Other Configuration Options

When preparing a source virtual machine for mass deployment, you may change any of its configuration settings according to your needs. The following list describes a few common options:

• Shared Folders and Profiles . Parallels Desktop offers great flexibility in bridging the capabilities of OS X and your guest operating system by configuring shared folders and profiles. Think over which files and folders you wish to share between the two operating systems and set up them in advance.
• Configuring USB Settings . Hardware devices that connect through USB ports including printers and removable drives can only be used by one operating system at a time. By default, Parallels Desktop will ask the user which OS to connect the device to when a new device is detected. This default can be changed by making all USB devices connect only to OS X or to the guest operating system.
• Installing Applications . You can install all the necessary applications in the virtual machine before deploying it.
• Parallels Desktop Enterprise Edition Options . Parallels Desktop Enterprise Edition provides additional configuration options. With the Enterprise Edition you can:
  • Password-protect the virtual machine configuration.
  • Set up a local update server and specify the Parallels Desktop automatic update options.
  • Customize the "Request Support" option.
  • Configure participation in the Customer Experience program.

  For the information on how to configure these options, see Changing Deployment Configuration Options and Parallels Desktop Enterprise Edition Features .

For the complete information about Parallels virtual machine configuration, please refer to the Parallels Desktop User's Guide .