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Parallels Mac Management Features
Payload Overview
The first item in the payload list is Configuration Item. It is not really a payload and is used to
specify the configuration item name and an optional description. This is the name that will appear in
the Configuration Items list in the Configuration Manager console after you save the profile.
The General payload (second in the list) specifies the Mac OS X configuration profile general
information.
The rest of the payloads specify the corresponding Mac OS X system preferences. The following
list provides a general description of each payload. For the complete information about creating a
Mac OS configuration profile, please refer to Apple's documentation.
Payload Description
Passcode Used to specify passcode policies.
Exchange Exchange account configuration.
Dock Dock item settings. Dock appearance settings.
Contacts Contacts LDAP configuration (CardDAV).
Calendar Calendar server account configuration (CalDAV).
Network Network Interface (Ethernet or Wi-Fi).
Certificate X.509 certificates.
Security & Privacy Usage and diagnostic information opt-out.
Saving the Configuration Profile
When you are finished entering the configuration profile information, click the OK button. This will
create a configuration item that will appear in the Configuration Items list in the Configuration
Manager console. To view the configuration item data or to edit the profile, right-click it and select
Edit Parallels Configuration Item from the pop-up menu.
To evaluate Mac computers for compliance, you need to add the configuration item to a baseline
and then deploy it to a Mac collection. See Deploying Configuration Baseline (p. 86) for more
information.
Creating OS X Configuration Profile from File
The previous section described how to create a Mac OS X configuration item from scratch using
only the Configuration Manager console. Alternately, you can create a Mac OS X configuration item
from an existing file containing the Mac OS X profile data. Such a file can be created using Mac OS
X Server’s Profile Manager. You can use this approach if you already have a profile created
externally or if you prefer to use Profile Manager for any reason. For supplementary information, see
Using Profile Manager at the end of this section.
To create a Mac OS X configuration item from a file: