Upgrade Agents

When we release a new version of the Cohesity Agent, you will see an option to upgrade the agent on the source details page. You can either perform a bulk agent upgrade or upgrade an agent individually.

To upgrade an individual agent

  1. In DataProtect as a Service, navigate to Sources and click on the physical server source name.

  2. In the Source Details page, click the More Options menu () and then select Upgrade Agent.

    The Upgrade Agent option is enabled only when a new version of the Agent is available.

  3. Click one of the following options:

    • Upgrade Now to upgrade the Agent immediately, then click Confirm.

    • Schedule for Later In the Schedule Agent Upgrade dialog, set the Date & Time for the upgrade and click Schedule.

To perform a bulk agent upgrade

  1. In DataProtect as a Service, navigate to Sources.

  2. If agent upgrades are available, click Upgrade Agents listed adjacent to physical sources.

  3. Select the agents you want to upgrade and click Continue.

  4. Click Add Schedule to schedule the agent upgrades. Options include:

    • Now to upgrade the Agent immediately.

    • Later In the Schedule dialog, set the Date & Time for the upgrade.

  5. Click Upgrade.

To validate the current agent version

  1. In DataProtect as a Service, navigate to Sources and click on the physical server source name.

  2. In the Source Details page, click the Settings tab and check the agent version in the Agent Version field.

Agent Upgrade Status

Upgraded agents may not reflect the status immediately. To update the agent upgrade status, follow the steps below:

  1. In DataProtect as a Service, navigate to Sources and click on the physical server source name.

  2. In the Source Details page, click the More Options menu () and then select Refresh.