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Backups Overview

Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition backup utilities deal with three kinds of servers:

  • Source Server. This is the server where virtual machines are hosted during their backing up.
  • Backup Server. This is the server where virtual machine backups are stored.
  • Destination Server. This is the server where virtual machine backups are restored.

    Backups Overview

These servers are singled out by their functionality only. In reality, one and the same physical server can perform two or even three functions. Usually, the Source and Destination Servers are represented by one and the same server because you will likely want the virtual machines you back up to be restored to their original server. However, setting up a dedicated Backup Server is recommended.

Creating Consistent Backups of Virtual Machines

Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition allows you to back up both running and stopped virtual machines. However, to create a consistent backup of a running virtual machine, it must meet the following requirements:

  • Have Parallels Tools installed.
  • Run one of the following operating systems:

    Windows operating systems

    • Windows Server 2003
    • Windows Server 2008
    • Windows Vista
    • Windows 7

    Linux operating systems

    • Suse, version 9.0 and higher
    • RHEL, version 4.0 and higher
    • CentOS, version 4.0 and higher
    • Fedora Core, version 3 and higher
    • Debian, version 3.1 and higher
    • Ubuntu, version 4.10 and higher