Parallels Server due on June 17
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Jun 16, 2008 at 9:58am
Parallels will release the full version of its Parallels Server on June 17, reports eWeek. It works with any of Apple’s Intel-based hardware such as the Xserve or the Mac Pro. The virtualization software also works with Mac OS X Leopard Server. Pricing starts at US$999.
Parallels says that Parallels Server can run up to 50 different guest operating systems, including 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows Server, a variety of Linux operating systems and the OS X Leopard Server. With the virtualization hypervisor software, users can either partition an Intel-based Xserve running the Mac OS into multiple virtual machines or run the hypervisor directly – “bare metal” – on the hardware itself.
Among other features are:
° A full bare-metal hypervisor that allows users to run multiple virtual machines directly on the host physical machine’s hardware without depending on a host operating system.
° An integrated toolset that includes Parallels Tools, a set of add-ons that designed to make it easier to work with virtual servers, and Parallels Transporter, a built-in, wizard driven migration tool that can move the entire contents of a real machine to a virtual machine, and an integrated, single-click backup utility.
° Virtual support for four-way symmetric multi-processing (SMP), which lets users assign up to four virtual cores to a virtual machine. Two-way SMP is also supported.
° Experimental support for Intel VT-d, enabling users to leverage full hardware-acceleration technologies for faster, more stable virtual machines and better resource management. Using VT-d, users can also directly assign hardware resources such as graphics and network cards to virtual machines.
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