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Parallels Mac Management Features
Sending the Package to a Distribution Point
To send a copy of the package to a distribution point, right-click the package of interest and click
Distribute Content in the pop-up menu. Use the Distribute Content Wizard to specify a
distribution point to which you want to send the package.
Please make sure that the distribution point is properly configured as described in the Configuring
a Distribution Point section.
Deploying Parallels Desktop
To deploy Parallels Desktop:
1 In the Configuration Manager console, right-click the package and then click Deploy in the
pop-up menu. The Deploy Software Wizard opens.
2 On the General page, click the Browse button next to the Collection field and select the
collection containing the desired Mac resources (e.g. All Mac OS X Systems). Click OK and
then click Next.
3 On the Content page, verify the distribution point info and click Next.
4 Click Next on the Deployment Settings page.
5 On the Scheduling page, specify the schedule for this deployment. Click New to specify the
assignment schedule. When done, click Next.
6 Use the default values on the rest of the wizard pages and complete the wizard.
The package will be advertised to Macs in the specified collection and will be distributed to them
according to the schedule that you specified.
See also Viewing the Status of a Package (p. 101) for the information on how to see the package
distribution r
esults.
Deploying SCCM Client in Windows Running in a
Virtual Machine
If your Mac computers are hosting Windows running in a Parallels virtual machine, you can install
Configuration Manager 2012 client software in Windows and manage it the same way as Windows
running on physical computers. Parallels Mac Management provides functionality that helps you
automates the deployment of Configuration Manager 2012 client software to Windows running in a
virtual machine.
The Configuration Manager 2012 client software is deployed to Windows using the Parallels Mac
Management software distribution feature. The steps involved in the procedure are similar to Mac
software distribution: