Managing Devices

You can create, provision, and delete devices by calling the SubMan APIs and scheduling automated tasks.

Creating a device adds the device to the subscriber database in an initialized status, with the data provided, for example an external ID. Deleting a device removes the device from the subscriber database. To delete a device, the device must have a life cycle status that allows it to be deleted, for example, an Inactive status.

Important: Login devices must be configured on the MATRIXX Engine or requests to create a login device will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED (33) response. The answer to the following create_config.info question must be a value greater than 0.

What is the average number of login devices per subscriber?

For information about system configuration, see Installation and Configuration.

Provisioning a device associates an existing device with an existing subscription. If a device is already associated with a subscription, an error is returned during the provisioning operation. The association between a subscriptions and a device can be removed so the device can be associated with another subscription.