WireLess Deployer

Chapter V.- WireLess Deployer Console

1 Packages

On the "Packages" window you can see the application and the configuration packages added to the console (the packages that are on the console may not be on the clients):

"Applications" and "Configuration" sections have the following information about the packages:

Identifier
Version
Name
Installation list: Installation files of the package (files that are downloaded when the package is installed)
Uninstallation list: Files to erase when the package is uninstalled
Configuration files (only for configuration packages)
Description
Operating System
Model
Vendor

On the left side of the window you can see:

Delete button: Deletes a package from the console, if it's not associated with any collection.
Collections button: Opens a list of all the collections that contain the selected package, where eventually you can click on one to see more details.
Configure Package button: Edits the configuration files (see Configure packages).
Package section: Displays information about the package, such as the ID, version and file name. [NEW VERSION] button allows to create a new version of the package (see Create a new version of a package).
Attributes section: Displays information about the package such as the name, description and platform. All this information can be modified with [EDIT] button. [APPLY] button applies the changes made to the package.

2 Collections

A collection is a group of packages to install on the mobile unit/s. All the available collections are displayed on "Collection" window:

Each collection has the following information:

Description
Name
Formula (for further information about formulas see Add, delete, edit formulas)
Associated packages
Validity schedule (for further information see Setting an install schedule)

On the left side of the window you can see:

Collection ID.

Delete button: Deletes a collection.

New button: Dreates a new collection.

Name field: Name of the collection.

Description field: Description of the collection.

Formula List: Displays the formulas associated to the collection.

Install List: Packages to install on the mobile unit/s.

Uninstall List: Packages to uninstall from the mobile unit/s (see Uninstall packages from the client).

To Uninstall list button: Moves a package from "Install List" towards "Uninstall List".

To Install list button: Moves a package from "Uninstall List" towards "Install List".

Edit button: Allows to edit the name and the description.

Apply button: Applies the changes made to the collection.

Cancel button: Cancels the editing process.

Package Details button: Shows details about a specific package of the collection.

Validity schedule details: displays current status (active/inactive) and validity period of a collection.

3 Units

On "Units" window you can see all the mobile units that have connected at least once:

Each mobile unit has the following information (see Appendix A.- Files and folders):

[Unit Description]: This field shows the MAC address of the unit. You can modify it with the WireLess Deployer Console and input a unit description (see Sorting Mobile Units according to an Arbitrary Criteria).
Package List:
- Last packages or
- All the installed packages, even if they have been removed
This information is shown when expanding a unit.
[Update] status:
- Needed (red)
- Up to date (green)
- Pending (yellow, waiting for the mobile unit to answer to UPDATE command)
[MAC]: MAC address.
[IP]: current IP address of the unit.
[UID]: unit identification, assigned at installation.
[Platform]: platform (Operating System type).
[Model]: unit model.
[Last Update]: time and date of the last update (see [Update] for color referece)
- on YY/MM/DD - hh:mm:ss format if the update wasn't made the current day.
- on ss" (seconds) format if the update was made the current minute.
- on mm' (minutes) format if the update was made the current hour.
- on hh:mm (hours/minutes) format if the update was made the current day.
[Last List]: date and time of the last information retrieve and connection status:
- green, if the unit has been recently connected and answered to LIST command.
- yellow, if the unit hasn't answered but the time elapsed is under ListMissingTime (see configuration file).
- red, if the unit hasn't answered and the time elapsed is over ListMissingTime (missed unit). (See configuration file).
The time and date of the last connection can be on different formats: YY/MM/DD - hh:mm:ss, ss", mm' ou hh:mm (see [Last Update]).
[MUID]: identifier used by the WireLess Deployer Agent to univocally identify each unit.
[HOSTNAME] : hostname configured on the mobile unit.

Each column may be used as a sorting criteria by clicking on it's name. If the mobile units are sorted using one criteria and then another one is selected, the previous order is maintained as a secondary criteria. This is useful for finding a group of mobile units with similar characteristics (see Sorting Mobile Units according to an Arbitrary Criteria).

On the top of the window there's:

Get Information section: Gets information about the packages installed
- on all the mobile units ([GET ALL MU] button) or
- on one unit ([GET THIS MU] button)
Update Unit section: Updates packages on
- all the mobile units ([UPDATE ALL] button) or
- on one unit ([UPDATE THIS] button).
unit command buttons:
- [Execute Action] button: Allows to execute files, erase them, make coldboot, and warmboot, among other actions (see Execute actions on the mobile unit).
- [Remote Control] button: Opens "Remote Control" window, which allows to control the mobile units from the console (see Control a mobile unit by Remote Control)
- [Reset Unit] button: Deletes the package list of a mobile unit (just deletes the list, it DOESN'T UNINSTALL the packages)
Text Messages section: Allows to send text messages
- to all the mobile units ([SEND TO ALL] button) or
- to one unit ([SEND TO THIS] button)
[Sites / Groups] section: Allows to work with groups of units (groups and sites).
- [By Group] check-box: Allows to see all units or by group (just the units that belong to the selected group).
- [Sites/ Groups] button: Opens the "Groups & Sites Management" window (see Site management and Group management).
- [Associate] button: Opens the window that allows to associate the selected unit to a group.
- the group combo-box that allows to change the current group.
diverse tasks buttons:
- [Package Details] button: Allows to see more information about a package.
- [History] button: Shows the history of the actions performed on the selected mobile unit.
- [Remove Unit] button: Allows to remove a unit from the system.
- [Create Dummy Unit] button: Opens a window that allows to create a dummy unit (see Create a Dummy Unit).

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