Machine Agent Management

The "Machine Agent Management" application contains an overview of all the adapters available in the machine agent backend and lists the following parameters:

Adapter name
Adapter version

The application provides the following functions:

Checks the current version of the machine agent installation bundle
Downloads the machine agent installation bundle
Overview of the adapters
Displays the "pkginfo.json" file with all adapter package information
New adapter upload
Deletes the adapters if they are not installed on any agent

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Machine agent installation bundle	Displays the installation bundle version.
Adapter name	Displays the adapter name.
Adapter version	Displays the adapter version.
Actions	The adapter is removed by clicking on the "Delete" icon.
	Opens the file with the package information.
	Removes the adapter. The "Delete" icon is only activated with non-SINUMERIK adapters and deactivated generic adapters. Generic adapters cannot be deleted. An adapter can only be deleted if it is not installed on an agent.
	Opens the launch pad.

Procedure

In the launch pad, open the "Machine Agent Management" MindSphere application.
Home page "Machine Agents - Management" opens.
Click on "Download" to download the current version of the installation bundle.
A "tar.gz" file is downloaded.
Click on the "Delete" icon in the right-hand column "Actions" to uninstall an adapter.
Click on the extension arrow at the left in front of the particular adapter name to open the "Pkginfo.json" file with the package information.
Click on "Upload new adapter" to install a new adapter.
The available adapters are displayed in the "tar.gz" file format.
Select the required adapter. Only one adapter can be selected.
While uploading, no additional actions can be performed in this application.
An error message is displayed if the selected adapter cannot be uploaded as a result of the size of the content or the version.