Patch Manager Plus to Endpoint Central Agent Migration
Note: You can seamlessly migrate from Patch Manager Plus On-Premise to Endpoint Central On-Premise by just applying the Endpoint Central On-Premise license to Patch Manager Plus On-Premise. Refer to this page.
1. Download the new agent package
Note: Kindly download the destination agent.
- Open the EndpointCentral web console.
- Navigate to Agent -> Computers.
- Select the required remote office.
- Click the Download Agent button.
- Rename the file to LocalOffice_Agent.exe and save it in a folder.
2. Download the zip:
Download the zip file, extract and copy the contents to the previously created folder.
3. Generate AgentCleanupToolclient
Note: For cloud, please reach out to support with agent registry export to generate the clean-up tool. Refer this page for more.
- Follow the steps in the Patch Manager Plus server machine to which the agent belongs to generate the cleanup tool.
- Copy the generated AgentCleanupToolClient.exe to the same folder. The folder should contain the below files.
- Open command prompt with Admin rights and run ExeCreation.bat. This will generate Agent.exe.
In Patch Manager Plus web console
Add the script to the repository:
- Open Patch Manager Plus console.
- Navigate to Deployment -> Script Repository -> add script.
- Navigate to Deployment Policies and click Create Policy.
- Select the required deployment schedule.
- In Pre-deployment Activities, drag and drop the Custom Script.
- In Script Name, select MigrateAgent.bat.
- In Dependency files, upload the previously created Agent.exe file.
- Once done, Save and Continue, and create the policy.
After creating a deployment policy:
- Create a Manual deployment for patch ID 105979 (Fix Component Store Corruption) with the newly created deployment policy as shown below:
- Select the Target and click on Deploy Immediately.
- Check whether the agent is shown in the Endpoint Central console.
- If Devices for Approval is enabled, you can find it under approval section.
