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Update from the legacy Monitoring Agent

You have a project with monitored MongoDB deployments that Automation does not manage and want to update to the MongoDB Agent.

Note

Review the Prerequisites First

If you want to start or continue using Automation to manage your MongoDB deployments, please review the MongoDB Agent Prerequisites before updating to the MongoDB Agent.

Complete the following procedure to update the legacy Monitoring Agent to the MongoDB Agent.

Select the operating system, architecture, and package type of the host running your legacy Monitoring Agent.

After the MongoDB Agent update completes:

  • If Automation did not previously manage your Monitoring Agent, activate Backup or Monitoring on your MongoDB deployment.

  • If Automation did previously manage your Monitoring Agent, it is now activated. To verify that Automation is activated:

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    1. If it's not already displayed, select the organization that contains your desired project from the Organizations menu in the navigation bar.

    2. If it's not already displayed, select your desired project from the Projects menu in the navigation bar.

    3. In the sidebar, click Servers under the Database heading.

    The Servers page displays.

  • If you want to activate Automation, add a deployment to your MongoDB project.

  • Stop and remove the legacy Monitoring Agent.

  • Stop and remove the legacy Backup Agent.