Parallels^® Server Bare Metal Edition Support

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How is this different from the "free" hypervisors in the market today?
   The "free" hypervisor market is a marketing tactic for vendors to gain adoption with their technologies. The vendors that provide "free" versions typically limit the functionality and /or management capabilities of those versions. Once the user desires support, production quality environments or management capabilities there are complex licensing options with dozens of iterations based upon the sets of features desired. The free version quickly escalate into hundreds if not thousands of dollars per CPU. In contrast, Parallels provides three simple editions to meet the needs of most business situations.

2. Does Parallels provide a "free" hypervisor?
   No, Parallels takes a different approach that is aligned with the needs of our business customers. Businesses do not install and use un-supported software, that’s just a plain fact. Therefore, Parallels only provides supported options that are not throttled nor bounded by artificial limitations. We want you to experience the full product at it’s best so we only provide production ready editions. Parallels does provide a free product trial that will allow you to experience the solution in your environment before you make a purchase decision.

3. How do you compare the true cost of a hypervisor implementation?
   Before you can make an equal comparison you must first understand how each vendor licenses their management and support offerings. You must also make a list of the features you need for your environment such as integrated backups, clustering, 4, 8, 12 or 16 way virtual CPUs, the number of processors you will be managing, etc. Once you have both of these lists you can then compare the appropriate version to the needs of your business. Parallels simplified this process by providing three easy to understand editions that meet the needs of most businesses. Our pricing for the Small Business Edition & Standard Edition are per SERVER, not CPU.

4. What is the difference between Parallels Management Console and Parallels Virtual Automation?
   Parallels Management Console is a client server GUI application that allows a single administrator to manage a collection of physical servers running Parallels Server Bare Metal. This console is designed for smaller environments of up to five servers. Parallels Virtual Automation is a server based application that provides a web GUI for multiple users. Through this web GUI, administrators can manage physical servers & virtual environments for Parallels Server Bare Metal and Parallels Virtuozzo Containers. Parallels Virtual Automation also includes features to simplify mass deployments, configuration changes and updates to reduce the management burden of virtual environments on the IT team. Lastly, Parallels Virtual Automation also makes self service possible to extend the reach of the IT team and improve the serviceability of the applications running inside the virtual environments.

Technical Documentation

Parallels Virtual Automation Documentation

Sort by: Top 10 knowledgebase articles		ViewsLast update
1.	How to terminate a frozen virtual machine	Nov 12
2.	How do I install APF firewall into the VE?	Nov 12
3.	How to get the Hardware ID (HWID) of PVC Hardware Node	Nov 12
4.	Where can I download PVC for Linux OS and application templates and how do I install them?	Feb 15
5.	Parallels Desktop 4.0, build 3235 Windows drivers for the Parallels Network adapter	Sep 3
6.	How to check if CPU supports hardware virtualization (VT technology)	Apr 16
7.	How to install/reinstall/upgrade PVA 4.6 Agent on PSBM 5 or PVCfL 4.7 HW Node	Nov 12
8.	Converting Virtual Containers, Virtual Machines, and Hardware Nodes to each other	Sep 4
9.	How to troubleshoot Parallels Server VM VNC console java applet problems	Apr 16
10.	[Security alert] sshd rootkit on Linux-based machines security alert	Mar 1
All articles

Sort by: Last 10 of knowledgebase articles		ViewsLast update
1.	Configuring containers to use NUMA nodes in PVC for Linux	May 21
2.	LogMeIn:Rescue as a solution for remote sessions	May 20
3.	Managing iptables modules in containers	May 17
4.	How to tweak disk I\O performance on Linux hosts	May 16
5.	After fencing the standby Hardware Node, rgmanager fails to join cluster	May 9
6.	How to set up network for containers on node with two NICs	May 8
7.	Setting up PXE environment for PCS and PSBM installation	May 2
8.	Mac reboots when you attempt to launch Parallels Desktop 8 and Virtual Box simultaneously	May 2
9.	Unable to stop iptables service via Power Panel: service "iptables" status is not "stopped" after command "stop"	May 2
10.	How to install Parallels Cloud Server or Parallels Server Bare Metal from USB drive	Apr 30
All articles

Technology Resources

Parallels Server Bare Metal is a comprehensive solution for server virtualization that includes integrated management tools and templates for rapid deployment of on-demand environments.

Management Tools

Parallels Server Bare Metal is integrated with several management applications that each service a particular need. Learn more about…

• Parallels Management Console
• Parallels Virtual Automation
• Parallels Power Panel

Templates

Parallels Server Bare Metal Templates are pre-configured files with software packages that provide a fast and cost-effective approach to create, deploy and provision virtualized computing environments.