Remote bootstrap

SUMMARY

The goal of this document is to explain how to launch a remote bootstrap:

instead the default local bootstrap:

2019-08-13 (last update)

• App app-blue-screen-example.tar.gz with local bootstrap example download
• App app-logo-remote-bootstrap.tar.gz with remote bootstrap example download
• Remote App example remoteAppTest.html hosted on a WebDAV server download

COMPATIBILITIES

• Gekkota 4.12.10 (or above)
• Device
  • DMB400
  • SMA300
  • DME204
  • SMT210

INFORMATION

• Prerequisite: have a external bootstrap available on a remote WebDAV server
  • In the example, download the bootstrap remoteAppTest.html and your company logo logo.jpg on a remote WebDAV server http://<WebDAV_server_URL>/
• Get an App having a local bootstrap
  • Download the app-blue-screen-example.tar.gz archive, example of App with a local bootstrap which is just displaying for example a blue content
• Modify the App to use a remote bootstrap
  • Uncompress the app-blue-screen-example.tar.gz archive with 7-Zip (or 7-Zip File Manager)
  • Edit the manifest.xml file manifest example
  • And replace
    • <pzpm:bootstrap src="player.html"/> by
    • <pzpm:bootstrap src="http://<WebDAV_server_URL>/remoteAppTest.html" password="<password>" username="<username>"/>
  • Save the manifest.xml and close the file editor. When 7-zip File Manager is asking to remake automatically the archive with the new manifest.xml, click yes. Rename the archive into app-logo-remote-bootstrap.tar.gz
• Set the App wizard mode to Local deposit and load the new App
  • Connect to the device WebUI http://<device_ip_addr>/.admin/#/configuration/app (identifiant/password),
  • Select the Local deposit radio button, click on Drop file here or clic to add one, select the new App app-logo-remote-bootstrap.tar.gz you've just generated, then click on the button Load the App
• The App should restart and your company logo should be displayed

In case the network is not available anymore, after a reboot, the system message Error : enable to launch the bootstrap URI (error http 0) should be displayed. To work around, restore the network connection and then reload the App (or reboot the device).