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.

The following table provides information about the Android devices that support device cleanup settings:

Mode

Retire if OOC (Out of contact)

Delete Retired

Force Retire or Retire Pending

Delete Wiped

Delete Wipe Pending

Android Managed Device with Work Profile / Work Managed Device / Work Profile on Company Owned Device

NO

YES

NO

YES

NO

Android Work Profile (Profile Owner) / Device Admin

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Prerequisites

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

Retire Devices

Procedure

1. Go to Admin> System > Device Cleanup. The Device Cleanup page opens.
2. Select Retire Device.
3. Use the Retire Devices table 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 Devices That Have Been Not 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 Device.
  3. Use the Delete Retired Devices table 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 retire 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 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 Wiped Devices

Field

Description

Delete 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 wiped 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 wiped devices everyday.

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

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

Delete Wipe Pending Devices

Procedure

  1. Go to Admin> System > Device Cleanup. The Device Cleanup page opens.
  2. Select Delete Wipe Pending Device.
  3. Use the Delete Wipe Pending Devices table to specify the details.
  4. Click Show wipe pending devices list. Shows the list of devices that are due to be wiped for the specified number of days.
  5. Click Delete Wipe Pending Devices Now, alternatively, you can schedule the pending devices for 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 Wipe Pending Devices

Field

Description

Delete the Devices That have Been Wipe Pending More Than (Days)

Days: 30 days is default, 365 days is the maximum number of days allowed.

Maximum Wipe Pending Devices to Delete in Each Session

Select 100, 500, or 1000 (Default - 100)

Automatically Delete Wipe Pending Devices on a schedule

Select the check box to delete wiped devices based on a preset schedule.

Delete Wipe Pending Schedule Configuration

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

  • Daily - Set to delete wipe pending devices everyday.

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

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

Retire the Retire Pending Devices

Procedure

  1. Go to Admin> System > Device Cleanup. The Device Cleanup page opens.
  2. Select Retire the Retire Pending Device.
  3. Use the Retire the Retire Pending Devices table to specify the details.
  4. Click Show retire pending device list. Shows the list of devices that are due to be retired for the specified number of days.
  5. Click Force Retire the Retire Pending Devices Now, alternatively, you can schedule the pending devices to retire.
  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 the Retire Pending Devices

Field

Description

Retire the Retire Pending Devices That have not checked-in more than (Days)

Days: 30 days is default, 365 days is the maximum number of days allowed.

Maximum Retire Pending Devices to Retire in Each Session

Select 100, 500, or 1000 (Default - 100)

Automatically Retire the Retire Pending Devices on a schedule

Select the check box to retire the retire pending devices based on a preset schedule.

Retire the Retire Pending Schedule Configuration

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

  • Daily - Set to retire the pending devices everyday.

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

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