Environment
- App Control Agent: All Supported Versions
- Microsoft Windows: All Supported Versions
Objective
To perform a Major Upgrade (when the
product GUID has changed) of the Agent via the command line.
Resolution
- Login to the App Control Server.
- In Windows Explorer, navigate to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Bit9\Parity Server\hostpkg"
- Copy the files: ParityHostAgent.msi and configlist.xml to a location that is accessible to the endpoints being upgraded.
- From an administrative command prompt execute:
msiexec /i /qN "C:\Path\To\ParityHostAgent.msi" B9_CONFIG="C:\Path\To\configlist.xml" /L*v+ "C:\Temp\AgentUpgrade.log"
Additional Notes
- If the Product GUID between Agent Versions is the same, then the Minor Upgrade instructions should be followed.
- When the App Control Server is upgraded, a new version of "ParityHostAgent.msi" and "configlist.xml" is created in the hostpkg directory. The newest version of the files should be used to ensure the Agent is up to date.
- If the Resource Download Location (by default: https://YourServer/hostpkg) is available to the endpoints, the URL can be used for the file paths:
msiexec /i /qN "https://YourServer/hostpkg/pkg.php?pkg=ParityHostAgent.msi" B9_CONFIG="https://YourServer/hostpkg/pkg.php?pkg=configlist.xml" /L*v+ "C:\Temp\AgentUpgrade.log"
- In some instances it may be necessary to enable the temporary Agent Config, allowupgrades before starting the upgrade by using an administrative command prompt to issue:
cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Bit9\Parity Agent"
dascli password GlobalCLIPassword
dascli setconfigprop allow_upgrade=1
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