The Software Images module provides you with all the tools needed to manage updates and upgrades of the edge devices managed by Manufacturing Connect. You can upload the .upd file onto the Admin Console once and it can be used to upgrade edge devices using the Manufacturing Connect Admin Console Software upgrade options. All the images that you load onto the Admin Console are available for edge device upgrades.

You can create groups of edge devices and update them at a specific time or instantly using the upgrade options. You can ensure that edge devices are running on the latest version, manage the disk space used, and view a history of updates.

The Software Images list shows:

To access the edge software update UI:

Refer to the following actions you can take on the Admin Console > Software Images pane. The user interface below is for Manufacturing Connect version 2.10.0 and later.

[1] Show filter / Hide filter: Search by Product, File Name, Size, Version or Platform

[2] Refresh

[3] Action menu:

[4] Select File/URL : You can upload a software image using a file or a signed URL.

[5] Upload Edge Software Image: Example file name can be: google-factory-connect-std_3.2.5-amd64.upd or google-factory-connect-std_3.2.5-amd64.upd.sig

[6] Copy checksum to clipboard

When using the Manufacturing Connect Admin Console with Firefox to upload a software image, an error can occur due to a problem with the way Firefox manages certificates.

Manufacturing Connect uses a self-signed Certificate. This prompts the browser to display an error message. Follow the browser guidelines for how to bypass a self-signed security error message.

To resolve this issue, the certificate for the Minio application, which manages the uploaded images, must be accepted.

To accept the certificate for the port 8445: