Manage the Windows agent

This section describes how to start, stop and check the status of the axolet and axoflow-otel-collector services on Windows. axolet logs are available under C:\Windows\Temp\axolet.log, while Axoflow agent logs are available in the event log under Windows Logs / Application.

Start the service

To start the axolet or axoflow-otel-collector service, execute the following commands:

  • sc.exe start axolet
  • sc.exe start axoflow-otel-collector

Alternatively, you can restart the service from AxoConsole:

  1. Find the host on the Topology or the Sources page.
  2. Select the name of the host.
  3. Select Services > Restart.

Stop the service

To stop the axolet or axoflow-otel-collector service, execute the following commands:

  • sc.exe stop axolet
  • sc.exe stop axoflow-otel-collector

Check the status of the service

To check the status of the axolet or axoflow-otel-collector service, execute the following commands:

  • sc.exe query axolet
  • sc.exe query axoflow-otel-collector

Upgrade Axoflow agent

AxoConsole raises an alert for the host when a new Axoflow agent version is available. To upgrade to the new version, re-run the one-liner installation command you used to install Axoflow agent, or select Provisioning > Select type and platform to create a new one.