One of the most powerful features of Systems Manager is its ability to remotely install and uninstall applications from your devices. The Software Installer's flexibility allows for one-click deployment of applications across all of your devices, regardless of operating system.
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This feature is not available for Legacy Systems Managerusers.
Prerequisite: Installing applications on Mac and Windows devices requires that the agent be installed. Read more about agent installation here.
Note: macOS devices can have apps installed using the device's native Mac App Store in conjunction with Apple Volume Purchase Program and Meraki Systems Manager. To do this, the macOS device will need to be enrolled with the Meraki Management enrollment profile. Detailed steps for Mac App Store app deployments within Systems Manager can be found here.
Installing Applications on Devices
Using Systems Manager, suites of applications can very easily be deployed to end user devices.
The following instructions outline how to deploy a new application, as well as overview additional installation options:
- Navigate to Systems Manager > Manage > Apps
- Click on the “Add new” dropdown and select either Windows or macOS Custom app:
- Once an OS Custom app is selected, fill in the following information about the application:
- Application name: The name of the application as it will appear on the end device (e.g. Firefox, FileZilla, etc). If the application is already installed on managed clients, it will be listed in the drop-down menu. This name can be changed at any time.
- Vendor: The vendor of the specified application.
- Version: The version number of the application to be installed.
- Description: A brief description of the application.
- Install file host: This option denotes whether the application's installer will be hosted in Dashboard, or on an external server (e.g. Dropbox).
- Upload to the Meraki Cloud: Select this option and click Browse to upload the installer file directly to Dashboard.
- Specify a URL: Select this option if the installer file is hosted on an external server or file share site, and specify the URL for the hosted file. The URL field must point to the direct download link to a publicly hosted file such as the following, or an internally hosted server accessible by the end user's device.
- https://www.dropbox.com/s/a1b2c3d4ef5gh6/example.docx?dl=1 (see here)
- https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=FILE_ID (see here)
Note: The installer must be silent (require no user interaction) in order for the application to install correctly in the background. Windows applications can be installed in the foreground in order to prompt user interaction.
Note: The following installer file types are supported:
-Windows: .exe or .msi
-macOS: .dmg, .pkg*, or .app*.
*A .pkg or .app file can be used, but it must be wrapped in a .dmg. Please refer to Apple's documentation for their recommended steps.
Note: The following installer file types are supported:
-Windows: .exe or .msi
-macOS: .dmg, .pkg*, or .app*.
*A .pkg or .app file can be used, but it must be wrapped in a .dmg. Please refer to Apple's documentation for their recommended steps.
- Scope: Specifies a scope of devices that will have this application installed. Please refer to our documentation for more information on scoping by device tag.
- Disable install on save: By default, the application will be auto-installed the moment the Save button is clicked. If auto-install is disabled, the application won't be installed until it's manually pushed by navigating to Systems manager > Manage > Apps, and selecting Push > Push to all. Dashboard users can manually queue install requests via the device page, or by pressing the Repush buttons on this page.
- Install in foreground (Windows-only): Allow the installer to show user prompts, instead of silently installing in the background.
- Installation arguments (optional): If the installer must be run with specific command line arguments, they can be listed here.
The following list shows the actual install command run on the end-device, where [arguments]refers to the contents of the Installation arguments field in Dashboard:- EXE: application_installer.exe [arguments]
- MSI: msiexec /quiet /i application_installer.msi [arguments]
- PKG: /usr/sbin/installer [arguments] -pkg application_installer.pkg -target /
- Command line (optional): Specifies a command to run after installation has completed. This is commonly used to reboot the machine after installation, using the following commands:
- Windows: shutdown /r
- OS X: shutdown -r now
4. Click Save Changes. Unless auto-install is disabled, this will push out the application to all devices within the specified scope.
Example Configuration
The following example configuration will quietly install FileZilla from a Dropbox URL on all managed Windows clients with the 'bginstall' tag. These clients will also reboot after installation has completed.
Monitoring Installation
The status of an installation can be checked via the Monitor > Clients page, by clicking on a particular client and navigating to the Event log or Activity log section.
Removing Applications from Devices
Certain .msi and .app programs can be remotely uninstalled via the Systems Manager > Monitor > Software page. To remove a specific application, search for the application under Software inventory and click uninstall.
Note: That software inventory 'uninstall' button for windows agent installed apps only works if there is an uninstaller file for the application in 'c:windowsprogram files'. If this is not the case, create your own .msi or .exe that does the uninstall, upload that as a custom app to Dashboard and scope it for the specific windows device.
Note: Auto-uninstall for an app pushed from the dashboard on windows devices doesn't automatically remove an app when that app is removed from the device's scope.
Troubleshooting
If the software install command is issued and the application does not appear on the client device, check the Dashboard-side logging to see if the app install command errored out. If you see a 'Success' entry, this means the command successfully went through, but may not have completely executed on the client device. At this point, you should reference the agent logs on the device itself, and provide these to Meraki Support for troubleshooting assistance.
App is installed on device but reports as Missing or Not Installed
This can happen for several reasons, but it is generally a mismatch between the actual installed app name and the manually configured SM > Apps name. If the App name on SM > Apps is different than the actual name of the installed app reported to Systems Manager from the device the app will report as 'Not Installed'. To troubleshoot this, look at the actual name of the app according to the device. Click on the device and find the app in the installed App List:
The name, 'Google Chrome', reported from the device must be the same name we give for the app on SM > Apps:
Other related issues:
- App must be installed from SM > App custom app as 'Success' at least once.
- Multiple of the same App Name on the SM > Apps page is not supported. If multiple of the same app name are configured on SM > Apps, they may both report as 'Not Installed'.
- If the app is never reported as an 'Installed' on the device, it will always show as 'Not Installed' and missing this app.
- For macOS, the app is reported as 'installed' if the device sees it installed locally in:
About This Mac > System Report. > Application
- The SM Agent collects the above information with the following terminal command:
system_profiler -xml SPApplicationsDataType
- For macOS, the app is reported as 'installed' if the device sees it installed locally in:
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Reinstall from macOS Recovery
macOS Recovery makes it easy to reinstall the Mac operating system, even if you need to erase your startup disk first. All you need is a connection to the Internet. If a wireless network is available, you can choose it from the Wi-Fi menu , which is also available in macOS Recovery.
1. Start up from macOS Recovery
To start up from macOS Recovery, turn on your Mac and immediately press and hold one of the following sets of keys on your keyboard. Ad free spotify windows 10. Release the keys when you see an Apple logo, spinning globe, or other startup screen.
Command (⌘)-R
Reinstall the latest macOS that was installed on your Mac (recommended).
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Option-⌘-R
Upgrade to the latest macOS that is compatible with your Mac.
Shift-Option-⌘-R
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Reinstall the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available.
You might be prompted to enter a password, such as a firmware password or the password of a user who is an administrator of this Mac. Enter the requested password to continue.
When you see the utilities window, you have started up from macOS Recovery.
2. Decide whether to erase (format) your disk
You probably don't need to erase, unless you're selling, trading in, or giving away your Mac, or you have an issue that requires you to erase. If you need to erase before installing macOS, select Disk Utility from the Utilities window, then click Continue. Learn more about when and how to erase.
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3. Install macOS
How to delete built in apps on mac. When you're ready to reinstall macOS, choose Reinstall macOS from the Utilities window. Then click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions. You will be asked to choose a disk on which to install.
- If the installer asks to unlock your disk, enter the password you use to log in to your Mac.
- If the installer doesn't see your disk, or it says that it can't install on your computer or volume, you might need to erase your disk first.
- If the installer is for a different version of macOS than you expected, learn about macOS Recovery exceptions.
- If the installer offers you the choice between installing on Macintosh HD or Macintosh HD - Data, choose Macintosh HD.
Please allow installation to complete without putting your Mac to sleep or closing its lid. During installation, your Mac might restart and show a progress bar several times, and the screen might be empty for minutes at a time.
If your Mac restarts to a setup assistant, but you're selling, trading in, or giving away your Mac, press Command-Q to quit the assistant without completing setup. Then click Shut Down. When the new owner starts up the Mac, they can use their own information to complete setup.
macOS Recovery exceptions
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The version of macOS offered by macOS Recovery might vary in some cases:
- If macOS Sierra 10.12.4 or later has never been installed on this Mac, Option-Command-R installs the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available. And Shift-Option-Command-R isn't available.
- If you erased your entire disk instead of just the startup volume on that disk, macOS Recovery might offer only the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available. You can upgrade to a later version afterward.
- If your Mac has the Apple T2 Security Chip and you never installed a macOS update, Option-Command-R installs the latest macOS that was installed on your Mac.
- If you just had your Mac logic board replaced during a repair, macOS Recovery might offer only the latest macOS that is compatible with your Mac.
If you can't get macOS Recovery to offer the installer you want, you might be able to use one of the other ways to install macOS.
Other ways to install macOS
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- You can also install macOS from the App Store or Software Update preferences. If you can't install macOS Catalina, you might be able to install an earlier macOS, such as macOS Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, or Yosemite.
- Or create a bootable installer disk, then use that disk to install macOS on your Mac or another Mac.