Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.5 represents a major step forward in the manageability, performance, and efficiency of virtualization technologies. This release brings many exciting new features to the leading OS virtualization solution including Windows Server 2008 support and enhanced dynamic resource management. The information below will help you get started.
- Check System Requirements
- Familiarize Yourself with the Documentation
- Download Parallels Virtuozzo Containers for Windows
- Install Parallels Virtuozzo Containers
- Contacts
1. Check System Requirements
Note: To use the full power of high-performance servers, Parallels recommends using the 64-bit version of Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.5. The 64-bit version can be installed on servers running the x86-64 editions of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003.
Please make sure that the server you will be installing Parallels Virtuozzo Containers on meets the following requirements:
- Windows Server 2008 or 2003 (32-bit or x64 version) is installed (Datacenter, Standard or Enterprise edition)
See the detailed list of Operating Systems and Service Packs supported by Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.5
- x64 full versions of Windows Server 2008 with or without Hyper-V:
- Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2, Datacenter Edition (US English)
- Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2, Enterprise Edition (US English)
- Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2, Standard Edition (US English)
- Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2, Datacenter Edition (French, German, Japan, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Russian, and Simplified Chinese)
- Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2, Enterprise Edition (French, German, Japan, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Russian, and Simplified Chinese)
- Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2, Standard Edition (French, German, Japan, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Russian, and Simplified Chinese)
- x64 full versions of Windows Server 2008 without Hyper-V:
- Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 1, Datacenter Edition (German and Simplified Chinese)
- x86 full versions of Windows Server 2008 with or without Hyper-V:
- Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2, Enterprise Edition (US English)
- Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2, Standard Edition (US English)
- Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2, Datacenter Edition (US English)
- Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2, Enterprise Edition (French, German, Japan, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Russian, and Simplified Chinese)
- Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2, Standard Edition (French, German, Japan, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Russian, and Simplified Chinese)
- Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2, Datacenter Edition (French, German, Japan, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Russian, and Simplified Chinese)
- x86 full versions of Windows Server 2008 without Hyper-V:
- Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 1, Datacenter Edition (German and Simplified Chinese)
- x64 versions of Windows Server 2003:
- Datacenter Edition of Windows Server 2003 x64 Service Pack 1 with or without R2 (US English)
- Datacenter Edition of Windows Server 2003 x64 Service Pack 2 with or without R2 (US English)
- Datacenter Edition of Windows Server 2003 x64 with Service Pack 2 (Japanese)
- Standard or Enterprise Edition of Windows Server 2003 x64 Service Pack 1 with or without R2 (US English or Japanese)
- Standard or Enterprise Edition of Windows Server 2003 x64 Service Pack 2 with or without R2 (US English, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, or Traditional Chinese)
- Standard or Enterprise Edition of Windows Server 2003 x64 Service Pack 2 (Russian)
- x86 versions of Windows Server 2003:
- Datacenter Edition of Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 with or without R2 (US English)
- Datacenter Edition of Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 with or without R2 (US English)
- Standard or Enterprise Edition of Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 with or without R2: US English, German, French, Korean, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, or Japanese
- Standard or Enterprise Edition of Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 with or without R2: US English, German, French, Italian, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, or Japanese
- Standard or Enterprise Edition of Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (Russian)
- x86 versions of Windows Small Business Server 2003:
- Windows Small Business Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (US English)
- Windows Small Business Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (French)
- IA64 versions of Windows Server 2003:
- Standard or Enterprise Edition of Windows Server 2003 IA64 with Service Pack 2 (US English, German, French, or Japanese)
- No Microsoft Updates are added
For installation on Windows Server 2003: the Windows Server install media (ie CDROM) is required during Parallels Virtuozzo Containers installation..
2. Familiarize Yourself with the Documentation
Please read the Getting Started With Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.5 guide for installation instructions and general information about Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.5.
Parallels Virtuozzo Containers documentation:
More documentation
3. Download Parallels Virtuozzo Containers for Windows
Download resources for the Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.5 for Windows installation packages:
Installation Files:
4. Install Parallels Virtuozzo Containers
It is recommended that you use the Auto-Installer to install Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.5 for Windows on your system.
- Download the Auto-Installer
- Double-click the downloaded file (it has the name of vzinstall45.exe).
- Follow the step-by-step instructions on the screen.
If you decide to install Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.5 for Windows using the full installer, extract the downloaded archive and execute the virtuozzo4.5_xxx_w2kx.exe file (e.g. virtuozzo4.5_x64_w2k8.exe for the full installer Windows Server 2008 x64-bit)
Note: The Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.5 Installation Guide provides detailed installation information for Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.5 for Windows.
5. Contacts
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