Predix Edge Manager Release Notes Q2 2018

These are the enhancements and known issues for Edge Manager.

Q2 2018 29 June

This release contains the following:

Deployment Retry: When deploying software, configurations, and BOMs to devices, you can now specify a number for how many times to retry the deployment in case of deployment failure.
Predix Edge: You may see a Predix Edge option in the Predix Edge Manager user interface. Predix Edge is a beta feature that not all Predix Edge Manager tenants have access to. Contact Predix support with questions.

Q2 2018 Resolved Issues

This release contains the following resolved issues:

Duplicate group names: The issue where Predix Edge Manager allowed you to create groups with the same name as an existing group and attach it to the same parent, has been resolved going forward.
If there are existing groups with duplicate names, they remain as is. Any new groups you create cannot have duplicate names, and Edge Manager prevents you from moving a group to another parent group with a duplicate name.

Q2 2018 11 June Enhancements

This release includes the following enhancements:

Commands

In the Device Operations > Execute Command window, commands are displayed as tiles.
In the Device Operations > Execute Command window, you can search for commands.

Fast deployment

When the uploadTaskStatusOnSubmitEnabled flag is set to true in Predix Machine, poll intervals are skipped for fast deployment of packages.

For more information, see Configuring Cloud Gateway in the Predix Machine documentation.

Q2 2018 28 May Enhancements

This release includes the following enhancements:

Cancel Package and BOM Deployment: You can now cancel package and BOM deployments from the Operations page and device details page (from the Configurations, Software, and BOM tabs).
Commands: On the Commands page, you can choose to view commands in list view or tile view by clicking the corresponding icons in the top right of the page.

Q2 2018 30 April Enhancements

This release includes the following enhancements:

Logs are Sent as Part of the Status Detail Message: Edge Manager checks logs sent from Predix Machine and, depending on how Predix Machine sends the logs to Edge Manager, now either displays the log file in Edge Manager when you click the link for the execution log, or downloads the execution log file.
Package Type Displayed: In the Devices > Software tab, there is a new column that displays the package Type (configuration, application, or container).

Q2 2018 Known Issues

This release has the following known issues:

Partial BOM Update

No link for edited configurations

After deploying an edited configuration to a device, a link for the operation details is not created. All other deployments result in a link to the operation details being provided.

Browser Issues

On Firefox and Chrome browsers, there is a plug-in conflict that causes the browser to crash (GE internal only) when downloading a file, or when viewing the output of a command.

The same plug-in conflict causes an error when uploading a large file (hundreds of MB).

Firefox Workaround: Run Firefox in Safe mode to disable Firefox plug-ins.

Chrome Workaround:

Run Chrome in Incognito mode.
In Settings > Extensions, if you have the DGExtension, ensure that it is disabled by unselecting the checkbox.

Execution time does not get updated

When you update a Docker container, the Execution Time in the Deployment Schedule does not get updated in Edge Manager. However, Start and End times are updated and displayed correctly.

Time for operations displayed differently

Operations start, execution start, and elapsed time display differently for the top level versus operation details when there is only one operation. This is due to how the summary is calculated versus how the operation detail is calculated.

Software and configuration packages sometimes need to be re-deployed

If a device is placed in inventory but not enrolled, and software or configuration packages are sent to that device, and one of the Edge Manager services fails and needs to be restarted, then those software or configuration packages may need to be redeployed to that device.

Cannot delete groups with large number of devices

There is a known issue with deleting a group with a large number (over 5,000) of devices. Do not create such large groups, or move devices incrementally out of large groups so you can delete the group.