Update OneAgent on PPC BE Linux

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  • Published Aug 21, 2019

To update an installed OneAgent instance on PPC BE follow the instructions below:

  1. Redo all steps of the initial installation but install OneAgent to a new directory.

  2. Stop all monitored processes.

  3. Rename the current OneAgent installation directory (for example, /opt/dynatrace/oneagent to /opt/dynatrace/oneagent-old) and use the following command:

    mv /opt/dynatrace/oneagent /opt/dynatrace/oneagent-old

    This folder can be deleted following OneAgent update.

  4. Rename the updated OneAgent folder to point to the original installation directory (for example, from /opt/dynatrace/oneagent-update to /opt/dynatrace/oneagent) using the following command:

    mv /opt/dynatrace/oneagent-update /opt/dynatrace/oneagent

  5. Restart all processes that are to be monitored.

Check installed version of OneAgent

Use one of these methods to check which version of OneAgent you currently have installed.

OneAgent command-line interface

Run oneagentctl with the --version parameter. For more information, see OneAgent configuration via command-line interface.

Host Overview

  1. Go to Hosts or Hosts Classic.
  2. Click the host you are interested in.
  3. Expand Properties under the host's name. The installed version of OneAgent is included in the listed properties.

Deployment status

  1. Go to Deployment Status.
  2. Click the All hosts or Recently connected hosts tab.
  3. Expand the host entry you are interested in. The installed version of OneAgent is included in the information that shows up.