Fleets Operations
Fleets allow you to organize and manage groups of devices as a single logical unit. Instead of performing operations on individual devices, you can execute commands, apply rules, and manage configurations across an entire fleet with a single action.
What is a Fleet?
A Fleet is a collection of devices that can be managed and acted upon together. Fleets are useful for:
- Grouping devices by location (e.g., "Warehouse A Sensors", "West Coast Gateways")
- Grouping devices by function (e.g., "Temperature Monitors", "GPS Trackers")
- Grouping devices by customer (e.g., "Acme Corp Devices", "Beta Customer Pilot")
- Bulk operations (e.g., sending a reboot command to all devices in a fleet)
- Monitoring and analytics (e.g., viewing health status across a fleet)
Key Benefit
Fleets dramatically reduce the time and effort required to manage large device deployments by enabling bulk operations and centralized monitoring.
Types of Fleets
EdgeIQ supports two types of fleets, each designed for different use cases:
Static Fleets
Static Fleets have manually managed device membership. You explicitly add and remove devices from the fleet.
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Membership | Manually controlled |
| Best for | Fixed device groups, pilot programs, specific installations |
| Device assignment | Add/remove devices individually or via CSV import |
| Flexibility | Full control over which devices are included |
Use Static Fleets when:
- You have a specific, known set of devices to manage
- Device membership rarely changes
- You need precise control over fleet composition
- You're managing a pilot or test group
Smart Fleets
Smart Fleets automatically manage their membership based on filter criteria. Devices that match the criteria are automatically added; devices that no longer match are automatically removed.
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Membership | Automatically managed based on filter criteria |
| Best for | Large deployments, devices with changing attributes |
| Device assignment | Automatic based on device properties |
| Flexibility | Membership updates automatically as devices change |
Use Smart Fleets when:
- You want devices to automatically join/leave based on attributes
- Managing large numbers of devices with common characteristics
- Device attributes change over time (e.g., firmware version, location)
- You want "set it and forget it" fleet management
ImportantYou cannot manually add or remove devices from a Smart Fleet. Membership is entirely controlled by the filter criteria.
Updated 12 days ago