Key TermsTo avoid any misunderstandings while following the instructions in the guide, please become acquainted with the main Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition definitions: Guest operating system (Guest OS). An operating system installed inside a virtual machine. It can be any of the supported Windows, Linux, or Mac operating systems. Parallels Management Console. A Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition management and monitoring tool with graphical user interface. Parallels Management Console is crossplatform and can run on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac computers. Parallels Server. A hardware virtualization solution that enables you to efficiently use your physical server's hardware resources by sharing them between multiple virtual machines created on the server. Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition license. A special license that you must install on the physical server to be able to start using Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition. Every physical server must have its own license installed. Parallels server (or server). A Mac computer where the Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition software is installed for hosting Parallels virtual machines. Virtual machine (VM). A computer emulated by Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition. A virtual machine is functionally identical to an isolated standalone computer, with its own operating system, IP addresses, processes, files, its own users database, its own configuration files, its own applications, system libraries, and so on. |
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