Add New Software Update Tasks
Software update tasks are used to upgrade your edge device software.
Note: Software packages are added from the Images module in the Manufacturing Connect Admin Console. See Images.
Ensure the following:
- The Edge devices that will be upgraded are online.
- An Edge device is currently not already undergoing an existing software task (update). You cannot create a new software task for an Edge device that is already undergoing an existing software task.
- Up to 10 running tasks can run in parallel. Additional ones will be queued until a running task completes.
- The progress bar will automatically fill up from 0 to 100% without a need to refresh the page. It will automatically by itself refresh every 5 seconds.
- A Software Update Task will usually take a few minutes to complete.
- A Software Update Task will automatically timeout after 1 hour.
- A Software Update Task that disconnects before it finishes could still upgrade and reboot a Manufacturing Connect Edge instance. This will happen if the Manufacturing Connect Edge successfully receives the .upd file before the disconnect.
- Once the task completes, it will be transferred from the Current (#) tab to the History (#) tab. If the task was successful, the update status will be set to COMPLETED. If instead the task failed, the update status will be set to ERROR.
You can add a software update job from the Software pane by clicking a new or the Add new task icon.
You can select the software that will be applied to recipient Edge Devices.
To select software, select at least one software package to add and click Next.
After selecting software that will be applied to Edge Devices, select the devices that will receive the software. There is no limit on the number of edge devices that can be updated.
To target devices to apply, select one or more edge devices from the edge device list and click Next.
You have several options to schedule the software task.
To schedule the software task, select one of the following options and click Next.
- Run now: Download and install the update immediately.
- Download only: Download the upgrade file to devices (only for Edge Devices on Manufacturing Connect Edge version 3.5.0 and later).
- Run on a schedule: Download immediately (only for Edge Devices on Manufacturing Connect Edge version 3.5.0 and later) and install the update at a specified time.
If you select Run on schedule, select the date and time to run the software task.
You have the option to select the checkbox for Allow delayed upgrade if the download takes long.
- If you don't select this option and the downloading of the file is not completed by the scheduled upgrade time, the upgrade will not occur.
- If you select this option and the the downloading of the file is not completed by the scheduled upgrade time, the upgrade will still occur on a delayed schedule.
Review and confirm the details of the software task. Then, click Finish to create the job.
The software task appears in the list of Software Update Tasks. Click the Task ID to view more information on the task.
To delete the task, click the Action menu for the task and select Cancel task.
You can add a software update job from the Edge Management >Software Update pane by clicking a new or the Add new task icon.
You can select the software that will be applied to recipient Edge Devices. The user interface below is for Manufacturing Connect version 2.10.0 and later.
To select software:
- From the Software tab, select at least one software package to add.
- Click Next.
After selecting software that will be applied to Edge Devices, select the devices that will receive the software. There is no limit on the number of edge devices that can be updated.
To target devices to apply:
- From the Targets tab, select one or more edge devices from the edge device list.
- Click Next.
Before deploying software to a list of Edge Devices, you can review job details before it gets executed.
To deploy jobs to edge devices:
- From the Targets tab, you have the option to check the Start job immediately check box.
- Click Save.
Note: If you do not check the Start job immediately check box, the Job Status column displays PENDING. Otherwise, it will display as RUNNING.
The software job appears in the Software Update Jobs pane Current (#) tab.