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Parallels Mac Management Features
1 Download the ConfigmgrMacClient.msi file from the Microsoft Download Center. Use one of
the following URLs depending on the SCCM version you are using:
• SCCM 2012 R2: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39360
• SCCM 2012: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36212
2 Run the file on your Windows computer to extract the macclient.dmg file. The file is extracted
by default to "C:\Program Files\Microsoft (x86)\System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
Mac Client".
3 Copy the macclient.dmg file to a Mac computer.
4 Double-click the file to see its contents. Extract the Tools folder from the file by dragging and
dropping it to a folder on your Mac hard drive (e.g. the same folder as the macclient.dmg file).
To convert an OS X disk image file to the .cmmac format:
1 Copy the disk image file (.dmg) that you want to deploy to Mac computers to the folder where
you extracted to Tools folder.
2 Navigate to the Tools folder and enter the following command-line:
./CMAppUtil <properties>
For example, to convert an Apple disk image file named MySoftware.dmg stored in the user's
home folder to the .cmmac format:
./CMApputil –c /Users/ <User Name> /MySoftware.dmg -o /Users/ <User Name>
The command above creates a .cmmac installation file compatible with Configuration Manager.
The -c option specifies the source file being converted. The -o option specifies the output path.
For the complete list of options, please consult the Microsoft CMAppUtil documentation.
When you have the .cmmac file, copy it to a network share where it can be accessed from the
computer running the Configuration Manager console.
Creating Configuration Manager Application
To create a Configuration Manager application using the Create Application Wizard:
1 In the Configuration Manager Console, navigate to Software Library / Application
Management.
2 Right-click Applications and click Create Application. This will open the Create Application
Wizard.
3 Populate the Create Application Wizard pages as follows.
4 On the General page, in the Type drop-down list, select Mac OS X.
5 Click Browse, enter the network location of the .cmmac file that you've prepared earlier, select
the file and click Open.
6 Click Next. Review the information on the Import Information page and click Next.