Deploying macOS updates to an individual device

You can also deploy macOS updates to an individual device from the device details page.

About this task

Follow the steps to deploy a macOS update to an individual device.

Procedure

  1. From the IBM® MaaS360® Portal home page, go to Devices > Inventory. The Device Inventory page is displayed.
  2. On the Device Inventory window, open the details view of the macOS device and then select Summary > Missing OS Patches to view the software updates that are available for that device.
  3. If a software update is available, select More > Update OS- macOS.
    Note: The Update OS-macOS button is unavailable if the macOS update is unavailable for the device.
  4. On the Update OS-macOS window, select the macOS version that you want to update your device to. MaaS360 displays the list of supported OS versions and Rapid Security Responses (patch versions).
    Note: The list of macOS versions displayed here is based on the device's current macOS version and model number.
    When the macOS update command reaches the device, a Update Requested notification is displayed.