Supported platforms for Agent Client Collector auto-upgrade
Operating systems and package types supported for Agent Client Collector auto-upgrade, and the minimum agent version required.
The minimum agent version for upgrade eligibility is 2.7.0 on all platforms. Agents on unsupported platforms are skipped with error code ACC-5005.
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Operating system |
Package type |
Requirements |
|---|---|---|
|
Windows |
MSI |
Agent must run as the SYSTEM account. |
|
Linux — Red Hat, CentOS, Oracle, Rocky, Alma, CentOS Stream |
RPM |
Agent must run as root or have full sudo access.For information on configuring sudo access, see Install Agent Client Collector on a Linux system. |
|
Linux — Ubuntu, Debian, GNU/Linux |
DEB |
Agent must run as root or have full sudo access.For information on configuring sudo access, see Install Agent Client Collector on a Linux system. |
|
macOS — Intel (x64) |
PKG |
Agent must run as root or have full sudo access.For information on configuring sudo access, see Manually install Agent Client Collector on macOS. |
|
macOS — Apple Silicon (ARM64) |
PKG |
Architecture is detected automatically. Agent must run as root or have full sudo access.For information on configuring sudo access, see Manually install Agent Client Collector on macOS. |
Auto-upgrade is not supported on Linux SuSE, Solaris, or AIX. Agents on these platforms are skipped during upgrade runs and generate error code ACC-5005. To upgrade agents on unsupported platforms, manually install the new version on the agent host.
Required agent permissions
Agents must run with elevated privileges on the host to perform a self-upgrade:
- Windows: SYSTEM account
- Linux: root user or sudoers file configuration with full sudo access
- macOS: root user or sudoers file configuration with full sudo access
Parent Topic:Agent Client Collector Framework reference
--- title: Supported platforms for Agent Client Collector auto-upgrade description: Operating systems and package types supported for Agent Client Collector auto-upgrade, and the minimum agent version required. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-operations-management/agent-client-collector/acc-agent-upgrade-platforms.html release: brazil product: Agent Client Collector classification: agent-client-collector topic_type: reference last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 1 keywords: [ACC upgrade supported platforms, ACC upgrade operating systems, MSI RPM DEB PKG upgrade] breadcrumb: [ACC-F reference, Agent Client Collector reference, Agent Client Collector, IT Operations Management] --- # Supported platforms for Agent Client Collector auto-upgrade Operating systems and package types supported for Agent Client Collector auto-upgrade, and the minimum agent version required. The minimum agent version for upgrade eligibility is 2.7.0 on all platforms. Agents on unsupported platforms are skipped with error code ACC-5005. <table id="table_upgrade_platforms"><thead><tr><th> Operating system </th><th> Package type </th><th> Requirements </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Windows </td><td> MSI </td><td> Agent must run as the SYSTEM account. </td></tr><tr><td> Linux — Red Hat, CentOS, Oracle, Rocky, Alma, CentOS Stream </td><td> RPM </td><td> Agent must run as root or have full sudo access.For information on configuring sudo access, see [Install Agent Client Collector on a Linux system](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/agent-client-collector/install-acc-linux.md). </td></tr><tr><td> Linux — Ubuntu, Debian, GNU/Linux </td><td> DEB </td><td> Agent must run as root or have full sudo access.For information on configuring sudo access, see [Install Agent Client Collector on a Linux system](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/agent-client-collector/install-acc-linux.md). </td></tr><tr><td> macOS — Intel \(x64\) </td><td> PKG </td><td> Agent must run as root or have full sudo access.For information on configuring sudo access, see [Manually install Agent Client Collector on macOS](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/agent-client-collector/acc-install-macOS-manual.md). </td></tr><tr><td> macOS — Apple Silicon \(ARM64\) </td><td> PKG </td><td> Architecture is detected automatically. Agent must run as root or have full sudo access.For information on configuring sudo access, see [Manually install Agent Client Collector on macOS](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/agent-client-collector/acc-install-macOS-manual.md). </td></tr></tbody> </table>## Non-supported platforms Auto-upgrade is not supported on Linux SuSE, Solaris, or AIX. Agents on these platforms are skipped during upgrade runs and generate error code ACC-5005. To upgrade agents on unsupported platforms, manually install the new version on the agent host. ## Required agent permissions Agents must run with elevated privileges on the host to perform a self-upgrade: - Windows: SYSTEM account - Linux: root user or sudoers file configuration with full sudo access - macOS: root user or sudoers file configuration with full sudo access **Parent Topic:**[Agent Client Collector Framework reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-operations-management/agent-client-collector/agent-client-collector-reference.md)
| title | Supported platforms for Agent Client Collector auto-upgrade |
| description | Operating systems and package types supported for Agent Client Collector auto-upgrade, and the minimum agent version required. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-operations-management/agent-client-collector/acc-agent-upgrade-platforms.html |
| release | brazil |
| product | Agent Client Collector |
| classification | agent-client-collector |
| topic_type | reference |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| keywords | ACC upgrade supported platformsACC upgrade operating systemsMSI RPM DEB PKG upgrade |
| breadcrumb | ACC-F referenceAgent Client Collector referenceAgent Client CollectorIT Operations Management |