Stage 4: Enterprise Deployment (Jamf Pro, Intune, Email)

What this stage accomplishes

Gets Parallels Desktop installed and activated on end-user Macs, which is what triggers the Portal to push the Golden Image and Policy from Stage 3.

Prerequisites

Stage 3's Golden Image and Policy are live.

Steps

Pick the path that matches your Mac management situation:

• MDM-managed Macs (e.g., Jamf Pro): distribute Parallels Desktop through your MDM's app catalog, optionally with a configuration profile for activation parameters.

• Unmanaged/BYOD Macs: on the Enterprise Edition product card in My Account, click Invite Users, add the recipients' email addresses (individually or via CSV), set an expiration, and click Send Invitations. Each recipient gets an installer link and a single-use temporary activation code.

Either way, once the installation activates against the correct sublicense, the Management Portal pushes the assigned Golden Image and Policy automatically — there's no separate manual provisioning step.

Verification

In the Management Portal's Virtual Machines monitoring page, confirm new VMs show up with the expected VM Source (your Golden Image) and, if relevant, the expected Parallels Desktop State (Activated (SSO) or Activated (License Key)).

Common issues

Policy application isn't instant — it happens on triggers like app launch, activation, VM creation or state change, a network status change, or at most once a day. Invitation codes are single-use per device, so a new invitation is needed for each additional machine.

Handoff to next stage

Move to Stage 5 for ongoing monitoring and lifecycle management.