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Manually Download Windows Update Agent From Microsoft Download Center
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Quinten Moye
Dec 31, 2023, 6:32:45 AM12/31/23
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If you don't have access through the firewall, the computer you want to protect is in a workgroup or untrusted domain, or you need to use a different installation method, you can Install the agent manually and then Attach the agent.
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Manual installation of an agent refers to the process of running MOMAgent.msi locally on a computer that is to host a System Center Operations Manager agent. When it's installed, the agent attempts to join the specified management group by contacting a specified management server. You can use security settings at both the management group and the management server level to configure how requests from manually installed agents are processed.
A management group or management server must be configured to accept agents that are installed with MOMAgent.msi, or they will be automatically rejected and therefore not displayed in the Operations console. If a management group is configured to accept manually installed agents, the agents will display in the console approximately one hour after they are installed.
If you would like to manually install the Windows agent from the command line or automate the deployment using a script or other automation solution, review Install Windows Agent Manually Using MOMAgent.msi.
Regardless of the installation method used, you'll require the workspace ID and key for the Log Analytics workspace that the agent will connect to. Select the workspace from the Log Analytics workspaces menu in the Azure portal. Then in the Settings section, select Agents.
While regenerating the Log Analytics Workspace shared keys is possible, the intention for this is not to immediately restrict access to any agents currently using those keys. Agents use the key to generate a certificate that expires after three months. Regenerating the shared keys will only prevent agents from renewing their certificates, not continuing to use those certificates until they expire.
To extract the agent installation files, from an elevated command prompt, run MMASetup-.exe /c. You're prompted for the path to extract files to. Alternatively, you can specify the path by passing the arguments MMASetup-.exe /c /t:.
The 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the agent package have different product codes and new versions released also have a unique value. The product code is a GUID that is the principal identification of an application or product and is represented by the Windows Installer ProductCode property. The ProductId value in the MMAgent.ps1 script has to match the product code from the 32-bit or 64-bit agent installer package.
To retrieve the product code from the agent install package directly, you can use Orca.exe from the Windows SDK Components for Windows Installer Developers, which is a component of the Windows Software Development Kit, or using PowerShell following an example script written by a Microsoft Valuable Professional (MVP). For either approach, you first need to extract the MOMagent.msi file from the MMASetup installation package, as explained in the first step of the instructions for installing the agent using the command line.
Data from the Log Analytics agent is cached on the local machine at C:\Program Files\Microsoft Monitoring Agent\Agent\Health Service State before it's sent to Azure Monitor. The agent attempts to upload every 20 seconds. If it fails, it will wait an exponentially increasing length of time until it succeeds. It will wait 30 seconds before the second attempt, 60 seconds before the next, 120 seconds, and so on to a maximum of 8.5 hours between retries until it successfully connects again. This wait time is slightly randomized to avoid all agents simultaneously attempting connection. Oldest data is discarded when the maximum buffer is reached.
After you've generated the script, the next step is to run it on the server that you want to onboard to Azure Arc. The script downloads the Connected Machine agent from the Microsoft Download Center, install the agent on the server, create the Azure Arc-enabled server resource, and associate it with the agent.
Alternatively, you can use the PowerShell cmdlet Connect-AzConnectedMachine to download the Azure Connected Machine agent, install the agent, and register the machine with Azure Arc. The cmdlet downloads the Windows agent package (Windows Installer) from the Microsoft Download Center, and it downloads the Linux agent package from the Microsoft package repository.
You can enable Azure Arc-enabled servers for one or more Windows machines in your environment manually, or you can use the Windows Admin Center to deploy the Azure Connected Machine agent and register your on-premises servers without having to perform any steps outside of this tool. For more information about installing the Azure Arc agent via Windows Admin Center, see Connect hybrid machines to Azure from Windows Admin Center.
If machines that you want to replicate are running antivirus software, exclude the Mobility service's installation folder C:\ProgramData\ASR\agent from antivirus operations. This exclusion ensures that replication will work as expected.
Push installation is an integral part of the job that's run from the Azure portal to enable replication. After choosing the set of VMs you wish to protect and enable replication, the configuration server pushes the Mobility service agent to the servers, installs the agent, and completes the agent's registration with the configuration server.
If you would like to install the Nano Server agent using the Discovery Wizard from the command line or automate the deployment using a script or other automation solution, review Install Agent on Nano Server.
After initial deployment of the Log Analytics Windows or Linux agent in Azure Monitor, you might need to reconfigure the agent, upgrade it, or remove it from the computer if it has reached the retirement stage in its lifecycle. You can easily manage these routine maintenance tasks manually or through automation, which reduces both operational error and expenses.
To update the agent on a Windows VM to the latest version not installed by using the Log Analytics VM extension, you either run from the command prompt, script, or other automation solution or use the MMASetup-.msi Setup Wizard.
To extract the agent installation files, run MMASetup-.exe /c from an elevated command prompt, and it will prompt you for the path to extract files to. Alternatively, you can specify the path by passing the arguments MMASetup-.exe /c /t:.
The steps in this section are necessary not only when you want to reconfigure the Windows agent to report to a different workspace or remove a workspace from its configuration, but also when you want to configure the agent to report to more than one workspace. (This practice is commonly referred to as multihoming.) Configuring the Windows agent to report to multiple workspaces can only be performed after initial setup of the agent and by using the methods described in this section.
To extract the agent installation files, from an elevated command prompt run extract MMASetup-.exe and it will prompt you for the path to extract files to. Alternatively, you can specify the path by passing the arguments extract MMASetup-.exe /c: /t:. For more information on the command-line switches supported by IExpress, see Command-line switches for IExpress and then update the example to suit your needs.
As part of the ongoing transition from Microsoft Operations Management Suite to Azure Monitor, the Operations Management Suite Agent for Windows or Linux will be referred to as the Log Analytics agent for Windows and Log Analytics agent for Linux.
For agents connected to Log Analytics directly, open Control Panel and select Microsoft Monitoring Agent. Under the Azure Log Analytics (OMS) tab, remove all workspaces listed. In System Center Operations Manager, remove the computer from the Log Analytics managed computers list. Operations Manager updates the configuration of the agent to no longer report to Log Analytics.
After initial deployment of the Azure Connected Machine agent, you may need to reconfigure the agent, upgrade it, or remove it from the computer. These routine maintenance tasks can be done manually or through automation (which reduces both operational error and expenses). This article describes the operational aspects of the agent. See the azcmagent CLI documentation for command line reference information.
The Azure Connected Machine agent for Windows and Linux can be upgraded to the latest release manually or automatically depending on your requirements. Installing, upgrading, or uninstalling the Azure Connected Machine Agent will not require you to restart your server.
Updating the agent on a Linux machine involves two commands; one command to update the local package index with the list of latest available packages from the repositories, and another command to upgrade the local package.
Use the azcmagent tool with the Disconnect parameter to disconnect the machine from Azure Arc and delete the machine resource from Azure. You can run this manually while logged on interactively, with a Microsoft identity access token, or with the service principal you used for onboarding (or with a new service principal that you create.
Redeploy the VM extensions that were originally deployed to the machine from Azure Arc-enabled servers. If you deployed the Azure Monitor for VMs (insights) agent or the Log Analytics agent using an Azure Policy definition, the agents are redeployed after the next evaluation cycle.
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Manual installation of an agent refers to the process of running MOMAgent.msi locally on a computer that is to host a System Center Operations Manager agent. When it's installed, the agent attempts to join the specified management group by contacting a specified management server. You can use security settings at both the management group and the management server level to configure how requests from manually installed agents are processed.
A management group or management server must be configured to accept agents that are installed with MOMAgent.msi, or they will be automatically rejected and therefore not displayed in the Operations console. If a management group is configured to accept manually installed agents, the agents will display in the console approximately one hour after they are installed.
If you would like to manually install the Windows agent from the command line or automate the deployment using a script or other automation solution, review Install Windows Agent Manually Using MOMAgent.msi.
Regardless of the installation method used, you'll require the workspace ID and key for the Log Analytics workspace that the agent will connect to. Select the workspace from the Log Analytics workspaces menu in the Azure portal. Then in the Settings section, select Agents.
While regenerating the Log Analytics Workspace shared keys is possible, the intention for this is not to immediately restrict access to any agents currently using those keys. Agents use the key to generate a certificate that expires after three months. Regenerating the shared keys will only prevent agents from renewing their certificates, not continuing to use those certificates until they expire.
To extract the agent installation files, from an elevated command prompt, run MMASetup-.exe /c. You're prompted for the path to extract files to. Alternatively, you can specify the path by passing the arguments MMASetup-.exe /c /t:.
The 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the agent package have different product codes and new versions released also have a unique value. The product code is a GUID that is the principal identification of an application or product and is represented by the Windows Installer ProductCode property. The ProductId value in the MMAgent.ps1 script has to match the product code from the 32-bit or 64-bit agent installer package.
To retrieve the product code from the agent install package directly, you can use Orca.exe from the Windows SDK Components for Windows Installer Developers, which is a component of the Windows Software Development Kit, or using PowerShell following an example script written by a Microsoft Valuable Professional (MVP). For either approach, you first need to extract the MOMagent.msi file from the MMASetup installation package, as explained in the first step of the instructions for installing the agent using the command line.
Data from the Log Analytics agent is cached on the local machine at C:\Program Files\Microsoft Monitoring Agent\Agent\Health Service State before it's sent to Azure Monitor. The agent attempts to upload every 20 seconds. If it fails, it will wait an exponentially increasing length of time until it succeeds. It will wait 30 seconds before the second attempt, 60 seconds before the next, 120 seconds, and so on to a maximum of 8.5 hours between retries until it successfully connects again. This wait time is slightly randomized to avoid all agents simultaneously attempting connection. Oldest data is discarded when the maximum buffer is reached.
After you've generated the script, the next step is to run it on the server that you want to onboard to Azure Arc. The script downloads the Connected Machine agent from the Microsoft Download Center, install the agent on the server, create the Azure Arc-enabled server resource, and associate it with the agent.
Alternatively, you can use the PowerShell cmdlet Connect-AzConnectedMachine to download the Azure Connected Machine agent, install the agent, and register the machine with Azure Arc. The cmdlet downloads the Windows agent package (Windows Installer) from the Microsoft Download Center, and it downloads the Linux agent package from the Microsoft package repository.
You can enable Azure Arc-enabled servers for one or more Windows machines in your environment manually, or you can use the Windows Admin Center to deploy the Azure Connected Machine agent and register your on-premises servers without having to perform any steps outside of this tool. For more information about installing the Azure Arc agent via Windows Admin Center, see Connect hybrid machines to Azure from Windows Admin Center.
If machines that you want to replicate are running antivirus software, exclude the Mobility service's installation folder C:\ProgramData\ASR\agent from antivirus operations. This exclusion ensures that replication will work as expected.
Push installation is an integral part of the job that's run from the Azure portal to enable replication. After choosing the set of VMs you wish to protect and enable replication, the configuration server pushes the Mobility service agent to the servers, installs the agent, and completes the agent's registration with the configuration server.
If you would like to install the Nano Server agent using the Discovery Wizard from the command line or automate the deployment using a script or other automation solution, review Install Agent on Nano Server.
After initial deployment of the Log Analytics Windows or Linux agent in Azure Monitor, you might need to reconfigure the agent, upgrade it, or remove it from the computer if it has reached the retirement stage in its lifecycle. You can easily manage these routine maintenance tasks manually or through automation, which reduces both operational error and expenses.
To update the agent on a Windows VM to the latest version not installed by using the Log Analytics VM extension, you either run from the command prompt, script, or other automation solution or use the MMASetup-.msi Setup Wizard.
To extract the agent installation files, run MMASetup-.exe /c from an elevated command prompt, and it will prompt you for the path to extract files to. Alternatively, you can specify the path by passing the arguments MMASetup-.exe /c /t:.
The steps in this section are necessary not only when you want to reconfigure the Windows agent to report to a different workspace or remove a workspace from its configuration, but also when you want to configure the agent to report to more than one workspace. (This practice is commonly referred to as multihoming.) Configuring the Windows agent to report to multiple workspaces can only be performed after initial setup of the agent and by using the methods described in this section.
To extract the agent installation files, from an elevated command prompt run extract MMASetup-.exe and it will prompt you for the path to extract files to. Alternatively, you can specify the path by passing the arguments extract MMASetup-.exe /c: /t:. For more information on the command-line switches supported by IExpress, see Command-line switches for IExpress and then update the example to suit your needs.
As part of the ongoing transition from Microsoft Operations Management Suite to Azure Monitor, the Operations Management Suite Agent for Windows or Linux will be referred to as the Log Analytics agent for Windows and Log Analytics agent for Linux.
For agents connected to Log Analytics directly, open Control Panel and select Microsoft Monitoring Agent. Under the Azure Log Analytics (OMS) tab, remove all workspaces listed. In System Center Operations Manager, remove the computer from the Log Analytics managed computers list. Operations Manager updates the configuration of the agent to no longer report to Log Analytics.
After initial deployment of the Azure Connected Machine agent, you may need to reconfigure the agent, upgrade it, or remove it from the computer. These routine maintenance tasks can be done manually or through automation (which reduces both operational error and expenses). This article describes the operational aspects of the agent. See the azcmagent CLI documentation for command line reference information.
The Azure Connected Machine agent for Windows and Linux can be upgraded to the latest release manually or automatically depending on your requirements. Installing, upgrading, or uninstalling the Azure Connected Machine Agent will not require you to restart your server.
Updating the agent on a Linux machine involves two commands; one command to update the local package index with the list of latest available packages from the repositories, and another command to upgrade the local package.
Use the azcmagent tool with the Disconnect parameter to disconnect the machine from Azure Arc and delete the machine resource from Azure. You can run this manually while logged on interactively, with a Microsoft identity access token, or with the service principal you used for onboarding (or with a new service principal that you create.
Redeploy the VM extensions that were originally deployed to the machine from Azure Arc-enabled servers. If you deployed the Azure Monitor for VMs (insights) agent or the Log Analytics agent using an Azure Policy definition, the agents are redeployed after the next evaluation cycle.
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