Parallels Server Beta
Parallels Server is a powerful and easy-to-use bare metal hypervisor virtualization solution that provides the best value for cost conscious organizations seeking to consolidate and optimize their IT infrastructures.
Built on Parallels’ bare metal hypervisor architecture and award-winning virtualization technology, Parallels Server enables organizations to:
Standardize server hardware platforms
Effectively consolidate server resources
Consolidate and support legacy OSes and applications
Streamline server and application deployment, maintenance and management
Simplify software testing and development
Optimize server and application availability
A hardware-ready solution, Parallels Server bare metal architecture provides a solution for organizations to leverage for installation on existing or “white box” servers without OSes installed. This solution offering provides organization with a cost-effective solution option without the additional OS software requirements, while providing optimal performance without the additional overhead imposed by the OSes.
Parallels Server can also be deployed on the Windows and Linux platforms, for installation on servers that are already installed with supported versions of the Windows and Linux operating systems, respectively.
Parallels Server is a cross-platform solution that enables organizations of all sizes, particularly Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) that have fewer resources, to seamlessly standardize on the platform of their choice and to integrate into existing IT infrastructures. Parallels Server is designed to optimize performance of virtualized systems and applications. Parallels Server provides cost-effective approaches to protect data and reduce the costs and complexities of IT infrastructures.
Key Features (Build 1873)
Bare metal hypervisor architecture
Support for hardware-assisted acceleration extensions such as Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel VT-x) and AMD-V
64- and 32-bit platform and guest OS support
4-way guest SMP and multi-core support
Integrated toolset includes Parallels Tools, Parallels Image Tool and Parallels Transporter (P2V and V2V migration tool)
Parallels Management Console, a GUI-based multi-server management tool
Open APIs and SDK for extensible management
Command line interface (CLI), scripting (including Python)
Powerful
Easy To Use
Best Value
Parallels Server is a hardware optimized bare metal hypervisor solution for server virtualization that delivers performance, reliability, and flexibility.
Bare Metal architecture solution for non-OS server implementation
Can be deployed on the Windows and Linux platforms for servers with pre-installed OSes
A hardware-optimized, hypervisor-based server virtualization solution with support for Intel VT-x and AMD-V hardware acceleration technologies
Experimental support for Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Intel VT-d) for hardware resources assignment and dedication on Windows
32- and 64-bit platform and broad guest OS support
4-way guest SMP and multi-core CPU support
Unlimited host memory support
Supports up to 8 GB RAM guest memory
Clustered filesystem support for Bare Metal and Linux
Command line tool and scripting language support
Easy to deploy, easy to use and easy to manage, Parallels Server offers a seamless user experience to help maximize IT administration efficiency.
New! Easily share files and folders between host server and guest Windows VMs with Shared Folders
Multi-administrator access to VMs
Integrated Parallels Updater for automatic updates
Flexible virtual device support
VM autorun boot option
Open API and SDK for management extensibility
Localization support for multiple languages
Many of today’s server virtualization solutions are designed from a top-down approach, suited for mostly large enterprises. Parallels Server is designed to be a cost-effective solution that is full-featured and with an integrated management toolset to fit the needs of today’s cost-conscious IT organizations. Parallels Server provides the essential management toolset to help IT professionals to do their jobs effectively and to keep business running as usual.
Available with integrated management toolset
Available with integrated Parallels Management Console (PMC) for centralized management of multiple servers and VMS across platforms
Integrated Parallels Transporter for P2V and V2V migration
Integrated Parallels Tools for guest Windows and Linux VMs
New! Parallels Tools automatic updates
New! Integrated Parallels Image Tool to resize VMs
NOTE: Support
This latest beta software version is still in the testing stage and is not currently available for the general Parallels Technical Support.
Press quote:
"One feature I found most welcome was support for multiple virtual CPUs. Many server applications are tuned to behave differently on a single-CPU system, limiting scalability in non-SMP VM environments. Parallels Server’s multi-CPU support should give these applications a healthy performance boost."
Parallels Server beta looks promising
Randall Kennedy, InfoWorld
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