Parallels Server 4 Bare Metal enables IT organizations to consolidate business applications onto a smaller number of physical servers and provide on-demand computing resources to the business. Parallels Server 4 Bare Metal is a powerful hypervisor solution that enables the quick provisioning, configuration & management of multiple independent operating system environments on a single server.
Taking advantage of Parallels award winning hypervisor technology and FastLane architecture, running millions of computers world wide, Parallels Server 4 Bare Metal is the most cost effective, fully supported solution available with editions tailored for small business, medium sized companies and larger organizations.
ZipServers supports the following Operating Systems under Parallels Bare Metal.
Pre-configure virtual machines through templates or use VMs created with Parallels Desktop for Mac, Windows or Linux and Parallels Server for Mac.
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| Features included at no cost | Parallels Bare Metal | VMware ESXi |
| Bare-metal hypervisor | 64-bit | 32-bit |
| Max virtual CPUs | 12 | 4 |
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| Unlimited servers, VMs, memory | ![]() |
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| P2V and V2V conversion | ![]() |
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| Shared SAN and NAS storage | ![]() |
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| Centralized multi-server management | ![]() |
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| Resilient distributed management architecture | ![]() |
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| Live motion | ![]() |
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| Shared VM template library | ![]() |
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| Centralized configuration management | ![]() |
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| Virtual infrastructure patch management | ![]() |
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| Intelligent initial VM placement | ![]() |
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| Intelligent server maintenance mode | ![]() |
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| Fine-grained CPU resource controls | ![]() |
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| Hot-swappable disks and NICs | ![]() |
Easily snapshot and/or backup all or individual virtual machines to protect data & settings. Migrate virtual machines between physical servers to distribute workload or respond to pending hardware issues. Pre-configure virtual machines through templates or use VMs created with Parallels Desktop for Mac, Windows or Linux and Parallels Server for Mac.
Pre-configure virtual machines through templates or use VMs created with Parallels Desktop for Mac, Windows or Linux and Parallels Server for Mac.