7.10. Configuring Agent Update Settings

When an agent is installed from a JAR file, it has a configuration property that allows the agent to receive a version update automatically from the server. This means that every time the server is updated, all of the agents managed by that server will automatically be updated to the same version as the server. (This is beneficial because the server and the agent must be running as the same JBoss ON version.)

For a single agent, this is configured in the agent configuration file:

<entry key="rhq.agent.agent-update.enabled" value="true" />

<entry key="rhq.agent.agent-update.enabled" value="true" />

A value of true means that the agent is allows to receive updates from the server.

The agent update setting for a single agent can be reset by editing the configuration property.

If all agents are installed using an RPM or if there is some environmental reason to prevent automatic upgrades for all agents, then automatic upgrades can be disabled in the JBoss ON server cloud. This means that no JBoss ON server will make updated packages available to the agents, regardless of the agent setting.

To change the agent update server setting: