How to make devices in IoT hub visible in Groups and Deployments of updates?

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How to make devices in IoT hub visible in Groups and Deployments of updates?

I tried registering the device through DPS, and I also tried registering the device through direct CA registration.

If it is properly set as a ConnectedDevice, shouldn't the device list be listed as $Default in the Group & Deployment section of the Updates section?

I've been wandering around this part for several days. Please ask for a quick response or if you have any questions. 🙏🙏😂

Best Regards,

Kevin Kim.

Answer 1

Hi @Kevin Kim Greetings! Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum. Thank you for posting this question here.

If it is properly set as a ConnectedDevice, shouldn't the device list be listed as $Default in the Group & Deployment section of the Updates section?

It appears you might have missed a few steps for the device update grouping to work as expected. After you provision the devices, you would have to install and start Device Update Agent on the IoT device for it to be compatible with updates. Once the Device Update Agent is installed and there is an update imported into the IoT Hub, you would then be able to see the devices grouped on this page. Here, if you haven't specified any tags to the devices, every device would be grouped under the $Default group.

Please refer the following prerequisites needed to deploy an update using Device Update for Azure IoT Hub

• Access to an IoT Hub with Device Update for IoT Hub enabled. We recommend that you use an S1 (Standard) tier or above for your IoT Hub.
• An imported update for the provisioned device.
• An IoT device (or simulator) provisioned for Device Update within IoT Hub.
• The device is part of at least one default group or user-created update group.

Please refer to the following resources that will guide you with the steps needed to set up your IoT Hub environment and deploy a test update.

1. Create Device Update for IoT Hub resources
2. Import an update to Device Update for IoT Hub
3. Device Update Agent Provisioning
4. Deploy an update by using Device Update for Azure IoT Hub

Hope this helps. Please let us know, in the comments below, if you experience any issues after trying out the steps in the above articles. We would be glad to assist you further.

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