ClearBlade’s Edge Compute Platform can be upgraded via a secure and robust mechanism for over-the-air upgrades. The upgrade process initiates from a ClearBlade Platform. The upgrade is carried out without requiring physical or shell access. All the necessary files are transferred over the autosync connection between Platform and edges when the process initiates. Systemd service manager is supported. You can find the over-the-air tutorials here.

Security

Future-proof your solution’s security in post-deployment. Security improvements and patches can be pushed out to edges deployed to the field.

Features

Future ClearBlade Edge Compute release features can be made available to edges post-deployment.

Requirements

• ClearBlade Edge with a connection to the ClearBlade Platform

• OS support: Linux and MacOS

• Init System: systemd or a stand-alone process

• Systemd config restart option set to always

Auto upgrade

The auto upgrade allows for automatic version edge upgrading to the latest versions on all systems. This gives the edge the latest features and capabilities when connected to the platform. The option is enabled by default but can be disabled on the Admin panel. New binary locations are displayed when the auto upgrade is executed. Sources can be downloaded from Platform or GitHub files.

The upgrade status and failed upgrade errors will show up on the Edges page.

There is also a flyout of current processes on the Edges page. The timeline and status show up here for each edge upgrade attempt.