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Anyone know if I can run Parallels Desktop Mac 5 on OS X Snow Leopard Server?
The latest release of the virtualization solution allows users to run Windows, Linux, and other operating systems on their Intel-based Macs. Parallels Desktop 5 works in both Leopard and Snow Leopard. Find Snow Leopard OS (if it is listed) or click Locate manually and choose Image File drag the Snow Leopard image file (for example SuperDrive.cdr) created in step 1 above, and then click Continue. Congratulations: you now have a completely functional Snow Leopard environment in Parallels 7 operating in Lion! Step Four - Backup your Snow Leopard Parallels file 1. Shut Down Snow Leopard. Make a backup of the Mac OS X Snow Leopard.pvm file.
I know Parallels make a Mac OS X Server product, but I'm interested in whether their desktop product will install and run fine.
Thanks,Alex
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You can run Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac on Snow Leopard Server, but it should only be used to virtualize client OSes or for non-production server OSes. You will likely find some serious roadblocks to virtualizing HP servers to a Mac mini if you try to do it with the Parallels Desktop and I would not assume it'll be reliable enough for virtualizing servers.
Yes, you'll be paying a price for it, but by using Parallels Server you should be gaining higher performance, lower overhead, and far better configuration & management capabilities (incl. image management, cloning, scripting, etc.), not to mention a setup intended for enterprise environments.
If you haven't already, compare Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac's features with Parallels Server for Mac's features. I'd also suggest getting in touch with their sales team and describing exactly what your setup is and what you'd like it to be to see if they think there's any way Parallels Desktop could get you there.
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sure You can run it, and unless You need to have some special ports opened on the virtualised OS (like 511 ...) you are gonna be fine. Problem of course is with user accounts, since the Parallels does not run as a Server process, thus You mast have a user permanently logged into the Server and have the Parallels VM running from there.
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Their ad campaign says 'You love Snow Leopard, You need Windows 7', so I'm guessing that's your answer right there, but you can always download the trial and see if it works.
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What's the first thing that pops into your head when I say the word 'virtualization'? I'd bet that most of you reading this would say, 'VMware.' The company didn't 'invent' the technology, but VMware did bring virtualization to the x86 market and made it famous and fashionable in the 2000s. And no, it wasn't the only company trying to peddle virtualization wares in 2000, but it did become the technology's Kleenex and Xerox (at least to my mind) and grow into the 800-pound gorilla that keeps everyone talking.
But in 2009 and 2010 the virtualization competition really heated up, with big-name vendors entering into the mix like never before. Whether you are interested in virtualization or not, most technically savvy folks are well aware of companies in this space like Citrix, Microsoft, Novell, Oracle, and Red Hat. But some of those people might not know about a company called Parallels.
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The company is not new -- in fact, it is quite popular in the cloud and hosting market. Parallels has roots in another virtualization company called SWsoft (its once-upon-a-time parent company) which went back as far as the late 1990s and focused on containers. In 2008, SWsoft changed its name to Parallels and began merging and rebranding its product lines accordingly. The company has its corporate hands in everything from server, desktop, and operating system (containers) virtualization all the way up into automation of the cloud.
But Parallels may be most popular in the virtualization community for servicing what seems to be a fairly niche virtualization market -- the Apple Mac market. They fill this niche because Mac OS X appears to be the last major operating system to not have some form of integrated virtualization platform.
Last week Parallels launched a new version of Parallels Server for Mac, version 4.0. The company said version 4 would increase the speed and reliability of virtual environments for small businesses and claimed it is the only virtualization solution to be optimized for Mac OS X server (more than likely because of that whole 'niche' thing). While the company does offer a bare-metal or Type 1 hypervisor for the Mac, this version is considered more 'old school' and is what is known as a Type 2 hypervisor, meaning it must be installed on and operate on top of a host operating system platform -- in this case, Mac OS X.
Some of the new features available with 4.0 include:
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The new product also adds integration with Parallels Virtual Automation to enable a single management system for a wide variety of virtual environments and hardware.
Available starting July 2, Parallels Server for Mac 4 pricing will start at $1,999. If you are an existing Parallels Server for Mac 3 customer with a maintenance contract, the upgrade is free. Those using version 3 without a maintenance contract will be offered a special limited offer for upgrading.
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