Deploying software applications

BigFix® for Patch Management provides the Mac Software Deployment Wizard to assist you in deploying software applications to Mac OS X computers.

Before you begin

Ensure that you are subscribed to the Patches for Mac OS Fixlet site.

About this task

The Mac Software Deployment Wizard creates a task that helps you to deploy your application to Endpoint Manager clients using the standard Take Action dialog. This wizard only provides deployment and very basic packaging of software. It is assumed that the application you deploy has an installer that can be run silently, if applicable, on local client computers.

Procedure

  1. From the Patch Management domain, click All Patch Management > Wizards > Mac Software Deployment Wizard.
    Figure 1. Mac Software Deployment Wizard from the navigation tree

    Mac Software Deployment Wizard from the navigation tree
  2. Enter the name of the application that you want to deploy and click Next.
  3. Specify the software source file.
    You can specify the download URL, package file, or the folder.
    Note: If you want to change the file at a later time, you must run this wizard again.
  4. Select the Mac operating system versions where you want to install the software.
  5. Follow the remaining instructions in the wizard until you reach the summary page, then click Create.
    The source file is immediately downloaded from the location you specified.
  6. Enter the file destination and click OK.
    The Create Task dialog opens. You can further customize the Actions and Relevance tabs.
  7. Click OK to create the task.

Results

You can now easily deploy the software by taking an action on the task.