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Automatic system updates with mobile data
E-FOTA works next to an existing MDM solution, so yes it will work with your MDM as well. When enrolling new devices, make sure to have a Knox E-FOTA campaign assigned to them in the Knox portal. If thats done, devices will recieve E-FOTA automaticly, you don't need to push an app or permissions.
When deploying E-FOTA to existing hardware without resetting them, you have to push the app and set some permissions (if possible, use the Knox Service plugin for setting FOTA permissions: https://docs.samsungknox.com/admin/knox-platform-for-enterprise/knox-service-plugin/get-started/minimum-requirements/)
E-FOTA is developed by Samsung, all tough they share some API's with other vendors they do not share all of them. E-FOTA is such a that only works via their portal, the API it utilizes is not available for others.
Hello Michel, thanks for your reply, it is very insightful!
Unfortunately, due to company policy I cannot disclose the MDM we are utilizing.
Do you know if Knox E-FOTA is compatible with other MDM providers? It is currently not feasible to switch our MDM provider but having this feature would be extremely useful for us.
Another question is, if Knox E-FOTA is able to provide this functionality, shouldn't other MDMs be able to integrate it as well?
Thank you and best regards,
Juan
E-FOTA works next to an existing MDM solution, so yes it will work with your MDM as well. When enrolling new devices, make sure to have a Knox E-FOTA campaign assigned to them in the Knox portal. If thats done, devices will recieve E-FOTA automaticly, you don't need to push an app or permissions.
When deploying E-FOTA to existing hardware without resetting them, you have to push the app and set some permissions (if possible, use the Knox Service plugin for setting FOTA permissions: https://docs.samsungknox.com/admin/knox-platform-for-enterprise/knox-service-plugin/get-started/minimum-requirements/)
E-FOTA is developed by Samsung, all tough they share some API's with other vendors they do not share all of them. E-FOTA is such a that only works via their portal, the API it utilizes is not available for others.
