Apple Changes & Release Notes

Change Request 198413 Jamf Connect Upgrade to 2.44.

Description: Details of Maintenance

The Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) - Apple Team will deploy updated configuration profiles and the latest version of the Jamf Connect application (v2.44) to all managed Apple macOS devices. The deployment will proceed as follows:

Application Deployment

The updated Jamf Connect v2.44 application will be deployed using the Jamf policy titled "Jamf Connect 2.44 Deployment", scoped to all managed macOS devices, excluding the following groups:

Academic Support - Disability Resources Testing Macs

AS - Disability Resources Testing Macs

The current prestages will be updated to include the new version of Jamf Connect in their package configuration.

Monitoring

UEM team members will actively monitor the deployment in real-time via Jamf to ensure there are no disruptions to service.

The deployment will be validated on both the Production and Test Jamf servers prior to full rollout.

Benefit of Change

This update ensures that Jamf Connect profiles and the application are current, more secure, and compliant with the latest standards.

Configuration options for Jamf Unlock are now removed from the Jamf Connect Configuration app. A future release of Jamf Connect will remove Jamf Unlock settings from other Jamf applications, including Jamf Pro.

[CON-5497] Jamf Connect configurations using Entra ID and Active Directory Federation Services no longer experience a login loop during OIDC authentication.

View the full change log

Impact to Customers

End users should experience no disruption during the deployment of Jamf Connect v2.44.

The application will update silently in the background; no user interaction is required.

Impact to Other Services/Websites

None.

Change Request 193405 Jamf Pro - Upgrading Jamf Pro from 11.15 to 11.16.

Description: Details of Maintenance: The Jamf Pro test and prod servers will be upgraded to the latest version.

Benefit of Change: There are new features available in the latest version.

The main new feature of interest is called Compliance Benchmarks and can help us get compliance metrics and reporting based on CIS benchmarks.

There are more features but none of major impact to our day to day and you can see more in depth in the following link: https://learn.jamf.com/en-US/bundle/jamf-pro-release-notes-current/page/New_Features_and_Enhancements.html?_gl=1*1i3b3gm*_ga*ODY0ODY5NTc0LjE3NDEwMTk3OTA.*_ga_X3RD84REYK*MTc0NjIwMDQ0MC4yMy4wLjE3NDYyMDA0NDAuNjAuMC4w

Link to list of resolved issues: https://learn.jamf.com/en-US/bundle/jamf-pro-release-notes-current/page/Resolved_Issues.html

Impact to Customers: None

Impact to other services/websites: None

Change Request 188952 Jamf Pro - Updating Elastic Deployment Script.

Description: Details of maintenance: Update the script used to deploy and update Elastic in our Jamf servers. After tamper prevention got enabled the previous script stopped working and some agents started breaking. This new script deals with the issues cause by the use of tamper prevention for Elastic and fixes agents if they are broken. It also helps keep Elastic updated. Additionally change the scope of the elastic configuration profile to All Computers.

Updates to new Elastic Script:

Uninstall Status Check:

The checkUninstallStatus function now includes a pause for backoffSeconds before checking the status.

Added a check for the Elastic Security application in addition to the Elastic Agent folder and application.

Directory Removal:

A new function checkAndRemoveDir has been added to check if a directory exists, is empty, and remove it if necessary.

Script Exit Logic:

The quitScript function now includes additional conditions for running Jamf Recon and exiting with different status codes based on the value of exitCode.

Elastic Agent Information Check:

The elasticInfoCheck function has been added to check for the presence of the Elastic Agent folder and installed versions.

Get Elastic Agent Version:

The getElasticAgentVersion function has been updated to include additional checks for the Elastic Agent app using both direct path and Spotlight search.

Set Default Values:

A new function checkAndSetDefaults has been added to set default values for forceInstall and forceUninstall.

Check Elastic Version:

The checkElasticVersion function has been updated to include additional logic for handling force install and force uninstall scenarios.

Uninstall Agent:

The uninstallAgent function has been updated to include additional logic for handling uninstall attempts, including fallback methods and directory removal.

Install and Verify Agent:

The installAndVerifyAgent function has been updated to include additional logic for handling retry attempts, elapsed time checks, and exit codes.

Benefit of change: This change updates the deployment script for Elastic to deal with agents breaking after tamper prevention got enabled and the previous script stopped working. The change to the configuration profile will ensure that all devices in the server get the configuration profile regardless of what group they are in, even if they do not fall into a smart group initially.

Impact to customers: None. Happens in the background.

Change Request 178071 Removing unused or unneeded Jamf Pro production server policies..

Description: Edit: Adding additional policies that have no impact

Change Request 178090 Deleting Outdated User Groups - Jamf - UEM Apple Team.

Description: ## Details of Maintenance We will be deleting old, not in use user groups to help clear up the amount of resources the jamf server is using The following will be deleted:

• Auditor+Admin Lite
• Certified Technicians - Qatar
• IT Associate - Arts & Science
• IT Research Recovery Key Viewers
• LAPS USERS

Monitoring​

n/a

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Benefit of Change​

Help clear up the amount of resources the server is using and make loading times faster

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Impact to Customers​

none

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Impact to Other Services/Websites​

none

Change Request 178277 Jamf Pro - Remove Unused Scripts.

Description: Details of maintenance: Backup scripts.

Benefit of change: Clean up the Jamf Productions server

Impact to customers: None