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• A Java Runtime Environment starting from version 1.8 is required. For details see Which Java versions is JobScheduler available for?
• It is recommended to operate a time service on the server that hosts the Agent in order to synchronize the system clock's time.

Download

• Download the Agent archive for the target system from the JS7 - Download page.
  
  • For Unix systems:
    • A .tar.gz archive is available that is extracted to create the Agent's directory structure (see below).
      
      • js7_agent_unix.<release>.tar.gz
  • For Windows systems:
    • A .zip archive is available that is extracted to create the Agent's directory structure (see below).
      • js7_agent_windows.<release>.zip
    • A .zip archive including the installer is available that is used to run the installer in headless mode.
      • js7_agent_windows_installer.<release>.zip

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Find detailed instructions from JS7 - Update and UpgradePatch Management.

Preparation

• Stop any running JS7 Agent instances. Note that more than one Agent instance can be launched from a single Agent installation.
• Prepare to rollback in case that the update of the JS7 Agent is not successful:
  • Make a backup of the Agent's installation directory and configuration directory, e.g. by creating a .tar.gz/.zip archive.
    • Installation Directory:
      • The default installation directory for the Agent is

        • /opt/sos-berlin.com/js7/agent for Unix systems,

        • C:\Program Files\sos-berlin.com\js7\agent for Windows systems.
    • Configuration Directory
      • The default configuration directory for the Agent is
        • /home/<user-account>/sos-berlin.com/js7/agent_<http-port> for Unix systems,
        • C:\ProgramData\sos-berlin.com\js7\agent_<http-port> for Windows systems.

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