JCDS 2 is a re-write of the Jamf Cloud Distribution Service that utilizes a server-less deployment with Lambdas to manage file uploads and downloads. For more information and communication diagrams, see the Jamf Cloud Distribution Service Communication article.
New Features and Enhancements
Improved security
Created Jamf Pro API endpoints for JCDS 2 communication
Improved upload and download performance and reliability
Preparation
If you are controlling network traffic, see the updates in the "Outbound Traffic to the Jamf Cloud Distribution Service" section of the Permitting Inbound/Outbound Traffic with Jamf Cloud article.
To upload files, you need to enable the following Jamf Pro Server Objects permissions for Jamf Pro users and groups with custom privilege sets:
Jamf Pro 11.5.0 or later:
eBooks (Create, Read, Update)
Mobile Device Apps (Create, Read, Update)
Packages (Create, Read, Update)
Jamf Pro 11.4.x or earlier:
Jamf Content Distribution Server Files (Create)
eBooks (Create, Read, Update)
Mobile Device Apps (Create, Read, Update)
Packages (Create, Read, Update)
To delete files, you need to enable the following Jamf Pro Server Objects permissions for Jamf Pro users and groups with custom privilege sets:
eBooks (Read, Delete)
Mobile Device Apps (Read, Delete)
Packages (Read, Delete)
Resolved Issues
[PI100741] [PI-006574] Large packages no longer fail to upload to the JCDS.
[PI102434] [PI-005164] An error no longer displays when a package is uploaded to the JCDS successfully.
[PI102489] [PI-005548] Packages uploaded to the JCDS no longer remain in a pending state and eventually fail to upload.
[PI107556] [PI-003307] In-house books hosted on the JCDS no longer fail to install on devices.
[PI108341] [PI-004292] The JCDS no longer allows more than one package to be uploaded simultaneously, which caused packages to be overwritten.
[PI108441] [PI-004101] Jamf Admin no longer fails to upload and replicate large packages to the JCDS or AWS distribution points.
[PI110601] In-house mobile device apps larger than approximately 1.16 GB can now be uploaded from Jamf Pro to the JCDS via a file streaming endpoint.
Known Issues
[PI113069] A valid Jamf ID associated with your account must be enabled in . If you experience issues uploading new content to JCDS, disable and re-enable the Cloud Services connection using a Jamf ID associated with your account.