Application Real-Time Monitoring Service:Notice on the lifecycle of the ARMS agent

Updating the ARMS agent provides the following benefits:

• New feature support. Advanced capabilities such as continuous profiling and hotspot code analysis require the latest agent versions.

• Open source component compatibility. Java open source components are updated frequently, and new agent versions add support for the latest component versions.

• Bug fixes. Each new release addresses known issues from earlier versions.

• Performance and stability improvements. New releases optimize application performance and improve agent stability.

• Security patches. New releases regularly address security vulnerabilities identified through the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system.

For these reasons, ARMS Application Monitoring introduced the agent lifecycle policy on September 1, 2023 to help you keep the agent up to date.

Agent lifecycle

• Each officially released ARMS agent version is supported for six months from its release date.

• The recommended Long-Term Support (LTS) version of the agent 4.x has a fixed support period of 12 months.

• Two months before the lifecycle ends, the ARMS console sends internal messages to remind you to update the agent.

• After the agent expires, the ARMS service continues to function. However, technical support may require you to update the agent before troubleshooting.

• The agent lifecycle policy took effect on September 1, 2023. All agent versions released before that date were given a six-month buffer period and expired on March 1, 2024.

Update the ARMS agent

For applications deployed in container environments or installed with the ARMS agent through the ARMS console, the agent is updated automatically.

For applications where you manually installed the ARMS agent, we recommend that you check and update the agent version at least every two months. For more information, see How do I update the ARMS agent for Java applications?