To correctly distribute the Carbon Black Cloud sensor for macOS as a managed application, you must parse the sensor kit and modify the PLIST file.

Procedure

  1. Open the Workspace One Admin Assistant app and upload the downloaded sensor kit from the Carbon Black Cloud console (confer_installer_mac-<version>.dmg).
  2. When parsing completes, click the Reveal in Finder button.
  3. Expand the CBCloud Install-<version> folder and right-click the CBCloud Install-<version>.plist file.
  4. Click Open With and select an editor of your choice.
    For example, TextEdit, Xcode, or vim.
  5. Modify the PLIST file by adding the following XML snippet: 
    <key>installs</key>
	<array>
		<dict>
			<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
			<string>com.vmware.carbonblack.cloud.se-agent</string>
			<key>CFBundleName</key>
			<string>VMware CBCloud</string>
			<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
			<string>3.5.1fc19</string>
			<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
			<string>3.5.1fc19</string>
			<key>minosversion</key>
			<string>10.15</string>
			<key>path</key>
			<string>/Applications/VMware Carbon Black Cloud/VMware CBCloud.app</string>
			<key>type</key>
			<string>application</string>
			<key>version_comparison_key</key>
			<string>CFBundleShortVersionString</string>
		</dict>
	</array>
    Note: The version displays with "fc" included. Examples:
    Sensor Version PLIST File Sensor Version Value
    3.5.2.76 3.5.2fc76
    3.6.2.110 3.6.2fc110
    3.7.2.77 3.7.2fc77
    3.7.3.30 3.7.3fc30
  6. Replace the CFBundleShortVersionString and CFBundleVersion values if they are different for the particular sensor version that you are deploying.
  7. Optional. Generate the installs array in either way:
    • Export the VMware CBCloud.app from the installer package and run VMware CBCloud.app through the Workspace ONE Admin Assistant app.
    • If you installed the Carbon Black sensor kit on the machine with Workspace ONE Admin Assistant, copy VMware CBCloud.app to your ~/Downloads directory (cp -R /Applications/VMware\ Carbon\ Black\ Cloud\VMware CBCloud.app ~/Downloads) and parse ~/Downloads/VMware CBCloud.app through the Workspace ONE Admin Assistant app.
    The PLIST generated in this instance contains the appropriate installs array information.
  8. Save and close the modified PLIST in the editor of your choice.