Control-M/Agent deployment

The Control-M/Agent Deployment tool enables you to automatically upgrade multiple Control-M/Agents from one single point of access.

From the CCM, you can transfer Control-M/Agent software packages to multiple Control-M/Agents. After the transfer, you can then upgrade the Control-M/Agents to version 9.0.00 and higher on UNIX and Windows, and to version 7.0.01 and higher on AS400.

The following procedures describe how to set up the software packages, upgrade, and downgrade Control-M/Agents:

• Copying Control-M/Agent installation packages
• Upgrading Control-M/Agents
• Rolling back Control-M/Agents

For a description of configurable deployment parameters, see Deployment parameters, Control-M/Agent deployment parameters, and Control-M/EM general parameters.

NOTE:

• If the Control-M/Agent windows service is set to Log on as > This account, the upgrade must be performed with this user.
• To run a deploy activity in the CCM or in a CLI, you must have full access level in the Configuration and Operation privileges, as described in Privileges.
• If you are using Control-M/Agent 8.0.00.100 or lower (excluding 7.0.00.500), verify that the Upgrade User, defined in the Properties window, is correct. If not, change it.
• BMC recommends to perform the Agent deployment in groups. By default, you can upgrade/downgrade 5 Control-M/Agents simultaneously. To change this configuration, see the DEPLOYMENT_THREADS parameter, as described in Deployment parameters.