Viewing Device Information – Linux (Ubuntu) Operating System

Viewing Device Information – Linux (Ubuntu) Operating System

Once a Linux (Ubuntu) device is added to LDM, admins can view the device information and perform basic actions through the Device Tray. You can access the device tray from Device Management > Device List > (Click on the device) > Device Tray. Once opened, the tray displays the device's name in the top-left corner. To edit the name, simply click on the three-dot menu located at the top-right corner of the tray.
If a device has not been fully registered or is not licensed, neither the device data nor action functionality will be available in the Device Tray.
The Device Tray displays the following tabs. Use the forward and back arrows at each end of the tab selector to access additional items. 


Device Info Tab

This tab provides detailed device information, which is presented in these subtabs:
  1. A Refresh button to refresh the status of the device.
  3. Network information:  Online/Offline.
  4. License information: name/type of license if the device is licensed. 
  5. Uptime/Downtime Duration: this metric indicates the duration a device has been online or offline since it was claimed. The percentage measures the uptime or downtime relative to the total time.
  6. Device Category (PC/tablet/mobile/SmartEdge/AR/VR).
  7. Serial number.
  8. Package type: Standard (for 64 and 86 processors) or ARM (for ARM 64 processor).
  9. UDC version. 
  10. Storage capacity (only if the device is online).

Hardware

Provides details about the Motherboard, CPU, Memory, Hard disk, Monitor and Network Card.

Details

  1. Product Family.
  2. Manufacturer Name.
  3. Operating System.
  4. Update Hours: displays the scheduled time for system updates on the device.
  5. Country where the device is located.
  6. Language: device language setting.
  7. Time zone offset: the device’s time zone according to its physical location.
  8. Type of Connectivity.
  9. Created date.
  10. Updated date: date of the device's most recent update.

Apps Tab

The following options are available for a user on Apps tab: 

From LDM sub-tab

  1. List of apps that are currently installed in the device along with the version details.
  2. List of apps that are scheduled to be deployed. Displays the app name, app version, scheduled date, status, option to delete the scheduled deployment.

Available Apps sub-tab

  1. View LDM-managed applications (software, firmware, driver) available on device that are currently available for deployment through LDM.
  2. Ability to deploy application updates to the device.
  3. Uninstall applications from the device.
  4. View deployment status.
  5. Ability to filter only errors during deployment.
  6. Search specific apps from the list of apps.

Software Inventory

  1. Displays the list of applications installed on the device, with their dependencies. Click the Refresh Sotware Inventory link to update the list. If available, the installation date will be displayed in the Install Date column; otherwise, Unavailable will be shown.
  2. For information about how to generate a software inventory report, please consult Viewing Software Inventory Audit Report.  (create link to that article).
If the device is offline, the deployment process will start once the device is back online.

Peripherals and IoT Tab

The following options are available for a user on the Peripherals and IoT tab:
  1. View any USB or HDMI connected peripheral connected to the device.
  2. View type of port in use (e.g., USB, HDMI).

Warranty Tab

This tab displays detailed information about the device’s warranties.  For more information about warranties, please consult Viewing Warranty Information in Lenovo Devices article.  

Please note that it is only shown for Lenovo devices with a Premium license. 

Alerts History Tab

The following options are available for a user on the Alerts History tab:
  1. View any Low Battery alert.
  2. View any Storage alert.
  3. View any OTA Deployment alert.
Alert status is reflective over a rolling seven-day period.

 Activity History Tab

The following options are available on the Activity History tab:
  1. View the device Activity History. 
  2. Export device activity history as CSV file.


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