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Deploying Parallels Mac Client
If you close the wizard without completing the registration, it will run automatically at predefined
intervals (5-10 minutes) and every time you restart the Mac. To stop this from happening, either
resolve the problem and register the client with the Configuration Manager Proxy or uninstall it
from the Mac (p. 49).
If firewall is enabled in
Mac OS X, a message box will open at the end of a successful registration
asking you if pma_agent.app should be allowed to accept incoming connections. Click Allow. This
will add pma_agent.app to the firewall list of application that are allowed incoming connections.
The results of a successful client registration should be as follows:
• The Mac is assigned to the Configuration Manager site.
• The Mac inventory is collected and saved in the Configuration Manager database.
• The Mac is added to the All Mac OS X Systems collection in the Configuration Manager
console.
Once installed, the Client will run on a Mac in the background and will start automatically every time
the Mac OS X is restarted.
Installing Mac Client Using Installation Script
A special script is supplied with Parallels Mac Management that you can use to perform an
unattended Mac client installation.
To obtain and use the script, follow these steps:
9 On a Windows server running Configuration Manager Proxy, navigate to the C:\Program
Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft
SCCM\files directory.
10 Locate the InstallAgentUnattended.sh file. This is the Mac client installation script. The
script must be run on each Mac computer you want to enroll in Configuration Manager. You
can copy the file to each Mac (e.g. copy it to a location from which Macs can download it) or
you can use Apple Remote Desktop to run the script on the Macs remotely.
11 Please note that you must use sudo to run the script because the Mac client registration
process requires superuser privileges.
When you run the script, provide the following parameters (in the order listed):
• agent_download_url — the URL of the Mac client installer (pma_agent.dmg). The
URL can be obtained in the Configuration Manager console as described in the Using
Installation Program to Install Mac Client section.
• user_name — this is the name of a domain user account that will be used to register the
client with the Configuration Manager Proxy.
• user_password — the domain user password.
• domain_name — your company's domain name.