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Parallels Mac Management Features
3 On the new device record select Add selected items to new device collection to create new
collection. Type the desired Collection Name and in Limiting Collection select All Systems.
Step 7: Create a Task Sequence associated with the OS X image
1 In the Configuration Manager console, navigate to Software Library / Operating Systems /
Task Sequences.
2 Right-click anywhere in the list and click Create Task Sequence for Macs in the pop-up
menu. The Create Task Sequence for Macs dialog opens.
3 Specify the name and an optional description for the new Task Sequence.
4 Click the Browse button and select the operating system image that you created earlier. Click
OK.
5 Click Finish to exit the Create Task Sequence for Macs dialog.
You now need to distribute the OS X image referenced by the task sequence to a distribution point
where the NetBoot server is installed.
To distribute the OS X image:
1 In the Task Sequence list, select the task sequence that you just created.
2 On the Home tab, in the Deployment group, click Distribute Content to start the Distribute
Content Wizard.
3 On the General page, verify that the correct task sequence is selected for distribution, and then
click Next.
4 On the Content page, verify the content to distribute (the OS X image referenced by the task
sequence) and then click Next.
5 On the Content Destination page, specify the distribution point where the NetBoot server is
installed. Click Next and complete the wizard.
You can now deploy the task sequence as follows:
1 In the Task Sequence list, right-click the task sequence and click Deploy in the pop-up menu.
2 Select the collection that contains Mac computers that will run the task sequence. If you are
deploying OS X to unmanaged Macs, select the All Mac OS X Systems collection.
Note: The NetBoot server can deploy an OS X image on Macs assigned to the SCCM site (managed
Macs) and to Macs that are not assigned (unknown Macs). The unknown Mac support is turned on or off
using the Support for unknown Macs page of the Parallels NetBoot Server Configuration Wizard.
You can run the wizard at any time to turn this feature on or off. If the unknown Mac support is turned off,
the NetBoot server will ignore the unassigned Macs and will deploy the image on managed Macs only. If
the feature is turned on, the image will be deployed on both assigned and unassigned Macs.
Step 8: Start up a Mac from the NetBoot server
To start up a Mac using the disk image: