5.8.4 Method 3: Automatic Cloud Update over the Internet
This is the recommended long-term method for updating the Field Agent.
Attention
Field Agents with a network path to the Internet can be configured to update themselves automatically on a daily or weekly
cadence by specifying a date and/or time for the update to occur. Customers should consider their operational processes and
their network connection speed and reliability before choosing the update cadence, as the update may require a download of
several megabytes of data for each Field Agent.
To configure automatic cloud updates over the Internet
1. Access the Field Agent Updater.
2. Under Cloud Update, the default Update
URL will contain the standard location
of
Field
Agent Update packages in the Predix
Cloud. If a network proxy server is
configured in the Network Configuration
but the Update URL is only reachable by
bypassing this
proxy server, then check Bypass Proxy
Server.
3. Click the Test Connection button to verify the Field Agent is capable of reaching the Update URL using the current
network settings.
4. Under Automatic Cloud Updates, check
Enable Automatic Updates.
Select the Automatic Update Frequency,
enter the Time of Day (in UTC time), then
click Save Settings.
Note The Restore Settings button reverts to the currently persisted update schedule settings.
5. At the specified time, the Field Agent will automatically use the Update URL to locate, retrieve, validate, and install only the
Linux packages containing available updates. If the Field Agent Updater page is viewed while this process is automatically
occurring, the user will see an indication that an update is in progress. When the update completes, the Current Field
Agent Version and Last Successful Field Agent Update labels at the top of the Field Agent Updater page are
updated. If required, the Field Agent will reboot itself after an update. When this occurs, a timeout or error message may
appear in the browser. The Predix Machine Web Console must be logged into again after the Field Agent is rebooted.
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