Automic Automation: Upgrading to Version 26

This course is relevant for system administrators who are in charge of installing and upgrading Automic Automation. It guides you through and demonstrates the process to upgrade Automic Automation from version 24 to version 26 on a Windows platform. The Unix upgrade is virtually the same.

The course assumes that you are already acquainted with the Automic Automation architecture and that you know how to install its components.

Content

Overview of the upgrade process, preparations and preliminary considerations.

• Preparing the upgrade.

• Upgrading the Server components.

• Preparing and upgrading the Agents

• Upgrading AWI.

• Upgrading Analytics.

Prerequisites

If you are not familiar with the installation and administration of Automic Automation, please take the following courses before this one:

• Automic Automation v21 Administration Foundations. This course explains the installation procedure, the configuration and the interaction between the various components

• Automic Automation v21 Administration Standard. This course explains and demonstrates the most important tasks that an administrator must perform to configure and get an Automic Automation system started.

• Automic Automation TLS and Certificates. This course explains how to secure the communication on your Automic Automation system by deploying TLS/SSL

• Automic Automation TLS Gateway. This course explains how to install and configure the TLS Gateway, as well as how it works. The TLS Gateway facilitates the communication between TLS and non-TLS Agents.

Certification

Upon completion, you will receive:

• A certificate validating the course completion
• The Automic Automation v26 Upgrade Badge

Value: 900 points

At the end of this course you will be able to:

• Understand the core capabilities of GenAI integrated within Automic Automation 24.4.
• Use the Automation AI Assistant to analyze task executions and reports, including identifying the dates of last changes, analyzing report types, and determining the reasons for job failures.
• Apply the Automation AI Assistant for script analysis, enabling faster understanding of script purpose, identification of potential issues, and enhancement of code quality through AI-driven suggestions.
• Integrate the ASK_AI function within automation scripts to leverage AI-driven decision-making.
• Employ the Automation AI Assistant to simplify error handling, interpret error messages, and capture error information for use in notifications and other applications, even without extensive scripting experience.