Updating OS components on a macOS device
You can use MobileIron Core to update the operating system components on a macOS device running macOS 10.12.6 through the most recently released version of macOS as supported by MobileIron. This functionality is available only when you select a single macOS device.
Procedure
- Go to Devices & Users.
- Select the macOS device whose system components you wish to update.
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Select Actions > iOS and macOS > Update OS Software.
The Update OS Software window is displayed. If a scan of the device had already been done, the available system component updates are displayed, along with the date the scan was done. Otherwise, no available updates are displayed.
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Click Scan for Updates if you would like to scan the device for an up-to-date list of available system component updates.
MobileIron Core sends a request to the device to send Core the available system component updates. When Core receives the response, it populates the display as described in the table Updating OS components on a macOS device. Because a scan can take a long time, you can close the window, and return to it later to see the results and the date of the scan.
- Select the components that you want to update on the device.
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Click Confirm.
Core sends a request to the device to update the selected components.
Item |
Description |
Update Name |
The name of the macOS component that can be updated. |
Version |
The new version of the macOS component. |
Size |
The size in megabytes or gigabytes of the update. |
Restart required |
Whether applying this update requires a restart on the device. |
Critical |
Whether Apple considers the update critical. |
Config Data |
Whether the update impacts configuration data on the device. |
Firmware |
Whether the update impacts firmware on the device. |
NOTE: | The device details for the selected device indicates update information in the fields App OS Update Product Key, App OS Update Product Version, and Apple OS Update Status. To see the device details, click the carat (^) next to the relevant device on Devices & Users > Devices. |