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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

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

Axoflow Console 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.