Jamf Pro Server Tools Overview

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Starting with Jamf Pro 10.9.0, the Jamf Pro installers include the Jamf Pro Server Tools software utility, which includes a GUI version and a command-line interface (CLI) version. This article describes the Jamf Pro Server Tools GUI version. For information about the CLI version, see the The Jamf Pro Server Tools Command-Line Interface article.
Warning:

The installers for Jamf Pro 10.33.x–10.34.0 include a version of Jamf Pro Server Tools that creates unrestorable database backups. You must use Jamf Pro Server Tools 2.7.10 or later to perform database backups.

To identify which version of Jamf Pro Server Tools you have installed, do one of the following:

  • For the CLI: Execute the following command: jamf-pro --version

  • In the GUI: Open the Preferences pane and verify the installed versions of the GUI and CLI.

If you do not have Jamf Pro Server Tools 2.7.10 or later installed, see the instructions below to install the latest version of the GUI. For instructions on installing the latest version of the CLI, see the The Jamf Pro Server Tools Command-Line Interface article.

You can use Jamf Pro Server Tools to perform the following server and database maintenance tasks:

  • Set up MySQL database connection information and test the MySQL database connection
  • Backup the Jamf Pro database
  • Restore Jamf Pro database backups
  • Start and stop Tomcat, and modify Tomcat web app memory settings
  • Start and stop MySQL, and modify MySQL settings
  • Set Jamf Pro Server Tools preferences