Download the Deployment Package

If you haven't already, download the Parallels Desktop deployment package to a Mac computer from the following location:

http://download.parallels.com/desktop/tools/pd-autodeploy.zip

By default, Safari automatically extracts files from a ZIP archive after downloading it to a Mac. If your web browser is configured otherwise, unzip the archive.

The archive contains a folder named "Parallels Desktop Business Edition mass deployment package vxxx", where "vxxx" is the deployment package version number.

The folder contains the following files:

• Changelog.txt — contains a record of changes that were made to the deployment package over time.
• Parallels-Desktop-Business-Edition-Administrators-Guide.pdf — the version of the guide that matches the deployment package version (otherwise, it's the same guide you are reading now).
• Readme.txt — a readme file containing general information about the package.
• Parallels Desktop Autodeploy.pkg — this is the actual deployment package that you need to prepare for mass deployment of Parallels Desktop. To view the package contents, right-click it and choose Show Package Contents.

Read on to learn how to add the necessary components to the deployment package.