Upgrade to Datadog Agent v6

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Upgrade to Agent 6

If you have Agent v5 already installed, a script is available to automatically install or upgrade to the new Agent. It sets up the package repositories and installs the Agent package for you. When upgrading, the import tool also searches for an existing datadog.conf from a prior version, and converts Agent and check configurations according to the new v6 format. Select your platform below for specific instructions. You can either download the DMG package and install it manually, or use the one-line install script.

One-step upgrade

    The Agent v6 installer can automatically convert v5 configurations during the upgrade:

    The following command works on Amazon Linux, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, Red Hat, Ubuntu, and SUSE:
    DD_UPGRADE=true bash -c "$(curl -L https://s3.amazonaws.com/dd-agent/scripts/install_script_agent6.sh)"

    Note: The import process won’t automatically move custom Agent checks. This is by design as Datadog cannot guarantee full backwards compatibility out of the box.

    There is no one step install for Windows platforms, refer to the Manual Upgrade.

    The Agent v6 installer can automatically convert v5 configurations during the upgrade:

    DD_UPGRADE=true bash -c "$(curl -L https://s3.amazonaws.com/dd-agent/scripts/install_mac_os.sh)"

    Note: The import process won’t automatically move custom Agent checks. This is by design as Datadog cannot guarantee full backwards compatibility out of the box.

    Manual upgrade

      Find below the manual upgrade instructions for:

      Amazon Linux

      1. Set up Datadog’s Yum repo on your system by creating /etc/yum.repos.d/datadog.repo with the contents:

        [datadog]
name=Datadog, Inc.
baseurl=https://yum.datadoghq.com/stable/6/x86_64/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
repo_gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_CURRENT.public
       https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_B01082D3.public
       https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_FD4BF915.public
       https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_E09422B3.public

      2. Update your local Yum repo and install the Agent:

        sudo yum makecache
sudo yum install datadog-agent

      3. Copy the example configuration into place and plug in your API key:

        sudo sh -c "sed 's/api_key:.*/api_key: <YOUR_API_KEY>/' /etc/datadog-agent/datadog.yaml.example > /etc/datadog-agent/datadog.yaml"

      4. Transition your Agent configuration paths and formats from Agent v5 to Agent v6 with the import command. The command parses an existing v5 datadog.conf and converts the configuration options to the new v6 datadog.yaml format. It also copies configuration files for checks that are currently enabled:

        sudo -u dd-agent -- datadog-agent import /etc/dd-agent/ /etc/datadog-agent/

      5. (Re-)start the Agent:

        • Amazon Linux 2.0:
        sudo systemctl restart datadog-agent.service
        • Amazon Linux 1.0:
        sudo initctl start datadog-agent

      CentOS

      1. Set up Datadog’s Yum repo on your system by creating /etc/yum.repos.d/datadog.repo with the contents:

        [datadog]
name=Datadog, Inc.
baseurl=https://yum.datadoghq.com/stable/6/x86_64/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
repo_gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_CURRENT.public
       https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_B01082D3.public
       https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_FD4BF915.public
       https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_E09422B3.public

        Note: due to a bug in dnf, use repo_gpgcheck=0 instead of repo_gpgcheck=1 on CentOS 8.1.

      2. Update your local Yum repo and install the Agent:

        sudo yum makecache
sudo yum remove datadog-agent-base
sudo yum install datadog-agent

      3. Copy the example configuration into place and plug in your API key:

        sudo sh -c "sed 's/api_key:.*/api_key: <YOUR_API_KEY>/' /etc/datadog-agent/datadog.yaml.example > /etc/datadog-agent/datadog.yaml"

      4. Transition your Agent configuration paths and formats from Agent v5 to Agent v6, with the import command. The command parses an existing v5 datadog.conf and converts the configuration options to the new v6 datadog.yaml format. It also copies configuration files for checks that are currently enabled:

        sudo -u dd-agent -- datadog-agent import /etc/dd-agent/ /etc/datadog-agent/

      5. Restart the Agent:

        • Centos 7 and above:
        sudo systemctl restart datadog-agent.service
        • Centos 6:
        sudo initctl restart datadog-agent

      Debian

      1. Enable HTTPS support for APT, install curl and gnupg:

        sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https curl gnupg

      2. Set up the Datadog API repo on your system and import Datadog’s APT keys:

        sudo sh -c "echo 'deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/datadog-archive-keyring.gpg] https://apt.datadoghq.com/ stable 6' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/datadog.list"
sudo touch /usr/share/keyrings/datadog-archive-keyring.gpg

curl https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_APT_KEY_CURRENT.public | sudo gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/datadog-archive-keyring.gpg --import --batch
curl https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_APT_KEY_C0962C7D.public | sudo gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/datadog-archive-keyring.gpg --import --batch
curl https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_APT_KEY_F14F620E.public | sudo gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/datadog-archive-keyring.gpg --import --batch
curl https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_APT_KEY_382E94DE.public | sudo gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/datadog-archive-keyring.gpg --import --batch

      3. If running Debian 8 or earlier, copy the keyring to /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d:

        sudo cp /usr/share/keyrings/datadog-archive-keyring.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d

      4. Update your local APT cache and install the Agent:

        sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install datadog-agent datadog-signing-keys

      5. Copy the example configuration into place and plug in your API key:

        sudo sh -c "sed 's/api_key:.*/api_key: <YOUR_API_KEY>/' /etc/datadog-agent/datadog.yaml.example > /etc/datadog-agent/datadog.yaml"

      6. Transition your Agent configuration paths and formats from Agent v5 to Agent v6, with the import command. The command parses an existing v5 datadog.conf and converts the configuration options to the new v6 datadog.yaml format. It also copies configuration files for checks that are currently enabled:

        sudo -u dd-agent -- datadog-agent import /etc/dd-agent/ /etc/datadog-agent/

      7. Start the Agent:

        sudo service datadog-agent start

      Fedora

      1. Set up Datadog’s Yum repo on your system by creating /etc/yum.repos.d/datadog.repo with the contents:

        [datadog]
name=Datadog, Inc.
baseurl=https://yum.datadoghq.com/stable/6/x86_64/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
repo_gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_CURRENT.public
       https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_B01082D3.public
       https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_FD4BF915.public
       https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_E09422B3.public

      2. Update your local Yum repo and install the Agent:

        sudo yum makecache
sudo yum remove datadog-agent-base
sudo yum install datadog-agent

      3. Copy the example configuration into place and plug in your API key:

        sudo sh -c "sed 's/api_key:.*/api_key: <YOUR_API_KEY>/' /etc/datadog-agent/datadog.yaml.example > /etc/datadog-agent/datadog.yaml"

      4. Transition your Agent configuration paths and formats from Agent v5 to Agent v6, with the import command. The command parses an existing v5 datadog.conf and converts the configuration options to the new v6 datadog.yaml format. It also copies configuration files for checks that are currently enabled:

        sudo -u dd-agent -- datadog-agent import /etc/dd-agent/ /etc/datadog-agent/

      5. Restart the Agent

        sudo systemctl restart datadog-agent.service

      Red Hat

      1. Set up Datadog’s Yum repo on your system by creating /etc/yum.repos.d/datadog.repo with the contents:

        [datadog]
name=Datadog, Inc.
baseurl=https://yum.datadoghq.com/stable/6/x86_64/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
repo_gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_CURRENT.public
       https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_B01082D3.public
       https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_FD4BF915.public
       https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_E09422B3.public

        Note: due to a bug in dnf, use repo_gpgcheck=0 instead of repo_gpgcheck=1 on RHEL 8.1.

      2. Update your local Yum repo and install the Agent:

        sudo yum makecache
sudo yum remove datadog-agent-base
sudo yum install datadog-agent

      3. Copy the example configuration into place and plug in your API key:

        sudo sh -c "sed 's/api_key:.*/api_key: <YOUR_API_KEY>/' /etc/datadog-agent/datadog.yaml.example > /etc/datadog-agent/datadog.yaml"

      4. Transition your Agent configuration paths and formats from Agent v5 to Agent v6, with the import command. The command parses an existing v5 datadog.conf and converts the configuration options to the new v6 datadog.yaml format. It also copies configuration files for checks that are currently enabled:

        sudo -u dd-agent -- datadog-agent import /etc/dd-agent/ /etc/datadog-agent/

      5. Restart the Agent:

        • Red Hat 7 and above:
        sudo systemctl restart datadog-agent.service
        • Red Hat 6:
        sudo initctl restart datadog-agent

      Ubuntu

      1. Enable HTTPS support for APT, install curl and gnupg:

        sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https curl gnupg

      2. Set up the Datadog API repo on your system and import Datadog’s APT keys:

        sudo sh -c "echo 'deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/datadog-archive-keyring.gpg] https://apt.datadoghq.com/ stable 6' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/datadog.list"
sudo touch /usr/share/keyrings/datadog-archive-keyring.gpg

curl https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_APT_KEY_CURRENT.public | sudo gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/datadog-archive-keyring.gpg --import --batch
curl https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_APT_KEY_C0962C7D.public | sudo gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/datadog-archive-keyring.gpg --import --batch
curl https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_APT_KEY_F14F620E.public | sudo gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/datadog-archive-keyring.gpg --import --batch
curl https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_APT_KEY_382E94DE.public | sudo gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/datadog-archive-keyring.gpg --import --batch

      3. If running Ubuntu 14 or earlier, copy the keyring to /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d:

        sudo cp /usr/share/keyrings/datadog-archive-keyring.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d

      4. Update your local APT cache and install the Agent:

        sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install datadog-agent datadog-signing-keys

      5. Copy the example configuration into place and plug in your API key:

        sudo sh -c "sed 's/api_key:.*/api_key: <YOUR_API_KEY>/' /etc/datadog-agent/datadog.yaml.example > /etc/datadog-agent/datadog.yaml"

      6. Transition your Agent configuration paths and formats from Agent v5 to Agent v6, with the import command. The command parses an existing v5 datadog.conf and converts the configuration options to the new v6 datadog.yaml format. It also copies configuration files for checks that are currently enabled.:

        sudo -u dd-agent -- datadog-agent import /etc/dd-agent/ /etc/datadog-agent/

      7. Start the Agent:

        • Ubuntu 16.04 or higher:
        sudo systemctl start datadog-agent
        • Ubuntu 14.04 or lower:
        sudo initctl start datadog-agent

      SUSE

      1. Set up Datadog’s Yum repo on your system by creating /etc/zypp/repos.d/datadog.repo with the contents:
      [datadog]
name=Datadog, Inc.
enabled=1
baseurl=https://yum.datadoghq.com/suse/stable/6/x86_64
type=rpm-md
gpgcheck=1
repo_gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_CURRENT.public
       https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_B01082D3.public
       https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_FD4BF915.public
       https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_E09422B3.public
      1. Update your local Zypper repo and install the Agent:
      sudo zypper refresh
sudo rpm --import https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_CURRENT.public
sudo rpm --import https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_B01082D3.public
sudo rpm --import https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_FD4BF915.public
sudo rpm --import https://keys.datadoghq.com/DATADOG_RPM_KEY_E09422B3.public
sudo zypper install datadog-agent
      1. Copy the example configuration into place and plug in your API key:
      sudo sh -c "sed 's/api_key:.*/api_key: <YOUR_API_KEY>/' /etc/datadog-agent/datadog.yaml.example > /etc/datadog-agent/datadog.yaml"

      1. Transition your Agent configuration paths and formats from Agent v5 to Agent v6, with the import command. The command parses an existing v5 datadog.conf and converts the configuration options to the new v6 datadog.yaml format. It also copies configuration files for checks that are currently enabled:

        sudo -u dd-agent -- datadog-agent import /etc/dd-agent/ /etc/datadog-agent/

      2. Re-start the Agent:

      sudo systemctl restart datadog-agent.service

      Download the latest version available and run the installation package.

      Transition your Agent configuration paths and formats from Agent v5 to Agent v6, with the import command. The command parses an existing v5 datadog.conf and converts the configuration options to the new v6 datadog.yaml format. It also copies configuration files for checks that are currently enabled.:

      datadog-agent import <OLD_CONFIGURATION_DIRECTORY> <DESTINATION_DIRECTORY>

      With:

      • <OLD_CONFIGURATION_DIRECTORY> is the directory containing the datadog.conf file
      • <DESTINATION_DIRECTORY> is the directory where the imported datadog.yaml is written (you can use the same directory as <OLD_CONFIGURATION_DIRECTORY>).

      Note: datadog.conf is automatically upgraded to datadog.yaml on upgrade.

      1. Download the DMG package of the latest Agent version. Use the latest macOS release listed on the [release page][9] of the repository.
      2. Install the DMG package.
      3. Add your API key to /opt/datadog-agent/etc/datadog.yaml.
      4. Transition your Agent configuration paths and formats from Agent v5 to Agent v6, with the import command. The command parses an existing v5 datadog.conf and converts the configuration options to the new v6 datadog.yaml format. It also copies configuration files for checks that are currently enabled: datadog-agent import /opt/datadog-agent/etc/ /opt/datadog-agent/etc/

      Then start the Datadog Agent application (once started, you should see it in the system tray), and manage the Agent from there. Agent v6 includes a web-based GUI to edit the Agent configuration files and much more.

      https://github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/releases