Device Cleanup Settings

Device cleanup automates device life cycle for unused devices. You can retire devices that have been out of contact for a number of days that you specify. You can delete devices that have been retired for a number of days that you specify. The Audit Trails page captures the Retire Device, Delete Device, and Delete Wiped Device settings.

  • Android enterprise mode devices are excluded from the Device Cleanup Settings.

Prerequisites

You must have System Management Role permissions to access this setting.

Retire Device

Procedure

1. Go to Admin> System > Device Cleanup. The Device Cleanup page opens.
2. Select Retire Device tab.
3. Use the Retire Devices table located below this procedure to specify the details.
4. Click Show not checked-in device list. Shows the list of devices that are not checked in for specified number of days.
5. Click Retired Devices Now, alternatively, you can schedule the device retirement.
6. The Ivanti Neurons for MDM administrative portal will retire the specified devices.
7. Click Save to save your setting.
8. (Optional) If you update the values you can click Reset to reset the settings back to the initial settings.

Retire Devices

Field Description
Retire the Devices That have Not Been Checked-In More Than (Days) Days: 30 days is default, 365 days is maximum number of days allowed.
Maximum Devices to Retire in Each Session Select 100, 500, or 1000 (Default - 100).
Automatically Retire Devices on a schedule Select the check box to retire devices based on a preset schedule.
Retire Schedule Configuration

Select one of the following options to set the frequency of retirements:

  • Daily - Set to retire devices everyday.

  • Weekly - Specify the day of the week to schedule the retirement.

  • Monthly - Set to retire devices the first day of every month.

Delete Retired Devices

Procedure

  1. Go to Admin> System > Device Cleanup. The Device Cleanup page opens.
  2. Select Delete Retired Devices Settings.
  3. Use the Delete Retire Devices table located below this procedure to specify the details.
  4. Click Show retired devices list. Shows the list of devices that are retired for the specified number of days.
  5. Click Delete Retired Devices Now, alternatively, you can schedule the device deletion.
  6. The Ivanti Neurons for MDM administrative portal will delete the specified devices.
  7. Click Save to save your setting.
  8. (Optional) If you update the values you can click Reset to reset the settings back to the initial settings.

Delete Retired Devices

Field Description
Delete the Devices That have Been Retired More Than (Days) Days: 30 days is default, 365 days is the maximum number of days allowed.
Maximum Retired Devices to Delete in Each Session Select 100, 500, or 1000 (Default - 100)
Automatically Delete Retired Devices on a schedule Select the check box to delete devices based on a preset schedule.
Delete Schedule Configuration

Select one of the following options to set the frequency of deletion:

  • Daily - Set to delete retired devices everyday.

  • Weekly - Specify the day of the week to schedule the deletion.

  • Monthly - Set to delete retired devices the first day of every month.

Delete Wiped Devices

Procedure

  1. Go to Admin> System > Device Cleanup. The Device Cleanup page opens.
  2. Select Delete Wiped Device.
  3. Use the Delete Wiped Devices table to specify the details.
  4. Click Show wiped devices list. Shows the list of devices that are retired for the specified number of days.
  5. Click Delete Wiped Devices Now, alternatively, you can schedule the wiped devices deletion.
  6. The Ivanti Neurons for MDM administrative portal will delete the specified devices.
  7. Click Save to save your setting.
  8. (Optional) If you update the values you can click Reset to reset the settings back to the initial settings.

Delete Devices

Field Description
Delete the Devices That have Been Wiped More Than (Days) Days: 30 days is default, 365 days is the maximum number of days allowed.
Maximum Wiped Devices to Delete in Each Session Select 100, 500, or 1000 (Default - 100.)
Automatically Delete Wiped Devices on a schedule Select the check box to delete devices based on a preset schedule.
Delete Wiped Schedule Configuration

Select one of the following options to set the frequency of deletion:

  • Daily - Set to delete retired devices everyday.

  • Weekly - Specify the day of the week to schedule the deletion.

  • Monthly - Set to delete retired devices the first day of every month.