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Deploying Parallels Mac Client

Upgrading Parallels Mac Client

When you upgrade Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft SCCM, the Parallels Mac Client must

also be upgraded on every Mac computer. This task can be accomplished by distributing the client

installation package to Macs using the standard software distribution functionality of Configuration

Manager.

To upgrade Parallels Mac Client on Mac computers, obtain the Parallels Mac Client installation

image file as described in Installing Mac Client Using Interactive Installer. The client installation

image can be distributed to Mac computers using the software distribution functionality. The

Software Distribution section describes how to accomplish this task. When creating a program

for the distribution package, the Command Line property should be specified as follows:

:pma_agent.dmg/Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft SCCM.pkg::

Please note that when you install Parallels Mac Client via software distribution, the client registration

parameters will be inherited from the existing registration file, so you don't have to configure the

client again.

If you need to upgrade Parallels Mac Client on a single Mac, you can do it manually:

1 On a Mac, uninstall the Parallels Mac Client which is currently installed on it (see Uninstalling

Parallels Mac Client (p. 49)). This is a necessary step. Please note that when updating

Parallels Ma

c Client using the software distribution functionality (described above), the client

uninstallation is done automatically.

2 Download the Parallels Mac Client installation image and run the installation program as

described in Installing Mac Client Using Interactive Installer.

Uninstalling Parallels Mac Client

To uninstall the Parallels Mac Client software from a Mac:

1 Click Go > Go to Folder in the OS X menu bar.

2 Type /Library and click Go.

3 Locate and open the Parallels folder.

4 In the Parallels folder, right-click the pma_agent.app file and click Show Package Contents

in the pop-up menu.

5 Open the Contents/MacOS folder.

6 Double-click the pma_agent_uninstaller.app file to start the uninstallation assistant.

7 Follow the onscreen instructions to uninstall the Parallels Mac Client.