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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

About Parallels Workstation Extreme

About This Guide

Acknowledgements

Activating Parallels Workstation Extreme

Activating, Parallels Workstation Extreme

Add Hardware Wizard

Adding a CD/DVD-ROM Drive

Adding a Floppy Disk Drive

Adding a Generic SCSI Device

Adding a Network Adapter

Adding a Parallel Port

Adding a Serial Port

Adding a Sound Device

Adding a USB Controller

Adding a Video Adapter

Adding a Virtual Hard Disk Drive

Adding an Existing Virtual Machine

Adding and Removing Devices

Adding devices

CD/DVD-ROM drive

floppy disk drive

generic SCSI device

hard disk

network adapter

parallel port

serial port

sound device

USB controller

video adapter

Adding Intel VT-d PCI Devices

Adding, existing virtual machine

Adding, hardware

Address

MAC

Adding a Network Adapter

Network Adapter Settings

Automatic update check

Automatic Updating

Boot Order Settings

Boot sequence

setting boot sequence

Bridged Ethernet Networking

Capturing and Releasing the Keyboard and Mouse

Capturing keyboard and mouse

Capturing and Releasing the Keyboard and Mouse

Parallels Tools Overview

CD/DVD-ROM options

CD-ROM/DVD-ROM

adding CD/DVD-ROM drive

CD/DVD discs and CD/DVD disc images supported

CD/DVD-ROM settings

managing CD/DVD-ROM drive at runtime

removing CD/DVD-ROM drive

Changing Configuration at Runtime

Changing the View Mode

Changing the Virtual Hard Disk Format

Changing virtual machine configuration at runtime

Clipboard synchronization between primary and guest OSs

Cloning a Virtual Machine

Cloning virtual machine

Coherence Settings

Configuring a Virtual Machine

Configuring Network in Linux

Configuring virtual machine

Converting

expanding hard disk image into plain

new hard disk image into old

old hard disk image into new

plain hard disk image into expanding

CPU Settings

CPU settings

required on host computer

Creating a New Virtual Machine

Creating a Virtual Machine Template

Creating new virtual machine

Custom Installation Mode

New Virtual Machine Wizard

Express Windows Installation

New Virtual Machine Wizard

Typical Installation Mode

New Virtual Machine Wizard

Typical Installation Mode

Custom Installation Mode

Custom virtual machines

Custom Installation Mode

New Virtual Machine Wizard

Customizing Toolbar

Default folder for virtual machines

General Preferences

New Virtual Machine Wizard

Default key combinations

Deleting a Virtual Machine

Deleting virtual machine

Deploying a Virtual Machine Template

Devices

adding devices to virtual machine

boot sequence

configuring devices in virtual machine

connecting and disconnecting devices at runtime

DHCP server

Host-Only Networking

Network Adapter Settings

Network Preferences

Disconnecting devices at runtime

Display Manager

Documentation Conventions

Downloading Virtual Machines

Editing Virtual Machine Configuration

Enlarging virtual hard disks

Expanding disks

Managing the Virtual Hard Disk Properties

Support for Virtual and Real Disks

Express Windows Installation

Feedback

Feedback Preferences

Files

screenshot files

sharing files

virtual machine files

Floppy disk drive

adding floppy disk drive

floppy disks and floppy disk images supported

floppy settings

managing floppy disk drive at runtime

removing floppy disk drive

Floppy Settings

FreeBSD

setting up printer in FreeBSD

supported versions of FreeBSD guest OSs

Full screen mode

General Preferences

General Settings

General settings of virtual machine configuration

Generic SCSI Device Settings

Getting Help

Getting support

Getting Technical Support

Glossary

Guest Operating System Requirements

definition

supported guest OSes

Hard Disk Settings

adding hard disk

initializing newly added hard disk

changing hard disk format

hard disk settings

increasing hard disk capacity

managing hard disk properties

reducing hard disk size

How to Run Parallels Compressor

Reducing the Virtual Hard Disk Size

selecting type of hard disks in custom installation mode

sharing host computer's hard disks with virtual machine

types of hard disks

Host computer

hardware requirements

software requirements

Host-Only Networking

Hot keys

Keyboard Preferences

Keyboard Shortcuts in a Virtual Machine

How to Run Parallels Compressor

Image Tool

Increasing the Virtual Hard Disk Capacity

Increasing the Virtual Machine Screen Resolution

Increasing virtual hard disk capacity

Initializing the Newly Added Disk

Installing a Guest Operating System

Installing Parallels Tools

Installing Parallels Tools in a Linux Guest OS

Installing Parallels Tools in a Windows Guest OS

Installing Parallels Tools in guest OSs

Installing Parallels Workstation Extreme in Linux

Installing Parallels Workstation Extreme in Windows

Installing Parallels Workstation Extreme

installing Parallels Workstation Extreme in Linux

installing Parallels Workstation Extreme in Windows

Installing the GCC package and kernel sources in Linux

Intel VT-d PCI Device Settings

Intel VT-d Preferences

Interface Basics

Introduction

IP address

Keyboard Preferences

Keyboard Shortcuts in a Virtual Machine

capturing

keyboard preferences

releasing

shortcuts

Linux

installing Parallels Tools in Linux guest OSs

installing Parallels Workstation Extreme in Linux

Linux guest OSs which support Parallels Tools

removing Parallels Tools from Linux guest OSs

setting up printer in Linux guest OS

Setting Up a Network Printer

Sharing a Host Computer's Printer

supported versions of Linux guest OSs

supported versions of Linux primary OSs

updating Parallels Tools in Linux guest OSs

MAC address

in cloned virtual machine

in virtual machine

Making Guest OS Screenshots

Making Snapshots

Managing Snapshots

Managing the Virtual Hard Disk Properties

Managing Virtual Machines

Managing Virtual Machines From the Tray

Manual Updating

Memory Preferences

Memory Settings

Memory Usage Problems

in virtual machine

limit for all virtual machines

Menus

Migration Scenarios

Mouse

capturing

releasing

synchronization between primary OS and guest OS

MS-DOS, supported

Network Adapter Settings

adding network adapter

allocating PCIe network adapter to host computer

allocating PCIe network adapter to virtual machines

managing network adapter at runtime

network adapter settings

removing network adapter

Network Preferences

Network printer

Networking in a Virtual Machine

Networking in virtual machine

bridged ethernet networking

host-only networking

networking using PCIe adapter

shared networking

Networking Using a PCIe Network Adapter

New Virtual Machine Wizard

Operating system

supported guest OSs

supported primary OSs

Optimization Settings

Optimizing Performance With Adaptive Hypervisor

Organization of This Guide

OS/2

supported versions of FreeBSD guest OSs

Parallel Port Settings

adding parallel port

managing parallel port at runtime

parallel port settings

removing parallel port

setting up printing via parallel port

Parallels Compressor Working Principles

Parallels Image Tool

Parallels Tools Overview

about Parallels Tools

installing Parallels Tools

Installing Parallels Tools in a Linux Guest OS

Installing Parallels Tools in a Windows Guest OS

removing Parallels Tools

updating Parallels Tools

Parallels Transporter Working Principles

Parallels Virtual Machine

Parallels Workstation Extreme Tray Icon

activating Parallels Workstation Extreme

installing Parallels Workstation Extreme

Parallels Workstation Extreme preferences

starting Parallels Workstation Extreme

uninstalling Parallels Workstation Extreme

updating Parallels Workstation Extreme

Pausing virtual machine

PCIe devices

accessing Internet through PCIe network adapter

adding PCI video adapter to virtual machine

adding PCIe network adapter to virtual machine

allocating PCIe device to virtual machines or host computer

networking using PCIe network adapter

PCI video adapter options

using PCIe devices in Parallels virtual machines

Performing Main Operations on the Virtual Machine

Ports

Parallel port

Serial port

Preferences for Parallels Workstation Extreme

Primary operating system

definition

supported (Linux)

supported (Windows)

Principles of Working With Parallels Workstation Extreme

Printer, connecting to virtual machine

Problems With Antivirus Software

Processor

required on host computer

Proxy Server Preferences

RAM

in virtual machine

limit for all virtual machines

required on host computer

Reducing the Virtual Hard Disk Size

Releasing keyboard and mouse

Removing a Virtual Machine

Removing Devices

Removing Parallels Tools

Removing Parallels Workstation Extreme

Reporting a Problem to Parallels Team

Resetting hidden messages

Resetting virtual machine

Resuming virtual machine

Running virtual machines

Runtime, changing configuration at

Screen resolutions

Screen shots

for bug reports

of guest operating system screen

SCSI device

adding generic SCSI device

generic SCSI device settings

removing generic SCSI device

Serial Port Settings

adding serial port

managing serial port at runtime

removing serial port

serial port settings

Services Settings

Setting Parallels Workstation Extreme Preferences

Setting Up a Network Printer

Setting up a Printer in a Virtual Machine

Setting Up a Shared Folder

Setting Up a USB Printer

Setting Up a Virtual Machine

Setting Up Printing via LPT Port of Physical Computer

Shared Folders Settings

setting up shared folder

shared folders options

Shared Folders tool

using shared folders

viewing in guest OS

Shared Networking

Shared Profile Settings

Sharing a Host Computer's Printer

sharing files

Shutting down virtual machine

SmartGuard Settings

SmartMount Settings

Socket

Sound device

adding sound device

managing sound device at runtime

removing sound device

sound device settings

Sound Settings

Starting Parallels Transporter

Starting Parallels Workstation Extreme

Starting Virtual Machine

Starting Your Virtual Machine and Shutting It Down

Startup and Shutdown Settings

Status Bar

connecting devices in a running Virtual Machine

general description

Stopping and Resetting Your Virtual Machine

Sun Solaris

supported versions of guest OSs

Support for Virtual and Real Disks

Supported Guest Operating Systems

Suspending and Pausing Your Virtual Machine

Suspending virtual machines

Switching Into the Hibernate Mode

Switching to

Full screen

OS Window mode

System Requirements

Technical support

Toolbar

customizing toolbar

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting and Limitations

Turning off virtual machine

Typical Installation Mode

Typical virtual machines

New Virtual Machine Wizard

Typical Installation Mode

Uninstalling Parallels Workstation Extreme

in Linux primary operating system

in Windows primary operating system

Update Preferences

Updating Parallels Tools

Updating Parallels Workstation Extreme

USB device

adding USB device

managing USB device at runtime

removing USB device

setting up USB preferences

setting up USB printer

USB Settings

using USB devices in virtual machine

USB Preferences

USB printers

USB Settings

Using Devices

Using Intel VT-d PCI Devices in Parallels Virtual Machines

Using Keyboard and Mouse

Using Multiple Displays

Using Parallels Add-Ons

Using Parallels Compressor

Using Parallels Image Tool

Using Parallels Transporter

Using Safe Mode

Using Shared Folders

Using USB Devices in a Virtual Machine

Video Adapter

adding video adapter

allocating PCIe video adapter to host computer

allocating PCIe video adapter to virtual machines

PCIe video adapter settings