Release Rings/Test Groups

[SteveWalker]

Hi all,

I want to create a series of Smart Groups for the purposes of testing new software releases. 

I'm looking for about 3-4 groups. I'd like the groups to be made up of machines that don't all have a core attribute in common (such as OS version, model or processor type) - so a 'random' assortment if you will.

Any ideas how I can go about creating a 'random' assortment of machines? - I tried using 'matches regex' to filter out serial-numbers with '1' in etc but didn't have much luck. 

I could separate into static groups easy enough, but was hoping the dynamic nature of smart groups would save me having to go back and update them as machines come in and out of our environment. 

Thanks for your time! 

Steve.

[Shyamsundar]

Try Creating a smart group with Criteria JSS Computer ID, you can use the value based on the number of devices you need to be in each group, 

JSS Computer ID More than XXX  and,

JSS Computer ID Less than XXX

if you need only 50 devices, you can have a value of More than 50 and less than 130. etc.. 

To get more random devices you can use multiple criteria. 

[shannon_pasto]

I use the UDID hex values to create smart groups. Something like...

Criteria is: UDID, Operator: matches regex, Value: ^[XX]

where XX are the values A1, B2, C3, D4, E5, F6, 79, 90. eg ^[A1] ^[B2] etc.

[karthikeyan_mac]

@SteveWalker ,

@stevewood has written up criteria in the below discussion.

https://community.jamf.com/t5/tech-thoughts/create-randomized-smart-groups-for-software-deployment/b...

Thanks