• Managed Device List
• Unmanaged Device List
• Suspended Device List
• Managed Devices List Not Matching With The Policy List
To manage device states in LMS 4.0:
Select Inventory > Device Administration > Manage Device State. The Device State Management page appears with the following details:
Managed Device List
You can view the list of managed devices. You can select a managed device, and unmanage or suspend it. Click the number of managed devices to launch the Managed Device List page. Click Cancel to return to the Device State Management page.
Select a managed device from the device selector and click Unmanage or Suspend to change the device state.
The Device State Change Report pop-up appears. If there is an error in change of device state it will appear in the report. For more information, see Device State Change Report.
Field Description
Device State Displays the state of the device. The different device states in LMS 4.2 are: • Managed State
Devices that match the license count and the configured policy. • Suspended State
If you have some devices under maintenance, they cannot be managed during that period. You can select these devices from the managed device list and suspend them.
• Unmanaged State
Devices that fail to match the configured policy and license count. • Managed Devices not matching the Policy
Managed devices that fail to match the current configured policy. • Alias Devices
When you add a new device to LMS, this device may already exist in LMS, but with another hostname or IP Address. This device will be an Alias device.
For more information see Understanding Device States,
Device Count Displays the total number of devices in the respective state. Click on the number to launch the respective device list page.
When you click the number of managed devices, it goes to the Managed Device List page, see Managed Device List.
When you click the number of unmanaged devices, it goes to the Unmanaged Device List page, see
Unmanaged Device List.
When you click the number of Managed Devices not Matching the Policy, it goes to the Managed devices list not matching with the policy page, see Managed Devices List Not Matching With The Policy List.
When you click the number of suspended devices, it goes to the Suspended Device List page, see
Suspended Device List.
When you click the number of alias devices, it goes to the Alias Devices page, see Working With Alias Devices.
Unmanaged Device List
You can view the list of unmanaged devices and their details like IP Address, host name, and location. You can select an unmanaged device, and manage it. Click Cancel to return to the Device State Management page.
Select an unmanaged device and:
• Click Manage to change the state of the device to managed state.
• Click Add to Unmanaged List to change the state of more managed devices to unmanaged state. The Managed Device List page appears with the list of all managed devices.
The Device State Change Report pop-up appears. If there is an error in change of device state it will appear in the report. For more information, see Device State Change Report.
Suspended Device List
You can view the list of suspended devices and their details like IP Address, host name, and location. You can select a suspended device, and manage it. Click Cancel to return to the Device State
Management page.
Select a suspended device and:
• Click Unmanage to change the state of the device to unmanaged state. • Click Manage to change the state of the device to managed state.
• Click Add to Suspended List to change the state of more managed devices to suspended state. The Managed Device List page appears with the list of all managed devices.
The Device State Change Report pop-up appears. If there is an error in change of device state it will appear in the report. For more information, see Device State Change Report.
Managed Devices List Not Matching With The Policy List
You can view the list of Managed Devices not Matching the Policy and their details like IP Address, host name, and location. You can select a device, and manage it. Click Cancel to return to the Device State Management page.
Select a device and click Unmanage or Suspend to change the device state.
The Device State Change Report pop-up appears. If there is an error in change of device state it will appear in the report. For more information, see Device State Change Report.
Device State Change Report
The Device State Change Report pop-up appears when you change the state of a device. If there is an error in the change of device state it will appear in the report.
This report shows the following details:
• Total devices—The total number of devices that were configured to change their state.
• Number of devices that changed state —The total number of devices that have changed their state. • Error devices—The total number of devices that have not changed their state.