As 0patch technology is being developed, new versions of 0patch Agent are made available to users. When a new Agent is released, 0patch Console will start notifying you about the new version in the Dashboard's "Agent Version" box. You will also find the GET LATEST VERSION button there, which will launch the agent update process.
When you press the GET LATEST VERSION button and confirm that you want to update the Agent, a new Agent version will be downloaded from the server and your Agent will get replaced by this new version. After a successful Agent update, the new 0patch Console will get launched, and you'll be able to verify its version in the "Agent Version" box in Console's Dashboard.
When a new Agent version is available, but your version is still supported (see Unsupported Agents), you can continue to use 0patch Agent without any limitations, and will also continue to receive new patches as they get released.
Updating the Agent keeps the log and all settings intact.
In an Enterprise account, updating of remotely-managed Agents is controlled from 0patch Central, where the admin can select which computers shall have the Agent updated automatically and which manually.
Unsupported Agent
When a new 0patch Agent version is released, some previously supported versions may no longer be supported by the 0patch Server. This usually happens when a major change was introduced to format or content of data communicated between 0patch Agent and 0patch Server.
In case your 0patch Agent becomes unsupported, you will see the following popup message.
In addition, the Console's Dashboard will show you the following messages in the »Agent Version« and »Last Server Sync« boxes.
When your Agent is no longer supported, it cannot receive new patches any more, but it continues to apply the patches it has previously downloaded to processes on your computer. You should update the Agent when it becomes unsupported.
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