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Parallels Server Mac Bare Metal Edition Changelog

What's new in Parallels Server Mac Bare Metal Edition 4.0

Mar 9, 2015
  • Installation on bare Apple hardware:
  • Parallels Server 4.0 for Mac Bare Metal Edition is the first Parallels solution that can be insalled and used on bare Apple hardware.
  • Leopard and Snow Leopard support:
  • You can now create and manage virtual machines running the Mac OS X Leopard and Mac OS X Snow Leopard operating systems.
  • Command line interface:
  • New command line tools (pctl, pmigrate, pstat, etc.) are introduced. These tools allow you to perform various management operations on your virtual machines.
  • Creating virtual networks:
  • Parallels Server 4.0 for Mac Bare Metal Edition supports creating virtual networks, which allows you to include your virtual machines in different networks.
  • Migration improvements:
  • Now you can migrate physical computers to virtual machines.
  • Parallels Virtual Automation support:
  • Macs running Parallels Server 4.0 for Mac Bare Metal Edition can now be managed using Parallels Virtual Automation 4.5.
  • Installing Parallels Virtual Automation:
  • The possibility of installing Parallels Virtual Automation is available now via the Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition installer. Once the installation is complete, you can log in to Parallels Virtual Automation Control Center by opening http:// in your browser and using the root user name and the password you set during the Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition installation.
  • Assigning IP address to virtual machines:
  • Virtual machines can now be assigned IP addresses from the Mac. For this functionality to work, Parallels Tools must be installed in the virtual machine.
  • Executing commands inside virtual machines:
  • Now you can execute arbitrary commands inside virtual machines by running them from the Mac. For this functionality to work, Parallels Tools must be installed in the virtual machine.
  • Setting user passwords for virtual machines:
  • Parallels Server 4.0 for Mac Bare Metal Edition supports setting user passwords for virtual machines from the Mac. For this functionality to work, Parallels Tools must be installed in the virtual machine.
  • Virtual machine migration:
  • You can now migrate virtual machines between Macs running Parallels Server 4.0 for Mac Bare Metal Edition.
  • Virtual machine backup:
  • Parallels Server 4.0 for Mac Bare Metal Edition supports backing up and restoring virtual machines on both local and remote Macs.
  • Network traffic accounting:
  • Network traffic can now be accounted for virtual machines.
  • CPU resources limits and CPU units:
  • You can now set the minimal share of the CPU time a virtual machine is guaranteed to receive. You can also set CPU limits they will not be allowed to exceed.
  • Better performance:
  • Parallels improves the performance of its virtualization engine.
  • 8-way SMP:
  • Up to 8 CPUs can be assigned to a virtual machine, which results in a better performance of your virtual machines.
  • 64GB RAM support for a virtual machine:
  • A completely new memory allocation mechanism allows you to set up to 64 GB of RAM for any virtual machine.
  • Improved network capabilities:
  • Up to 16 network adapters can be connected to a virtual machine, which increases the network connection and data transmission speed.
  • Resizing and compacting virtual disks:
  • A new prl_disk_tool utility allows you to resize and compact virtual disks in your virtual machines.
  • Changing Windows SIDs:
  • You can now change Windows unique security identifiers (SIDs) when cloning a virtual machine or deploying a virtual machine from a template. For this feature to work, Parallels Tools must be installed in the virtual machine.
  • Kickstart installation:
  • You can perform an unattended installation of Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition via the network.
  • Creating incremental backups:
  • Incremental backups can now be created using both Parallels command-line utilities and Parallels Management Console.
  • Accessing the guest OS command line:
  • You can now gain access to the command line of virtual machines directly from the Mac.
  • Parallels Management Console Improvements:
  • Migrating and backing up virtual machines.
  • Displaying resources consumption for your Mac and virtual machines.
  • Configuring CPU units, CPU limit, and disk I/O priority.