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This page describes how to manage or upgrade the Backup and DR agent on a host.
The Backup and DR agent management tool lets you uninstall or upgrade the
Backup and DR agent on your hosts when new versions are available.
Upgrade Backup and DR agent
You can use the agent management tool to upgrade the Backup and DR agent
on your hosts when new versions are available.
Use the following instructions to upgrade Backup and DR agent from agent
management:
In the management console, click the Manage drop-down menu and select
Appliances.
Select an appliance.
Click Configure Appliance to open the Appliance Configuration page.
Go to Configuration then Agent Management.
In the Latest Available Agents section, you can view the available version
in the Discovered Hosts section, including the version of the agent
installed on that host.
From the Discovered Hosts section, select a host that you want to
upgrade the agent for and click the plus sign (+). You can add multiple
hosts one at a time.
Click Upgrade.
In the Agent Upgrade window, select Start Upgrade or
Force Upgrade and then click Submit. A message appears that indicates
the status of the upgrade. You can check the status of the Backup and DR agent
from the Current status column.
Manage Backup and DR agent
You can use the agent management tool to manage the Backup and DR agent
on your hosts.
Use the following instructions to manage Backup and DR agent from agent
management:
In the management console, click the Manage drop-down menu and select
Appliances.
Select an appliance.
Click Configure Appliance to open the Appliance Configuration page.
Go to Configuration and click Agent Management.
The latest available Backup and DR agents with version and
discovered hosts appears.
From the discovered hosts section, select a host and click the
plus sign (+) icon.
Choose one of the options per host:
Abort: Abort agent upgrade in progress
Rescan: Rescan the host to detect current agent version
Remove: Remove the agent from the list. This doesn't uninstall the
agent.
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