Parallels Workstation
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| developer | Parallels, Inc. |
| Current version | 2.2 (Build 2222) (January 31, 2008) |
| operating system | Windows , Linux |
| category | Emulation , virtualization |
| License | Proprietary |
| German speaking | No |
| parallels.com | |
Parallels Workstation is a virtual machine (VM) from Parallels , more precisely a hypervisor , for the Windows and Linux operating systems with x86 - compatible processors . It complements Parallels Desktop , which runs as a virtual machine on computers with the Mac OS X operating system.
overview
As a business operating system are Windows (XP Pro SP3) and Linux supported as guest operating systems, a large number can be 32-bit operating systems for x86 hardware virtualized (u. A. Windows, Linux, FreeBSD , OS / 2 , Solaris / 86 ). According to the manufacturer, support for 64-bit operating systems is planned for the future.
The virtualization extensions AMD-V from AMD and VT-x from Intel are also supported.
The central configuration tool for starting, creating and managing virtual machines is a program written in Qt 3.
License
Proprietary, closed source. A 15-day trial version of the paid program can be downloaded for free.
Emulated environment
The emulated environment may include a. out
- a VESA 3.0 compatible graphics card
- an Intel i815 compatible chipset
- USB 2.0 support
- an AC97 -compatible sound card
- a Realtek-compatible (RTL8029 (AS)) network card
The exchange of data between the guest and host system can be accomplished using shared folders.
See also
Web links
- Company website (English)
- User guide (PDF, English; 3.4 MB)
- System requirements for Windows and Linux (host and guest) (German)