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Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager - Clients for Additional Operating Systems

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  • Version: 5.0
  • Category: Application
  • Language: English

The Clients for Additional Operating Systems allow you to manage Apple Mac, UNIX and Linux computers using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2 and System Center Configuration Manager (current branch)

  • Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager supports the management of UNIX and Linux servers. The clients for UNIX and Linux extends the scope of your Configuration Manager environment to collect inventory, deploy software, and run reports about UNIX and Linux servers in your enterprise. The client operates as a workgroup client that is managed by Configuration Manager.

    Note: These Clients are intended for use with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2 , System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1 and System Center Configuration Manager (current branch).

    Mac Client:
    The following Mac versions are supported in this release:
    • Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
    • Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion)
    • Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)
    • Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks)
    • Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)
    • Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)
    • macOS 10.12 (Sierra)
    • macOS 10.13 (High Sierra)
    • Note: macOS 10.12 (Sierra) and macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) are currently only supported on System Center Configuration Manager (current branch)
    The following scenarios are supported through the Mac client in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager:
    • Discovery – Discovers Mac OS X system in Active Directory and through network discovery
    • Hardware Inventory – Provides hardware inventory and auditing of computers running Mac OS X, including a list of installed software similar to add/remove programs for Windows systems.
    • Settings Management – Ensures computers running Mac OS X comply with company policies using scripts and preference list management.
    • Application Deployment – Distributes required software via app model.
    • Software Updates Management – Distributes patches utilizing Software Distribution and Settings management features.

    UNIX/Linux Client:
    The following UNIX and Linux versions are supported in this release.
    • AIX Version 6.1, 7.1
    • Solaris Version 10, 11
    • HP-UX Version 11iv3
    • RHEL Version 5, 6, 7
    • SLES Version 10, 11, 12
    • CentOS Version 5, 6, 7
    • Debian Version 5, 6, 7, 8
    • Ubuntu Version 10.04 LTS, 12.04 LTS, 14.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS
    • Oracle Linux 5, 6

    The following scenarios are supported by the UNIX and Linux clients:
    • Hardware Inventory - Hardware inventory can be viewed through Resource Explorer and can be used to create collections of UNIX and Linux computers.
    • Software Inventory - Through hardware inventory the list of natively installed software can be gathered from the UNIX and Linux computers - similar to add/remove programs for Windows systems.
    • Software Distribution - Deploy new software, update existing software and apply OS patches to collections of UNIX/Linux computers (using a package and program). Run arbitrary maintenance scripts on a collection of UNIX/Linux servers.
    • Secure and Authenticated Communications
    • Consolidated Reports

    Release History
    • 04/12/2018 - Update release (UNIX/Linux), version 5.0.7958.2447. Includes bug fixes and new OMI version 1.4
    • 10/02/2017 - Update release (UNIX/Linux), version 5.0.7958.2437. Includes bug fixes.
    • 08/29/2017 - Update release (UNIX/Linux), version 5.0.7958.2432. Includes bug fixes and support for Ubuntu 16.04. Support for certain old UNIX and Linux versions that are no longer supported by their vendors has been removed, including AIX version 5.3, Solaris version 9, HP-UX on PA-RISC hardware, HP-UX version 11iv2, and SLES version 9.
    • 12/19/2016 - Update release (Mac), version 5.0.8466.1. Including fixes and added support for macOS 10.12 (Sierra).
    • 04/07/2016 - Update release (UNIX/Linux), version 5.0.7958.1254. Including bug fixes and added support for Debian GNU/Linux 8
    • 12/08/2015 - Update release (Mac), version 5.0.8333.1. Including fixes and added support for Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan).
    • 06/30/2015 - Update release (Mac), version 5.0.8261.1
    • 05/29/2015 - Update release (UNIX/Linux), version 5.0.7958.1112. Including bug fixes and added support for SLES 12
    • 10/30/2014 - Update release (UNIX/Linux), version 5.0.7958.1060. including bug fixes and added support for RHEL 7, CentOS 7, and Oracle Linux 7
    • 9/2/2014 - Update release (Mac), version 5.0.7958.1102. including a fix for an issue inventorying video controllers on Mac OS X 10.9.3
    • 06/27/2014 - Update release (UNIX/Linux), version: 5.00.7958.1024, including bug fixes.
    • 4/22/2014 - Update release (UNIX/Linux), version: 5.00.7958.1020, including bug fixes.
    • 2/27/2014 - Update release, version 5.0.7958.1101, including bug fixes and added support for Mac OS 10.9

Files

Status: Deleted

This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to August 2020.

FileSize
Config Mgr Clients for AIX.EXE
SHA1: 24c4302c343e5c114aa8f158c60a13330549dc93
81.92 MB
Config Mgr Clients for HP-UX.EXE
SHA1: 7e0b25f27d0c8efdec4139508798e18a5fab42fd
28.58 MB
Config Mgr Clients for Linux.EXE
SHA1: defa4c09d4cbe8e193020b31b8848d02d42d0300
150.09 MB
Config Mgr Clients for Solaris.EXE
SHA1: 8560dccf7254c046a34d21f22a22b815871929d6
95.47 MB
ConfigmgrMacClient.msi
SHA1: 20a9ec05ac2194f891c03f7fd8f58d088c613d9a
5.29 MB
Previous Version - Config Mgr Clients for AIX.EXE
SHA1: 6a1519e1c304125b31f166e6319cf12e4ff8be1e
79.42 MB
Previous Version - Config Mgr Clients for HP-UX.EXE
SHA1: 1414343ca471253d271230f0513abb2a0c28489b
21.19 MB
Previous Version - Config Mgr Clients for Linux.EXE
SHA1: 1ee18274e392947ab846087d65f5c04c638b9194
140.94 MB
Previous Version - Config Mgr Clients for Solaris.EXE
SHA1: 4cb08bdcc2867b4367047ebfb91af14cd88d5767
86.18 MB

System Requirements

Operating Systems: Apple Mac OS X

Installation Instructions

  • Mac Client:
    1. Download the Mac client msi file to a Windows system
    2. Run the msi and it will create a dmg file under the default location “C:\Program Files\Microsoft\System Center Configuration Manager for Mac client\” on the Windows system
    3. Copy the dmg file to a network share or a folder on a Mac computer
    4. Access and open the dmg file on a Mac computer and install the client using instructions in the online documentation. https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=290701 or for current branch: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=839409

    Unix/Linux Clients:
    1. On a Windows computer download the appropiate file for UNIX/Linux client you wish to manage
    2. The downloaded file is a self-extracting exe and will extract tar files for the different versions of your operating system.
    3. Copy the install script and the .tar file for your computer’s operating system version to a folder on your UNIX/Linux computer.
    4. Install the client using instructions in the online documentation. https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=290701 or for current branch: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=839409

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