31.2. Upgrading the JBoss EAP 6 Resource Plug-in
JBoss Operations Network 3.0 and 3.0.1 had a tech preview version of the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 6 agent plug-in. With normal upgrade processes, agent plug-ins are updated when the JBoss ON server is updated. However, tech preview plug-ins are not upgraded. The tech preview version of the plug-in must be deleted, and then the new plug-in installed.
The EAP 6 tech preview plug-in and the EAP 6 GA plug-in are treated as two separate plug-ins by JBoss ON. If the tech preview version is not deleted, then any EAP 6 resource will be discovered and listed twice in the inventory, once discovered by the tech preview plug-in and discovered again by the GA plug-in.
Note
Any configuration, monitoring data and baselines, and resource histories will be lost after upgrading to the new EAP 6 plug-in.
To load the new EAP 6 plug-in:
- Delete the original tech preview plug-in and purge it from the JBoss ON database. Purging the plug-in allows the server to deploy the new plug-in in its place.
- In the top menu, click the Administration tab.
- In the Configuration box on the left navigation bar, click the Agent Plugins link.
- Select the EAP 6 tech preview plug-in.
- Click the Delete button.
- Click the SHOW DELETED button at the bottom of the plug-ins list.
- Select the EAP 6 plug-in, and then click the PURGE button. This removes the entry in the JBoss ON database that tells the servers to ignore that original tech preview plug-in and any updates to it.
Important
Wait for the purge operation to complete before continuing with the upgrade process.
- If the server has not already been upgraded, upgrade the JBoss ON server, as described in the server upgrade section of the Installation Guide.
- Install the EAP 6 plug-in pack, as described in the installing plug-in packs section of the Installation Guide.
- Import the EAP 6 server and its children, and manage the resources as normal.
