JAMF - How to make a install package

Login to JAMF
https://mdm.utexas.edu/

Obtain the installer package Put on your computer in downloads
Go to JAMF. FULL VERSION NOT JUST COMM
Click on the settings icon
Click on Computer Management
Click on Packages
Click on New
Click on Choose File - Note that when you choose the file it'll auto fill in the Display Name
Choose your .pkg Click Open
The package will show once loaded as shown here
Name it on Display Name - modify if you don't like the auto populated name Use COMM – AVID (use comm – name) to name packages Remove .pkg in name
Then click on Save Will upload and spin for a second. . . When uploaded – then click refresh and this will go away
The package will start uploading and it takes a bit for the upload to finish Note if the package is over 7 or 8 gigs it probably will not work
Double check your package is loaded We see here our package has uploaded
Go back to COMM and Exit - Full Jamf Pro
Click on Computers
policies
New Policy
>GENERAL Settings Name the policy make sure it starts with COMM Make sure the Enabled box is checked Enabled means the policy is enabled it won't run unless it is enabled – Disable if you do not want the policy to run Category – Management, Tool or Security or whatever makes sense
Recurring Check-in is the policy will run every 15 minutes till it's been run on that system Check the box Automatically re-run policy on failure On next recurring check-in
Click on Packages >Configure
Find your package and click on Add
Leave at default Distribution Point Choose Install or Cache or Install Cached Click SAVE
If you want the package available in Self Service for users check the box >Self Service Tab Check the Make the policy available in Self Service Then it'll show up in this app
OPTIONAL everything in RED - Skip to Scope section - if there is a a RESTART involved with allowing the computer to run the software Example an security Allowance: You can configure that in the install - NOTE THIS DIDN'T WORK BUT HERE ARE THE NOTES IF YOU WANT TO SKIP THIS PART THEN SKIP TO THE >Policies section Next Choose Files and Processes
Choose Configure
Install execute and restart command
Then click Save
Restart Options > Click on Configure
MDM and click Add
THIS WAS A .kext file that needed to be installed and allowed before the software would run but still may have to allow this manually
Click on Save in the lower right corner when finished
Next Click on Scope to add comptuers that are going to have the policy pushed to them
Choose Edit
Choose Selected Deployment Targets
Click on add
You will choose to add >Computers for individual computers >Computer Groups for adding smart groups of entire labs
To add a computer search and select the computer to add
To add a Computer Group find the computer group and click Add
Your targets have been selected and the show up as Targets
To include all our teaching stations and labs use these two groups
Then click on Save
To remove targets click Remove
Click on Show in Jamf Pro Dashboard to monitor the process
Click on the jamf home page to see the dashboard
The status will show up here. Completed, Pending etc.

JAMF - How to make a install package

OPTIONAL everything in RED - Skip to Scope section

- if there is a a RESTART involved with allowing the computer to run the software

Example an security Allowance: You can configure that in the install - NOTE THIS DIDN'T WORK BUT HERE ARE THE NOTES

IF YOU WANT TO SKIP THIS PART THEN SKIP TO THE >Policies section

Next Choose Files and Processes

Choose Configure

Install execute and restart command

Then click Save

Restart Options > Click on Configure

MDM and click Add

THIS WAS A .kext file that needed to be installed and allowed before the software would run but still may have to allow this manually