Parallels Server for Mac

Features

Scale

Take full advantage of your servers to run applications at top speed. Parallels hypervisor technology opens the door to up to 12 virtual CPUs, 64GB virtual RAM, 16 virtual NICs and 2TB virtual hard drives for each of your virtual machines.

• Support for up to 16 virtual network adapters per virtual machine
• Support for virtual networks (VLAN)
• Up to 62GB RAM per Virtual Machine
• Virtual guest disk size up to 2TB
• Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support in virtual machines
• Support for 32-bit and 64-bit platforms
• Up to 8 USB 2.0 and 8 USB 1.1 devices are supported per virtual machine
• Shared folders for Linux and Mac OS guest OSs
• Integrated Parallels Updater for automatic updates.

Simplicity

Easily create virtual machines in minutes. Creating & configuring virtual machines should be fast and easy. With Parallels Server 4.0 for Mac, the administrator can provision a new virtual machine nearly instantly and then quickly apply virtual machine templates to provide a fully configured and ready to go server with just a few clicks.

• Easily move virtual machines between Parallels Desktop for Mac 5, Parallels Desktop 4 for Windows & Linux, Parallels Server Bare Metal and Parallels Server for Mac
• Smart Install technology ensures you are using the latest software from Parallels
• Migration & conversion of physical Windows & Linux servers (or 3rd party virtual machines) into a Parallels virtual machine
• Guest console mode VM enter enables administrators to quickly enter guest console mode from the host operating system
• Windows express installation for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003 enable virtual machines to be created in unattended mode. Linux express installation for RedHat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu and Fedora enable virtual machines to be created in unattended mode
• Windows SID configuration capability allows administrators to determine if the Windows SID is to be changed upon virtual machine creation via a standard template or a clone of an existing environment helping to ensure security compliance
• Enhanced Command Line Interface & API - for large installations or environments with automation requirements, Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 includes an extensive and well-documented Command Line Interface (CLI). Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 also comes complete with a fully documented XML RPC API (Application Programming Interface) to allow even further automation.

Savings

Consolidate servers with built in migration capabilities. Parallels Server 4.0 for Mac includes a migration utility that enables administrators to capture an existing physical server into a virtual machine. This allows administrators to move entire environments, applications & their settings from a physical to a virtual server with minimal effort.

• Virtual networking enables virtual machines to utilise different local or VLAN networks
• Integrated console for cross-platform, multi-administrator access to multiple servers and virtual machines
• Migration & conversion of physical Windows & Linux servers (or 3rd party virtual machines) into a Parallels virtual machine to simplify consolidation saving you on power and space
• Apple Xsan support for additional storage options
• Parallels Virtual Automation support enables a comprehensive web based management and automation solution for your entire Parallels server virtualisation environment including user self-service, easy provisioning, migration, backups & more. Integration with Parallels Virtual Automation enables administrators to take advantage of centralised web based administration across multiple Parallels virtualisation solutions including Parallels Server Bare Metal, Parallels Server for Mac 4 Bare Metal Edition and Parallels Virtuozzo Containers for both Windows & Linux
• Command line utility to allow you to resize and compact your virtual disks helping you to better manage your resources. Also included: Command line interface (CLI) and scripting language support, including Python
• Resource usage accounting including server and virtual machine CPU, memory, disk & network utilisation enabling you to account for your resources
• Full & incremental backup technology directly integrated into the solution enabling you to simplify your disaster recovery program. Integrated snapshots, incremental and full backups of virtual machines streamlines the ability to protect the virtual environments without the need for 3rd party software
• Easily change virtual machine networking settings directly from the host server simplifying administration of the environments
• Streamlined administration of virtual machines by allowing the administrator to issue commands from the host computer
• Easy password management for virtual machines directly from the host operating system allowing administrators to recover lost passwords or reset as needed.

System Req.

Hardware requirements

• Platform - Intel-powered X86 or x86-64 platform with Intel VT-x support (Apple Xserve or Mac Pro recommended)
• CPU - 1.5 GHz or higher processor (a 64-bit processor is required for launching 64-bit guest operating systems)
• Memory - 2 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended)
• Hard disk space - 3 GB of free disk space for Parallels Server for Mac. 30 GB of free disk space for each virtual machine
• Network - Ethernet network adapter, valid IP address
• Other hardware - DVD-ROM drive.

Supported primary operating systems

• Mac OS X Server v10.5.2 Leopard or later
• Mac OS X v10.5.2 Leopard or later
• Mac OS X Server v10.6 Snow Leopard or later
• Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard or later
• New! Mac OS X v10.7 Lion.

Supported guest operating systems

• Windows - Windows 2000 (x32), Windows Server 2003 (x32, x64), Windows XP (x32, x64), Windows Vista (x32, x64), Windows 7 (x32, x64), Windows Server 2008 (x32, x64)
• Linux - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (x32, x64), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (x32, x64), CentOS 5 (x32, x64), CentOS 4 (x32, x64), Ubuntu Linux 9 (x32, x64), Ubuntu Linux 8.10, 9.04, Fedora 11 (x32, x64), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x32, x64), SUSE Linux 10 (x32, x64), Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (x32, x64), FreeBSD 6, 7
• Mac - Mac OS X Server v10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X Server v10.6 Snow Leopard.

Parallels management console

The Parallels Management Console is a client server application that installs on Windows, Linux or Mac OS X. System Requirements for Parallels Management Console are:

• Intel-powered Mac or a PC with 700+ MHz Intel-compatible x86 or x64 processor
• 1 GB of RAM
• 100 MB of hard disk space for Parallels Management Console installation files
• Ethernet or WiFi network adapter.