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Mac OS X computers
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 (SP1) introduced support for Mac
OS X computers. Configuration Manager supports the following versions of the Mac operat-
ing systems:
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Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
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Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion)
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Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)
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Mac OS X 10.9 (System Center R2 Configuration Manager only)
Mac OS X computers are limited to the following Configuration Manager features:
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Hardware inventory
You can use the hardware inventory data collected from Mac
OS X computers in the same way as data collected from Windows-based computers;
that is, you can use it to create collections, reports, and queries. You also can use the
Configuration Manager console feature Resource Explorer to view hardware inventory
data for Mac OS X computers.
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Software deployment
You can use Configuration Manager to deploy software that
is packaged in the following formats to Mac OS X computers:
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Mac OS Installer Package (.pkg)
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Mac OS X Application (.app)
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Apple Disk Image (.dmg)
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Meta Package File (.mpkg)
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Compliance settings
Configuration Manager supports the use of Mac OS X
Preference settings (.plist files) to enforce the configuration of different elements on
Mac OS X computers, or shell scripts to monitor and remediate settings.
Configuration Manager client software installation and management for Mac OS X com-
puters requires the use of public key infrastructure (PKI) certificates. The Configuration
Manager client software for Mac OS X computers always performs certificate revocation
checking, and you cannot disable this functionality. If a Mac OS X computer is unable to per-
form the check, it will not connect to the Configuration Manager site systems.
Mac OS X computers communicate with Configuration Manager site systems as if they
were Internet-based clients. This means that all communication happens by using HTTPS. You
must configure management points and distribution points to support Mac OS X computers.
To configure a management point and a distribution point to support Mac OS X comput-
ers, perform the following procedure:
