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IoT Central OTA Options

What options are available for updating devices in IoT Central?

I've looked at some options:

  1. blob-storage: I am not sure that's the right way for IoT Central: Theres's a tutorial on how to upload files to an azure storage-account. It does not mention downloading, though I assume that should be possible as well.

  2. The new device-Update solution which looks very interesting, but it does not appear to be available for IoT Central. Is this going to be added to iotc in the near future?

Thanks!
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@BuijsmanDirk-7565 Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum!
We are checking internally on this query and update you as earliest. Similar query has been asked here : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/336125/does-iot-central-support-the-new-azure-device-upda.html

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@BuijsmanDirk-7565 Please find the below answers.

blob-storage: I am not sure that's the right way for IoT Central: Theres's a tutorial on how to upload files to an azure storage-account. It does not mention downloading, though I assume that should be possible as well.

IoT Central uses IoT Hub's file upload capability to enable devices to upload files. I dont see a direct way to download the files to devices. The recommended way to download from blob storage is to leverage the Azure Storage SDK.
Also, please share your feedback on the UserVoice and upvote.

The new device-Update solution which looks very interesting, but it does not appear to be available for IoT Central. Is this going to be added to iotc in the near future?

Below is an update from our team on this query.

Azure Device Update is not yet supported with IoT Central. But its on our roadmap to support. Currently there is no ETA.

If an answer is helpful, please "Accept answer" or "Up-Vote" for the same which might be beneficial to other community members reading this thread.

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@AshokPeddakotla-MSFT are there any updates on the ETA of the described feature ?

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@DominikVogt-9055 No Update currently. Could you please share more details on your requirement/scenario?

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@AshokPeddakotla-MSFT I did not try IoT Central practically yet but I was wondering on how to do OTA Firmware Updates on my IoT devices. There seems to be a feature within IoT Hub but not IoT Central.
So, can you tell me how I can achieve OTA Firmware Updates of my IoT devices with IoT Central?

Am I right that I can just use a separate blob storage, upload the firmware binary files there and use this for OTA Updates?

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