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Configure Agents to Use Simplified Communication

You can configure agents to use simplified communication, for example, in the second phase of the upgrade. There are two approaches:

• Change the communication type from the Configuration tab (described here).
• Reinstall the agents, where the Use Deprecated Communication check box is cleared.

  Agent reinstallation uses the same procedure as a new agent installation.

Follow these steps:

1. Click the Configuration tab and expand Agents on the Configuration Browser palette.
2. Select the agent for which to switch communication and click Lock.
3. Select the Properties tab for the selected agent.
4. Clear the Use Deprecated Communication check box.
5. Select the agent and click Unlock.
6. Click Yes on the Unsaved Data dialog to save the changes.

   The agent creates web socket connections and sends connection details to all Orchestrator nodes. Orchestrators use the persisted web socket connection to send requests or updates to the agent as needed.

7. Restart the agent.
8. Repeat this procedure for each existing agent.

Important! If you later change the Domain Orchestrator communication type from basic communication to secure communication (that is, the HTTP protocol with port 80 to the HTTPS protocol with port 443), you must reinstall the agents that use simplified communications.

More information:

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