Patch Management
You can manage the software updates in your environment using the built-in functionality in Jamf Pro. Managing software updates allows you to ensure that the software in your environment is up to date on target computers, and allows you to update the software if it is out of date.
You can manage both third-party macOS software updates and Apple Updates using the following methods available in Jamf Pro:
- Patch Management
You can use the Patch Management workflow and other technologies available with Jamf Pro to manage the third-party macOS software updates in your environment. This method offers the capabilities to view the software currently installed on the computers in your environment, to notify when new software is available, and to distribute the new software to target computers.
- App Installers
- You can use App Installers to distribute and update available third-party macOS software titles from the App Installers Software Title List in the Jamf App Catalog to target computers in a smart computer group. If a target computer in your smart group has the software title installed, the App Installer deploys the update when a new version is released. If a target computer in your smart group does not have the software title installed, the App Installer deploys the software title to the computer once and updates it when a new version is released.
- Software Update
You can use Jamf Pro for Apple Updates by running Software Update on computers. This method allows you to install all updates available from Apple.
You can also manage the software updates in your environment using Title Editor, a Jamf-hosted service that extends the built-in Patch Management functionality in Jamf Pro. You can use Title Editor to create custom software titles, override existing patch definitions, and create custom patch definitions.