What should I know about adaptor artifact management?
Adaptor artifacts
MDM adaptors are a type of NSP artifact used for management of model-driven devices. While many NSP artifacts can be installed using the Artifacts view in the NSP GUI, some must be installed using a script; see How do I install adaptor artifacts that are not supported in the Artifacts view?. See the artifact documentation provided with the adaptor artifacts for information about which installation method is required.
It is not necessary to uninstall adaptor artifacts or adaptor artifact suites before installing a new version of the adaptor suite. When the new version is installed, the adaptors are overridden and removed, but adaptor suites may remain in the NSP.
If a constraint applies to a specific adaptor suite, uninstalling the old version may be recommended. Any constraints that apply are described in the artifact documentation.
You do not need to restart the NSP after installing an adaptor artifact suite.
Uninstalling artifacts
If you need to uninstall an artifact that was installed using a script, you must use a script for the uninstallation; see How do I uninstall MDM adaptor artifacts? and How do I uninstall MDM adaptor suites?.