NetQ CLI