About Parallels Server 4 Bare Metal

Parallels Server 4 Bare Metal provides you with the possibility to simultaneously run Parallels virtual machines and Containers on the same server. Using this software, you can efficiently use your server's hardware resources by sharing them among multiple virtual machines and Containers.

Parallels Server Bare Metal is installed directly on the server hardware and does not need any operating system for its functioning. Once it is installed, Parallels Server Bare Metal allows you to create virtual machines and Containers and manage them using the same tools you would use on systems running Parallels Server 3.0 and Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.0. These are the following tools:

• Command-line interface (CLI) . This tool comprises a set of Parallels command-line utilities and can be used to manage virtual machines and Containers both locally and remotely.
• Parallels Management Console . Parallels Management Console is a remote management tool for Parallels Server Bare Metal with a graphical user interface. This tool can be used to manage servers and Parallels virtual machines residing on them.

  Note : In this version of Parallels Server Bare Metal, you cannot use Parallels Management Console to create and manage Parallels Containers.

Graphically, a server with the Parallels Server Bare Metal software installed can be represented as follows: