Setting Up a Virtual Machine

You can create a new or add an existing virtual machine to your Parallels physical server using:

New Virtual Machine Wizard or Add Existing Virtual Machine Wizard if Parallels Management Console is installed on a Windows- or Linux-based computer

New Virtual Machine Assistant or Add Existing Virtual Machine Assistant if Parallels Management Console is installed on a Mac-based computer

Note: In this guide, we will use the New Virtual Machine Wizard and Add Existing Virtual Machine Wizard terms.

The process of creating a virtual machine comprises the following steps:

• Creating a virtual machine configuration.
• Installing a guest operating system.

  To check the list of supported guest operating systems available for Parallels Server for Mac, refer to Parallels Server for Mac User's Guide .

  To check the list of supported guest operating systems available for Parallels Server Bare Metal, refer to Parallels Server Bare Metal User's Guide .

  To check the list of supported guest operating systems available for Parallels Server Bare Metal Xserve Edition, refer to Parallels Server Bare Metal Xserve Edition User's Guide .

• Installing Parallels Tools.

These steps are described in the following sections in detail.