1.13 Macintosh Support

ZENworks 11 SP2 includes Macintosh support for the following:

1.13.1 Asset Inventory

ZENworks 11 SP2 introduces support for collecting inventory data on Macintosh devices. For more information, see the ZENworks 11 SP2 Asset Inventory Reference.

1.13.2 Bundle Management

ZENworks 11 SP2 introduces support for Macintosh bundles. For more information, see the ZENworks 11 SP2 Software Distribution Reference.

1.13.3 Reporting

ZENworks Reporting Server 11 SP2 supports Macintosh devices and bundles. Macintosh devices and bundles are listed in all the device-related (not specific to any operating system) and bundles-specific reports. For more information, see the ZENworks 11 SP2 System Reporting Reference.

1.13.4 Remote Management

ZENworks 11 SP2 supports the remote management of Macintosh devices through ZENworks Control Center. For more information, see the ZENworks 11 SP2 Remote Management Reference.

The following Macintosh related features have been introduced in Remote Management for the ZENworks 11SP2 release:

  • Performing Remote Control on a Macintosh device

  • Managing a Remote View Session on a Macintosh device

  • Managing a Remote SSH session on a Macintosh Device

1.13.5 Discovery and Deployment

If you plan to deploy an agent manually on a Macintosh device, see section Manually Deploying the Agent on a Macintosh device in the ZENworks 11 SP2 Discovery, Deployment, and Retirement Reference.

1.13.6 Administration Quick Start

The Manual Installation on Macintosh feature has been introduced in the Administration Quick Start for the ZENworks 11 SP2 release. For more information, see ZENworks 11 SP2 Administration Quick Start.

1.13.7 zac Commands for Macintosh

You can now use the zac utility to perform command line management functions on a Macintosh managed device.

For more information, see ZENworks 11 SP2 Command Line Utilities Reference.