Werk #8358: Automatic Check_MK Agent updates for Linux
| Component | Agent bakery | ||
| Title | Automatic Check_MK Agent updates for Linux | ||
| Date | Nov 30, 2015 | ||
| Level | Major Change | ||
| Class | New Feature | ||
| Compatibility | Compatible - no manual interaction needed | ||
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The Check_MK Agent Bakery now allows for automatically updating Check_MK Agents via HTTP/HTTPS. This is realized by a new agent plugin called cmk-update-agent, that is currently only available for Linux, but a Windows version will follow soon. The steps for setting up the automatic updates is:
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Go to the new page for the Agent Deployment. You find a new button for this in the Agent Bakery page.
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Fullfil all of the prerequisites that are shown on that new pages. This involves creating agents that contain the new plugin with a valid configuration and enabling the deployment.
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Install the new prepared agents on the target hosts of your choice.
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Call cmk-update-agent register on these systems in order to register the agents for updates.
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Don't forget to enable the agent deployment's master switch!