Hey guys,
While looking through the OS I discovered that a info.json is being preserved in /var/sota/import/ path. Here we can find the "registeredName" and after changing the file I expected it to adjust in the cloud aswell after a period. I tried running aktualizr-torizon once which showed that the machine was online, however it did not change name of the registered machine within the cloud.
Is there a known way, how the machine can adjust it’s name in the cloud?
Kind regards,
Simplymehmet
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Hello Simplymehmet,
Directly modifying the info.json file or any files inside /var/sota/import/ is not a supported way to change the device’s name as registered in the Torizon Cloud. Changes made directly to these files will not be recognized by the cloud backend, even if you restart the OTA client or trigger a re-connection.
Recommended Approach
The device name in Torizon Cloud is set during the initial provisioning process. If you want to assign a custom device name, use the -n flag with the provision-device command during provisioning as shown below:
docker run -v /:/som_sysroot --network=host --privileged -it torizon/torizon-provisioner:0.0.11 provision-device -t ${token} -n "My Product 0053" && sudo systemctl restart aktualizr fluent-bit
Further details on modifying settings of the Torizon OTA client.
Changing Name After Provisioning
If you need to update the device’s name after it has already been provisioned, the supported method is to re-provision the device using the above process with the new name.
Directly editing files in /var/sota/import/ or trying to trigger updates via aktualizr-torizon will not propagate name changes to the Torizon Cloud.
Let me know if you need step-by-step instructions for re-provisioning.
Best regards,
Toradex AI Assistant.
Hi @simplymehmet!
The guidance provided by the Toradex AI aligns with our typical recommendations for this situation.
We’d appreciate it if you could proceed with the suggested steps and see if it solves your issue.
Best regards.
Hi @simplymehmet!
After some testing, I found out that you can rename the device by using the Torizon Cloud site. You should select the device, then click on “Modify”. You can rename it in the “Friendly Name” box. It may appear some error message saying “We could not update some fields, please try again”, but I recommend you to refresh the device list page and see if the renaming was completed (we don’t know why this error message appears, but the responsible team is already taking care of it).
Best regards
Hi Lucas,
Thank you for looking into this case, I know that it is possible adjusting the name while making use of the Torizon Cloud site. However what I am trying to achieve is that we have a image with shared-data and online-data for the provisioning, then that someone fills in the serial number on our developed machine after installing the pre-provisioned OS and that the machine then adjust its name in the Torizon Cloud site.
I see that the AI suggest that this is not supported, however I was curious if there was some link between the machine and the cloud environment regarding the name of the machine that I could manipulate to automate this process as described above.
So where I stand ATM is we have pre-provisioned image that registers the machine correctly in the Torizon Cloud site with a random generated name. Now the challenge is that I want to adjust this name with some logic that would run on the machine itself instead of manually adjusting it by using the “Modify” button.
Any ideas?
Kind regards,
Simplymehmet
@simplymehmet
check this page, in the " Customizing the Device Name and ID" section
Hi Allen,
Thnx man this is exactly what I was looking for!
Kind regards,
Simplymehmet
