Updating the Agent

Updating the Standard Agent for Linux on Ubuntu

Updates to the Standard Agent for Linux will be published on a regular basis. New stable builds will be produced approximately every three months. Your configuration settings will be preserved after the upgrade.

Before you begin, make sure that you have read the Installation Overview topic.

Installation Overview

Installing the Anyware Standard Agent for Linux on Ubuntu

A few other things to confirm before proceeding:

  • SSH must be enabled.

  • You must have a license registration code for the agent instance from HP (as part of a HP Cloud Access subscription).

2. License the Agent

2. License the Agent

The Standard Agent for Linux must be assigned a valid PCoIP session license before it will work. Until you've registered it, you can't connect to the desktop using a Anyware client.

You receive a registration code when you purchase a pool of licenses from HP. Each registration code can be used multiple times; each use consumes one license in its pool.

1. Install the Agent

Installing the Standard Agent for Linux on Ubuntu

Important: Required ports will be automatically opened

The Standard Agent for Linux installer will add firewall exceptions for the following required PCoIP ports during installation: TCP 443, TCP 4172, UDP 4172, and TCP 60443.

Updating the Agent

Updating the Standard Agent for Linux on RHEL or Rocky Linux

Updates to the Standard Agent for Linux will be published on a regular basis. New stable builds will be produced approximately every three months.

2. License the Agent

2. License the Agent

The Standard Agent for Linux must be assigned a valid PCoIP session license before it will work. Until you've registered it, you can't connect to the desktop using a Anyware client.

You receive a registration code when you purchase a pool of licenses from HP. Each registration code can be used multiple times; each use consumes one license in its pool.

1. Install the Agent

Installing the Standard Agent for Linux on RHEL or Rocky Linux

Important: Required ports will be automatically opened

The Standard Agent for Linux installer will add firewall exceptions for the following required PCoIP ports during installation: TCP 443, TCP 4172, UDP 4172, and TCP 60443.