Problem
You have several firmware versions in the UMS. Your collection of clients and profiles has become large and confusing. You are losing track of assignments and connections between these elements.
Goal
You want to minimize the variety of firmware and profiles to simplify processes. You just want to see what you need.
The firmware, clients, and profiles are interdependent. So, what is the best way to proceed?
Solution
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We advise making a back-up of the UMS before deleting any components. You can also use the UMS recycle bin for the deleted objects. |
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- Download the new firmware.
- Move clients to the new firmware.
- Move profiles to the new firmware.
- Delete old firmware, clients, and profiles that are no longer required.
Downloading the new Firmware
- Check our download server to see whether there are new updates that are relevant for your applications.
- Download the relevant update files. Install an update directory for the files on the UMS server or on your FTP server.
Moving Clients to the New Firmware
Find out how many different firmware versions you really need.
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- Create a new View to search for all clients using a firmware version older than the current version.
Example:
View Name: Show all UD LX devices with old firmware
Rule: Product name is like (!reg!)(?i).*Universal Desktop LX.* AND Firmware version is less than 5.04.100 - Assign the update directory to these devices.
- Start the update process.
Moving Profiles to New Firmware
Examine your profiles and decide which of them are relevant for the new firmware. You have three possibilities you can do now:
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For more information see UMS Manual: Creating Profiles.
Deleting old Firmware, Clients and Profiles that are no longer required
To finally clear up the UMS you now should delete obsolete objects.
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