Nightfall Agent Deployment with JAMF MDM
This document explains the process of installing Nightfall AI agent using JAMF.
The JAMF installation consists of the following steps.
Prerequisites
Target macOS devices are onboarded.
You have received and unpacked the Nightfall Endpoint Agent payload.
Step 1 - Upload Device Profiles to Jamf Pro
Unpack the zip file provided and locate the
.mobileconfig
files under the.\\Profiles\\
folderLog in to your Jamf Pro account.
Navigate to Computers > Configuration Profiles.
Click the New button.
Configure the settings for your configuration profile.
Click the Upload button and upload
NightfallAI_ApplicationSystemEvents.mobileconfig
.In the Scope tab, add the target devices or device groups to which this profile should be deployed.
Click Save.
Repeat steps 3-6 for
NightfallAI_Notification.mobileconfig
andNightfallAI_PPPC.mobileconfig
.
Once assigned, profiles will be automatically deployed as part of the next Jamf inventory cycle.
Step 2 - Upload and Add Pre-Installation Check Script
This script checks if the required profiles are installed and that the endpoint agent is at the desired version.
Unpack the zip file provided and locate the
mdm_pre_installation_check_script.sh
file under the.\\mdm_scripts\\
folderOn Jamf Pro, navigate to Computers > Scripts.
Click the New button.
Enter a display name for the script (e.g., "Nightfall AI Pre-Installation Check").
Click on the Script tab
Paste the contents of
mdm_pre_installation_check_script.sh
into the script editor.Click Save.
Step 3 - Upload and Add the Pre-Installation Script
This script configures the target machine and prepares it to connect to your Nightfall instance once the package is deployed.
Locate the
mdm_pre_installation_script.sh
file under the.\\mdm_scripts\\
folderOn Jamf Pro, navigate to Computers > Scripts.
Click the New button.
Enter a display name for the script (e.g., "Nightfall AI Pre-Installation Script").
Paste the contents of
mdm_pre_installation_script.sh
into the script editor.Click Save.
Step 5 - Create a Policy and Add scripts and package
Navigate to Computers > Policies.
Click the New button.
Enter a display name for the policy (e.g., "Deploy Nightfall AI").
Click General from the left pane & configure the Trigger and Execution Frequency as needed.
Click Package from the left pane & click on configure
Add
Nightfall AI Agent
packageClick on Scripts from the left pane & click on configure
Add
Pre-Install Check Script
andPre-Install Script
. Ensure the Priority isBefore
and the sequence is [ The scripts must be run once & in sequence to prepare the machine for the package install. ] -Pre-Install Check Script
Pre-Install Script
Click on Scope and determine the Target, Limitations, and Exclusions per need.
Click Save.
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