Deploy an Application to Edge Devices
You can deploy an application to one or more edge devices.
- Create a marketplace catalog for your application and then add the application. See the Add Catalog and Add or Import an application in Marketplace: Catalogs and Applications.
- Ensure each of Manufacturing Connect Edge devices have enough disk space to receive the Docker application release’s associated Docker image(s).
[1] Filter by Groups
[2] Select all displayed edge devices
[3] Select edge device
[4] View Data | Control status
To select one or more edge devices:
- (Optional) From Edge Devices tab, select one or more groups.
- Select one or more edge devices.
- Click Next.
[1] Change Application Name
[2] Change Application Release
[3] Set Application Parameters: Unique set of parameters for each Application. See Set Up Variables for an Application Release for details on how set up the parameters for each application. The parameters will be applied to the application’s respective Docker image. When the Manufacturing Connect Edge receives this application and its respective Docker image, these parameters will be passed as runtime variables to this application’s respective Docker container.
To configure application settings:
- From the Apps Settings tab, select a submitted release from the Application Release drop-down list.
- (Optional) Make changes to other parameters, then click Next. Update options depend on the application selected.
[1] Review Device(s) names
[2] Review Application Name and Release
[3] Review Parameter Settings
To preview application deployment configurations:
- From the Preview tab, review your selections, and then click Launch.
[1] View Edge Device Details:
[2] View Message
To finalize application deployment:
- From the Result tab, wait for values under the Message column to confirm successful deployment(s).
- Click App Details.
The selected edge devices appear in the Edge Device list on the selected Application Details pane. The initial App Status for the deployed devices should be PULLINGIMAGESTARTED. Wait for the Docker image pull operation to complete or fail. A new App Status will be shown.
To verify the deployed application is running:
- From the Application Details pane, click the edge device ID link.
If the App Status display as a LAUNCHERROR. It indicates that the Docker image pull operation failed. Ensure that the Application’s respective Docker image registry location is a valid one (See Set Up Docker Container Configurations for an Application Release) or your Manufacturing Connect Edge instances can connect and access the registry location.
For the edge device, check its Containers section to verify the respective application container is running for the application.