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General Options

In the General pane, you can give a name to the Parallels server or change it if it already exists. You can also change the default folder for the virtual machines files. The files of new virtual machines created on the server will be placed to this folder.

Specifying General Options

Custom Name

In this field, you can give a name to the server or change it if it already exists. This name will be displayed in the Parallels Management Console sidebar and visible only in your Parallels Management Console.

Note: The server name must be unique and cannot be given to another registered Parallels server.

Default Folder for Virtual Machines

The default folder for virtual machines depends on the Parallels product installed on the Parallels server:

Apple Icon For Parallels Server for Mac, it is: /Users/Shared/Parallels/

icon-PSBM For Parallels Server Bare Metal, it is: /var/Parallels/

icon-PSBM For Parallels Server 4.0 for Mac Bare Metal Edition, it is: /var/Parallels/

To change the default folder, type the path to it or click the Choose button to locate the folder.

Restore Defaults

To apply the default settings, click Restore Defaults.