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Parallels Mac Management Features
5 In the Default Settings dialog, select Hardware Inventory in the left pane.
6 Use the controls in the right pane to enable and schedule hardware inventory.
7 To select the classes to be collected by hardware inventory, click the Set Classes button.
Review the selected classes and make changes if needed. Please note that Parallels Mac
Management adds the Apple Warranty Info (PMM_AppleWarrantyInfo) custom class and
automatically selects it for the Default Client Settings entry. The class collects the Apple
warranty information of Mac computers. For more info, see Tracking Apple Warranty Status
of Macs (p. 116).
Viewing Inventory Data
To view hardware and software inventory data for a Mac computer:
1 Open the collection containing Mac resources (e.g. All Mac OS X Systems).
2 Right-click a Mac of interest and select Start > Resource Explorer in the context menu.
3 The Resource Explorer snap-in opens where you can browse the resources and view
inventory items for them.
Desired Configuration Management
Parallels Mac Management extends the Configuration Manager 2012 Desired Configuration
Management (DCM) by adding the ability to define and enforce corporate policies for Mac OS X
computer configurations. Using this feature you can track and rectify the configuration compliance
of client Macs in your organization.
Parallels Mac Management provides the functionality to monitor and enforce the following:
• OS X Configuration (p. 59)
• FileVault 2 Encryption (p. 66)
• Parallels De
sktop Preferences (p. 79)
• Parallels
Desktop Virtual Machine Settings (p. 81)
In addition, y
ou can use the standard Create Configuration Item Wizard (p. 82) where you can
define s
cripts to assess arbitrary settings on client Macs and to remediate noncompliant values.
Deploying OS X Configuration Profile
Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft SCCM 2012 provides the functionality to monitor and
enforce OS X configuration settings on managed Mac computers. To do so, you need to define a
desired OS X configuration profile and then deliver it to Macs using the DCM functionality. A Mac
receiving the profile is evaluated for compliance and the necessary changes are made to the
noncompliant OS X configuration settings.