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Upgrading the SDL Web 8 Monitoring Agent

The Monitoring Agent takes care of monitoring the other microservices and Content Delivery software components.

Procedure

  1. On the server on which this microservice is installed, navigate to the configuration location of the microservice.
  2. Back up the contents of this folder to a safe location.
  3. Back up any custom microservice extensions you have created to a safe location.
  4. On your SDL Web 8.5 installation media, navigate to the folder Content Delivery\roles\.
  5. Navigate to the agent\standalone\ subfolder.
  6. Back up any custom files in the microservice location to a safe location.
  7. Delete all files and subfolders from the microservice or Web application location.
  8. Copy the contents of the installation media folder, including subfolders, to your installed microservice location.
  9. Restore your backed-up configuration files to the configuration location of the microservice.
  10. Restore any backed-up custom microservice extensions to your microservice.
  11. Restart your microservice.