Defining Device Configurations 

Use

With device configurations you can configure mobile devices and assign mobile components without having direct access to them. A device configuration contains the following:

●      Parameter sets for the configuration of the mobile devices

●      Mobile components that are to be installed on the mobile devices and, optionally, the installation sequence

●      Conditions for the validity of the device configuration

The device configuration can be assigned to a mobile device by means of the following types of assignments:

●      Using roles - in the function Device Configuration

●      Using hierarchies - in the function Hierarchy Grouping

●      Using a direct assignment to a single mobile device – in the function Device Maintenance

Prerequisites

●      You have defined the required parameter sets (see Defining Parameter Sets).

●      The mobile components exist on the server (see Deploying Mobile Components on the Server).

●      You have started the Mobile Administrator.

Procedure

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       1.      Change to the function Device Configurations.

       2.      Enter a name for the new device configuration and choose Create.

Device configuration and mobile components must not have the same names.

       3.      On the Parameter Sets tab page, enter the required parameter sets.

       4.      On the Mobile Components tab page, enter the required mobile components. You can define the order in which the mobile components are to be installed (see Defining the Installation Sequence).

       5.      On the Condition tab page, specify the required conditions, for example, the CPU or the used database.

       6.      If you want to assign the device configuration to a role, on the Roles tab page, specify the role to which you want to assign the device configuration and the parameter sets or mobile components included in it.

Run role synchronization (see Start Role Synchronization).

You can also assign the device configurations using a hierarchy or by means of device maintenance. For more information, see Assigning Device Configurations

Result

After the next synchronization, the specified parameters are changed on all the devices to which the configuration is assigned (either directly, using a role, or using a hierarchy). The deployment is completed for the assigned mobile components.