An administrator is deploying Instana agents across a fleet of RHEL 8 servers. The team wants agents to receive automatic updates whenever Instana releases new sensor versions. Which package should the administrator install?
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The instana-agent-dynamic package allows the Instana agent to automatically download and apply updates as new versions are released. The instana-agent-static package installs a fixed version that does not auto-update, which is appropriate when strict version control is required. Selecting the dynamic package directly fulfills the requirement for automatic sensor version updates across the fleet.
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Full Explanation
The instana-agent-dynamic package allows the Instana agent to automatically download and apply updates as new versions are released. The instana-agent-static package installs a fixed version that does not auto-update, which is appropriate when strict version control is required. Selecting the dynamic package directly fulfills the requirement for automatic sensor version updates across the fleet. The correct answer is 'instana-agent-dynamic'. The incorrect options — 'instana-agent-static', 'instana-agent-manual', 'instana-agent-pinned' — are wrong because they do not align with IBM Instana's architecture or recommended practices for this scenario. Understanding this concept is essential for the Domain 3: Installation domain of the IBM Instana Observability certification.