Upgrade NetQ Agents

After upgrading your NetQ VM, upgrade the NetQ Agent:

  1. Log in to your switch or host.

  2. Update and install the new NetQ Debian package.

    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install -y netq-agent
    
  3. Restart the NetQ Agent with the following command. The NetQ CLI must be installed for the command to run successfully.

    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 4.12.0 and update 49 in the results.

    • Cumulus Linux 5.9.0 or later: netq-agent_4.12.0-cld12u49~1731404238.ffa541ea6_amd64.deb
    • Cumulus Linux 5.8.0 or earlier, ARM platforms: netq-agent_4.12.0-cl4u49~1731403923.ffa541ea6_armel.deb
    • Cumulus Linux 5.8.0 or earlier, amd64 platforms: netq-agent_4.12.0-cl4u49~1731404368.ffa541ea6_amd64.deb

root@ubuntu:~# dpkg-query -W -f '${Package}\t${Version}\n' netq-agent

You should see version 4.12.0 and update 49 in the results.

  • Ubuntu 20.04: netq-agent_4.12.0-ub20.04u49~1731404061.ffa541ea6_amd64.deb
  • Ubuntu 22.04: netq-agent_4.12.0-ub22.04u49~1731404070.ffa541ea6_amd64.deb

If you see an older version, upgrade the NetQ Agent, as described above.

Next Steps