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KACE as a Service 7.1 - Administrator Guide

About the KACE Systems Management Appliance (K1000) Getting started
Configuring the appliance
Requirements and specifications Power-on the appliance and log in to the Administrator Console Access the Command Line Console Tracking configuration changes Configuring System-level and Admin-level General Settings Configure appliance date and time settings Verifying port settings, NTP service, and website access Configuring network and security settings Configuring Agent settings Configuring session timeout and auto-refresh settings Configuring locale settings Configure data sharing preferences About DIACAP compliance requirements Configuring Mobile Device Access Enable fast switching for organizations and linked appliances Linking Quest KACE appliances Configuring history settings
Setting up and using labels to manage groups of items Configuring user accounts, LDAP authentication, and SSO Using Replication Shares Managing credentials Configuring assets
About the Asset Management component About managing assets Adding and customizing Asset Types and maintaining asset information Managing Software assets Managing physical and logical assets Maintaining and using manual asset information Managing locations
Setting up License Compliance Managing License Compliance Setting up Service Desk Creating and managing organizations Importing and exporting appliance resources
Managing inventory
Using Device Discovery Managing device inventory
About managing devices Features available for each device management method About inventory information Tracking changes to inventory settings Managing inventory information Finding and managing devices Provisioning the K1000 Agent Manually deploying the K1000 Agent Using Agentless management Adding devices manually in the Administrator Console or by using the API Forcing inventory updates Managing MIA devices Obtaining Dell warranty information
Managing applications on the Software page Managing Software Catalog inventory
About the Software Catalog Viewing Software Catalog information Adding applications to the Software Catalog Managing License assets for Software Catalog applications Using software metering Using Application Control Update or reinstall the Software Catalog
Managing process, startup program, and service inventory Writing custom inventory rules
Deploying packages to managed devices
Distributing software and using Wake-on-LAN Broadcasting alerts to managed devices Running scripts on managed devices Managing Mac profiles
Patching devices and maintaining security
About patch management Subscribing to and downloading patches Creating and managing patch schedules Managing patch inventory Managing Dell devices and updates Maintaining device and appliance security
Using reports and scheduling notifications Monitoring servers
Getting started with server monitoring Working with monitoring profiles Managing monitoring for devices Working with alerts
Using the Service Desk
Configuring Service Desk Managing Service Desk tickets, processes, and reports
Overview of Service Desk ticket lifecycle Creating tickets from the Administrator Console and User Console Creating and managing tickets by email Viewing tickets and managing comments, work, and attachments Using the ticket escalation process Using Service Desk processes Using Ticket Rules Run Service Desk reports Archiving, restoring, and deleting tickets Managing ticket deletion
Managing Service Desk ticket queues About User Downloads and Knowledge Base articles Customizing Service Desk ticket settings Configuring SMTP email servers
Maintenance and troubleshooting
Maintaining the appliance Troubleshooting the K1000
Appendixes Glossary About us Legal notices

Performing other Agent operations on Mac devices

Performing other Agent operations on Mac devices

Start or stop the Agent on Mac devices
Manually remove the Agent from Mac devices
Verify that the Agent is running on Mac devices
Verify the version of the Agent on Mac devices
Collecting inventory information from Mac devices

You can run commands on Agent-managed Mac devices to perform various operations.

Start or stop the Agent on Mac devices

You can run commands on Mac devices to start and stop the Agent. This procedure is useful in troubleshooting Agent-related issues.

1.
Open a terminal window from Applications > Utilities.
2.
Type the following:
cd "Library/Application Support/Dell/KACE/bin"
3.
To start the Agent, enter:
./AMPTools start
4.
To stop the Agent, enter:
./AMPTools stop
Manually remove the Agent from Mac devices

You can remove the Agent from Mac devices manually by running commands on the devices.

1.
Open a terminal window from Applications > Utilities.
2.
Type the following:
sudo "/Library/Application Support/Dell/KACE/bin/AMPTools" uninstall

The Agent is removed.

Verify that the Agent is running on Mac devices

You can run a command on Mac devices to determine whether the Agent is running.

1.
Open a terminal window from Applications > Utilities.
2.
Enter the following command:
ps aux | grep AMPAgent
This output indicates that the process is running:

root 2159 0.0 1.1 94408 12044 p2 S 3:26PM 0:10.94 /Library/Application Support/Dell/KACE/AMPAgent

Verify the version of the Agent on Mac devices

You can run a command on Mac devices to verify the version of the Agent installed on those devices.

1.
Open a terminal window from Applications > Utilities.
2.
Enter the following command:
cat /Library/Application\ Support/Dell/KACE/data/version

The version number is displayed.

Collecting inventory information from Mac devices

You can manually collect information from Mac devices by forcing inventory updates.

See Forcing inventory updates.

Start or stop the Agent on Mac devices

Performing other Agent operations on Mac devices

Start or stop the Agent on Mac devices
Manually remove the Agent from Mac devices
Verify that the Agent is running on Mac devices
Verify the version of the Agent on Mac devices
Collecting inventory information from Mac devices

You can run commands on Agent-managed Mac devices to perform various operations.

Start or stop the Agent on Mac devices

You can run commands on Mac devices to start and stop the Agent. This procedure is useful in troubleshooting Agent-related issues.

1.
Open a terminal window from Applications > Utilities.
2.
Type the following:
cd "Library/Application Support/Dell/KACE/bin"
3.
To start the Agent, enter:
./AMPTools start
4.
To stop the Agent, enter:
./AMPTools stop
Manually remove the Agent from Mac devices

You can remove the Agent from Mac devices manually by running commands on the devices.

1.
Open a terminal window from Applications > Utilities.
2.
Type the following:
sudo "/Library/Application Support/Dell/KACE/bin/AMPTools" uninstall

The Agent is removed.

Verify that the Agent is running on Mac devices

You can run a command on Mac devices to determine whether the Agent is running.

1.
Open a terminal window from Applications > Utilities.
2.
Enter the following command:
ps aux | grep AMPAgent
This output indicates that the process is running:

root 2159 0.0 1.1 94408 12044 p2 S 3:26PM 0:10.94 /Library/Application Support/Dell/KACE/AMPAgent

Verify the version of the Agent on Mac devices

You can run a command on Mac devices to verify the version of the Agent installed on those devices.

1.
Open a terminal window from Applications > Utilities.
2.
Enter the following command:
cat /Library/Application\ Support/Dell/KACE/data/version

The version number is displayed.

Collecting inventory information from Mac devices

You can manually collect information from Mac devices by forcing inventory updates.

See Forcing inventory updates.

Manually remove the Agent from Mac devices

Performing other Agent operations on Mac devices

Start or stop the Agent on Mac devices
Manually remove the Agent from Mac devices
Verify that the Agent is running on Mac devices
Verify the version of the Agent on Mac devices
Collecting inventory information from Mac devices

You can run commands on Agent-managed Mac devices to perform various operations.

Start or stop the Agent on Mac devices

You can run commands on Mac devices to start and stop the Agent. This procedure is useful in troubleshooting Agent-related issues.

1.
Open a terminal window from Applications > Utilities.
2.
Type the following:
cd "Library/Application Support/Dell/KACE/bin"
3.
To start the Agent, enter:
./AMPTools start
4.
To stop the Agent, enter:
./AMPTools stop
Manually remove the Agent from Mac devices

You can remove the Agent from Mac devices manually by running commands on the devices.

1.
Open a terminal window from Applications > Utilities.
2.
Type the following:
sudo "/Library/Application Support/Dell/KACE/bin/AMPTools" uninstall

The Agent is removed.

Verify that the Agent is running on Mac devices

You can run a command on Mac devices to determine whether the Agent is running.

1.
Open a terminal window from Applications > Utilities.
2.
Enter the following command:
ps aux | grep AMPAgent
This output indicates that the process is running:

root 2159 0.0 1.1 94408 12044 p2 S 3:26PM 0:10.94 /Library/Application Support/Dell/KACE/AMPAgent

Verify the version of the Agent on Mac devices

You can run a command on Mac devices to verify the version of the Agent installed on those devices.

1.
Open a terminal window from Applications > Utilities.
2.
Enter the following command:
cat /Library/Application\ Support/Dell/KACE/data/version

The version number is displayed.

Collecting inventory information from Mac devices

You can manually collect information from Mac devices by forcing inventory updates.

See Forcing inventory updates.

Verify that the Agent is running on Mac devices

Performing other Agent operations on Mac devices

Start or stop the Agent on Mac devices
Manually remove the Agent from Mac devices
Verify that the Agent is running on Mac devices
Verify the version of the Agent on Mac devices
Collecting inventory information from Mac devices

You can run commands on Agent-managed Mac devices to perform various operations.

Start or stop the Agent on Mac devices

You can run commands on Mac devices to start and stop the Agent. This procedure is useful in troubleshooting Agent-related issues.

1.
Open a terminal window from Applications > Utilities.
2.
Type the following:
cd "Library/Application Support/Dell/KACE/bin"
3.
To start the Agent, enter:
./AMPTools start
4.
To stop the Agent, enter:
./AMPTools stop
Manually remove the Agent from Mac devices

You can remove the Agent from Mac devices manually by running commands on the devices.

1.
Open a terminal window from Applications > Utilities.
2.
Type the following:
sudo "/Library/Application Support/Dell/KACE/bin/AMPTools" uninstall

The Agent is removed.

Verify that the Agent is running on Mac devices

You can run a command on Mac devices to determine whether the Agent is running.

1.
Open a terminal window from Applications > Utilities.
2.
Enter the following command:
ps aux | grep AMPAgent
This output indicates that the process is running:

root 2159 0.0 1.1 94408 12044 p2 S 3:26PM 0:10.94 /Library/Application Support/Dell/KACE/AMPAgent

Verify the version of the Agent on Mac devices

You can run a command on Mac devices to verify the version of the Agent installed on those devices.

1.
Open a terminal window from Applications > Utilities.
2.
Enter the following command:
cat /Library/Application\ Support/Dell/KACE/data/version

The version number is displayed.

Collecting inventory information from Mac devices

You can manually collect information from Mac devices by forcing inventory updates.

See Forcing inventory updates.

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