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Upgrading Key Manager Agents

Upgrading the Key Manager agent is not a mandatory part of upgrading the Key Manager system. However, new releases of Key Manager may introduce functionality that is not supported by older versions of Key Manager agents.

In order to upgrade the Key Manager agent:

  1. Install the latest Key Manager agent package. For platform‑specific commands about installing the Key Manager agent package, see Installing the Key Manager Agent Package.

  2. Restart the Key Manager agent monitor service to finalize the upgrade:

    Linux# service ssh-agent-monitor restart  
    AIX# stopsrc -s sshmgr-agent  
    AIX# startsrc -s sshmgr-agent  
    HP-UX# /sbin/init.d/ssh-agent-monitor stop  
    HP-UX# /sbin/init.d/ssh-agent-monitor start  
    Solaris# /etc/init.d/ssh-agent-monitor stop  
    Solaris# /etc/init.d/ssh-agent-monitor start  
    Windows# sc stop "SSH UKM Agent"  
    Windows# sc start "SSH UKM Agent"

  3. Verify that the Key Manager agent monitor is running. Also check for possible errors related to installation. For instructions about verifying the Key Manager agent installation, see Verifying Agent Installation.