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Device Update configuration file

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The Azure Device Update for IoT Hub agent uses configuration information from a du-config.json file on the device. The agent reads the file and reports the following values to the Device Update service:

  • AzureDeviceUpdateCore:4.ClientMetadata:4.deviceProperties["manufacturer"]
  • AzureDeviceUpdateCore:4.ClientMetadata:4.deviceProperties["model"]
  • DeviceInformation.manufacturer
  • DeviceInformation.model
  • additionalProperties
  • connectionData
  • connectionType

To update or create the du-config.json configuration file:

  • When you install the Debian agent on an IoT device with a Linux OS, modify the /etc/adu/du-config.json file to update the values.
  • For a Yocto build system, create a JSON file in the adu partition or disk called /adu/du-config.json.

Configuration file fields and values

Name Description
SchemaVersion Schema version that maps the current configuration file format version.
aduShellTrustedUsers List of users that can launch adu-shell, a broker program that performs various update actions as 'root'. The Device Update default content update handlers invoke adu-shell to do tasks that require super user privilege, such as apt-get install or executing a privileged script.
iotHubProtocol Protocol used to connect with Azure IoT Hub. Accepted values are mqtt or mqtt/ws. Default value is 'mqtt'.
compatPropertyNames Properties used to check for device compatibility to target the update deployment. All values must be lowercase.
manufacturer Value reported by the AzureDeviceUpdateCore:4.ClientMetadata:4 interface to classify the device for targeting the update deployment.
model Value reported by the AzureDeviceUpdateCore:4.ClientMetadata:4 interface to classify the device for targeting the update deployment.
additionalProperties Optional, up to five more lowercase-only device-reported properties to use for compatibility checking.
agents Information about each Device Update agent, including connectionSource type and data.
name Device Update agent name.
runas User identity to run the Device Update agent under.
connectionType Connection type to use for connecting the device to IoT Hub. Accepted values are string or AIS. Use AIS for production scenarios that use the IoT Identity Service to connect. Use string to connect using a connection string for testing purposes.
connectionData Data to use for connecting the device to IoT Hub. If connectionType = "AIS", set the connectionData to an empty string: "connectionData": "". If connectionType = "string", provide your IoT device's device or module connection string.
manufacturer Value reported by the Device Update agent as part of the DeviceInformation interface.
model Value reported by the Device Update agent as part of the DeviceInformation interface.
additionalDeviceProperties Optional, up to five more device properties.
extensionsFolder Optional, sets the path for the Device Update extensions folder. Default path is '/var/lib/adu/extensions'.
downloadsFolder Optional, sets the path for the Device Update downloads folder. Default path is '/var/lib/adu/downloads'.
dataFolder Optional, sets the path for the Device Update data folder. Default path is '/var/lib/adu'. If you update this value in the configuration file, you must update CheckDataDir() in the health management check accordingly.
aduShellFilePath Optional, sets the path for the Device Update shell. Default path is '/usr/lib/adu'.
downloadTimeoutInMinutes Optional, sets the update download timeout in minutes. Value 0 means the default of 8 hours.

Example "du-config.json" file

{
  "schemaVersion": "1.1",
  "aduShellTrustedUsers": [
    "adu",
    "do"
  ],
  "iotHubProtocol": "mqtt",
  "compatPropertyNames":"manufacturer,model,location,environment",
  "manufacturer": "contoso",
  "model": "virtual-vacuum-2",
  "agents": [
    {
      "name": "main",
      "runas": "adu",
      "connectionSource": {
        "connectionType": "string",
        "connectionData": "HostName=<hub_name>.azure-devices.net;DeviceId=<device_id>;SharedAccessKey=<device_key>"
      },
      "manufacturer": "contoso",
      "model": "virtual-vacuum-2",
      "additionalDeviceProperties": {
        "location": "usa",
        "environment": "development"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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