HCL UnO agent

The HCL UnO agent is an on premises agent that you can install in your computer. It enhances the overall reliability and efficiency by seamless transition during agent updates and ensures automatic plug-in updates that improves the performance. You can also use scripts that simplifies the process to efficiently manage the agent.

You can configure certain parameters to set up the agent even without starting it that ensures tailored customization according to specific requirements. All forms of communication and stored data are secured through encryption, that ensures the information remains encoded and protected from unauthorized access or interception.

The HCL UnO agent comes with new features such as auto update of plug-ins and agent update with zero downtime. When the agent contains an outdated plug-in version and if the latest version is available in HCL Universal Orchestrator, the agent automatically retrieves the updated plug-in from HCL Universal Orchestrator without any manual intervention. This feature eliminates the need for restarting the engine following a plug-in version update, thus streamlining the update procedure.

The new agent can be updated with zero-downtime. When the agent is updated to a new version, two instances of agents are run. The old agent manages jobs in progress and the new agent instance receives new jobs from the agent manager. This safeguards against the interruption or loss of jobs, during the update process, ensuring a smooth and continuous workflow. The old agent is stopped by the new agent afterwards.

When you run the agent for the first time, three distinct types of scripts are created that you can use afterwards to manage the agent. These scripts contribute to the flexibility and customization options by controlling the functionalities of the agent.