System Requirements

The hardware and software requirements for Parallels Workstation 6 Extreme are as follows:

Host Operating Systems:

• Windows 7 x64
• Windows Vista SP2 x64
• Windows XP SP2 x64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 5.4 5.5 6.0 x64

Hardware:

• OEM Intel Xeon Processor 5500 & 5600 Series Workstations with X58 or 5520 Chipsets or better for Intel VT-x and VT-d support

CPU:

• 1 or 2 Intel Xeon Processor 5500 or 5600 series CPUs or better

Memory:

• 8GB of RAM or more is recommended

Hard Drive:

• 350MB of free disk space for Parallels Workstation 6 Extreme.
• Virtual Machine Installation — The hard disk space needed for a Virtual Machine depends on the guest operating system to be installed. 15 GB is recommended for a Windows or Linux virtual machine.

The following platforms have been tested with Parallels Workstation 6 Extreme:

Platforms:

• Dell Precision T3500, T5500, T5600, T7500, R5500
• Fujitsu Celsius R610, R650, R670
• HP Z400, Z600, Z800
• Supermicro 7046GT-TRF, 6016GT-TF
• Lenovo S20, D20, C20

The following devices have been tested with Parallels Workstation 6 Extreme direct assignment (Intel VT-d):

Graphics

• NVIDIA QFX1800, QFX3800, QFX4800, QFX5800, Q2000, Q4000, Q5000, Q6000, C2050
• ATI RG220, V4800, V5800, V8800

USB Audio

• NVIDIA Audio Qx000
• LaCie USB 3.0
• Teradici PCoIP USB/Audio

Networking

• Broadcom 1GigE
• Infiniband

Storage Controllers

• LSI SCSI Disk
• HP SAS, SATA
• Dell SAS, SATA

SSD Drives

• Intel 160GB
• Intel 60GB