This can be forced this on a client machine using the check-in steps provided earlier.Make sure that the Silverlight plug-in is installed correctly. So long as the MI is set to one of the Execute options, it will attempt to deploy the next time a targeted client machine checks into the K1000. Change Deploy Order, Max Attempts, Snooze, Pre-Install/Post-Install messages as needed. Add individual machines or labels to target machines that need Silverlight installed.Į. Changed Managed Action to one of the Execute options.ĭ. dmg files as the K1000 will mount and extract the installer automatically.Ĭ. Do not change the default installation commands as Silverlight will install with no changes. The name may vary based on what the software inventory item was named.ī. Select Silverlight from the software drop down. To create the managed install, go to Distribution>Choose Action>Add New Item.Ī. Please note: All the available options for custom inventory rules can be found by clicking on the gold question mark box next to Custom Inventory Rule.ģ.

Upload the Silverlight.dmg file obtained from Microsoft to the software inventory item. PlistValueEquals(/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ugin/Contents/ist,CFBundleVersion,TEXT,1.0)Į. Add the custom inventory rule (see screenshot below for location): Add the operating system(s) that Silverlight will be deployed to.ĭ. Title and describe the entry as needed for Silverlight.Ĭ. Click on Inventory>Software>Choose Action>Add New Item.ī. This means a custom Software Inventory item for Silverlight will need to be created and a custom inventory rule will need to be applied.Ī. This could be used, but it may not be unique for other versions of Silverlight. Once the system checks in, there will be an entry in Software Inventory for SLLauncher, but not one for Silverlight. This can be done from the computer's inventory page, or it can be done through terminal on the system: sudo /Library/Application Support/Dell/KACE/bin/runkbot 2 0Ģ. Install Silverlight on a test system that has the KACE agent installed and force an inventory update. Steps to create a managed install for Silverlight:ġ. Solution: Deploy Silverlight to Macs through a managed install. Problem: Silverlight needs to be installed. It should work with any supported version of OS X and the K1000. Please note: This install of Silverlight was tested on OS X 10.8.1 with agent version and server version 2.

Problem with silverlight on mac