We have a lot of old machines that have not completed a check-in, in quite some time.
I really would prefer not to delete these, as the data could potentially be useful in the future (Such as a FileVault recovery key, or user/program data).
Is it possible to "Archive" a computer? Or is deleting them the only thing JSS can do currently?
Put them in a Static Smartgroup, name it [Archive]
Doesn't this still eat up a machine license? At this point, about half the items in JSS are most likely not active anymore, or have been surplussed.
Only managed machines count against the license. When we retire a machine we add an entry to the comptuer's history including explaining why it was retired and may include a reference to a help desk ticket number.
Ahh I think the problem is I dont know how to mark machines as "unmanaged"? Is there a KB on this? A quick google did not return the results that I wanted.
@wstewart3 When you're looking at Inventory->General for a computer click the Edit button and you can un-check "Allow Jamf Pro to perform management tasks" to make a computer unmanaged
Is there a way to do this using a smart group? Or in Bulk?
@wstewart3 When you're looking at Inventory->General for a computer click the Edit button and you can un-check "Allow Jamf Pro to perform management tasks" to make a computer unmanaged
The only problem is that you can no longer add the machine to a static group or search for it if you uncheck that.
The only problem is that you can no longer add the machine to a static group or search for it if you uncheck that.
No, you can't assign an un-managed Mac to a Group (which makes sense since you have indicated you aren't managing them), but an Advanced Computer Search can still be used to find them and create reports containing them.
No, you can't assign an un-managed Mac to a Group (which makes sense since you have indicated you aren't managing them), but an Advanced Computer Search can still be used to find them and create reports containing them.
I tried a Smart Group too but the "Managed" field isn't exposed. I never thought about a Saved Search but that works. Thanks.
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