Upgrade NetQ Agents
NVIDIA strongly recommends that you upgrade your NetQ Agents when you install or upgrade to a new release. If you are using NetQ Agent 2.4.0 update 24 or earlier, you must upgrade to ensure proper operation.
The following instructions apply to both Cumulus Linux 3.x and 4.x, and for both on-premises and remote deployments.
Upgrade NetQ Agent
To upgrade the NetQ Agent:
Log in to your switch or host.
Update and install the new NetQ Debian package.
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install -y netq-agentsudo yum update sudo yum install netq-agentRestart the NetQ Agent.
netq config restart agent
Refer to Install NetQ Agents to complete the upgrade.
Verify NetQ Agent Version
You can verify the version of the agent software you have deployed as described in the following sections.
Run the following command to view the NetQ Agent version.
cumulus@switch:~$ dpkg-query -W -f '${Package}\t${Version}\n' netq-agent
You should see version 4.0.0 and update 34 in the results. For example:
- Cumulus Linux 3.3.2-3.7.x
- netq-agent_4.0.0-cl3u34~1620685168.575af58b_armel.deb
- netq-agent_4.0.0-cl3u34~1620685168.575af58b_amd64.deb
- Cumulus Linux 4.0.0 and later
- netq-agent_4.0.0-cl4u34~1620685168.575af58b_armel.deb
- netq-agent_4.0.0-cl4u34~1620685168.575af58b_amd64.deb
root@ubuntu:~# dpkg-query -W -f '${Package}\t${Version}\n' netq-agent
You should see version 4.0.0 and update 34 in the results. For example:
- netq-agent_4.0.0-ub18.04u34~1620685168.575af58b_amd64.deb
- netq-agent_4.0.0-ub16.04u34~1620685168.575af58b_amd64.deb
root@rhel7:~# rpm -q -netq-agent
You should see version 4.0.0 and update 34 in the results. For example:
- netq-agent-4.0.0-rh7u34~1620685168.575af58b.x86_64.rpm
If you see an older version, upgrade the NetQ Agent, as described above.