Reinstalling the agent

To reinstall the AWS Replication Agent, download the latest version of the agent and follow the installation instructions. You do not need to remove any previous versions prior to reinstalling the agent.

• Linux

• Windows

Note

You must reinstall the agent to benefit from new features.

Reinstalling the agent on a recovery instance

If you are reinstalling an agent on a recovery instance:

1. Select your recovery instance and choose Disconnect from AWS from the Actions drop-down menu.

2. When reinstalling the agent, include the --install-as-recovery-instance parameter.

Example:

chmod +x aws-replication-installer-init; sudo ./aws-replication-installer-init --install-as-recovery-instance s-abcd01234567890

Note

In order to reinstall the agent on a recovery instance, you will need to provide the temporary credentials for a role that has the AWSElasticDisasterRecoveryAgentInstallationPolicy policy.