User Manual (WWL2XM-04-IT)Table of ContentsIntroduction6Virtual Machine Technology Overview6About Parallels Workstation7What's New in Parallels Workstation 2.28Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) and AMD SVM Support10Virtual Machine Equipment11Supported Guest Operating Systems12Installing Parallels Workstation14System Requirements14Hardware Requirements14Software Requirements15Installing Parallels Workstation in Windows16Parallels Workstation for Windows: Step-by-Step Installation16Starting Parallels Workstation26Activating Parallels Workstation in Windows26Uninstalling Parallels Workstation in Windows29Installing Parallels Workstation in Linux29Parallels Workstation for Linux: Step-by-Step Installation29Starting Parallels Workstation31Activating Parallels Workstation in Linux31Uninstalling Parallels Workstation in Linux34Updating Parallels Workstation35Updating Parallels Workstation in Windows35Auto-Updating Parallels Workstation in Windows36Update Wizard in Windows37Updating Parallels Workstation in Linux41Auto-Updating Parallels Workstation in Linux42Update Wizard in Linux43Installing an Update46Interface Basics48Main Window48Property Page51Console View53Status Bar54Text Size55Making Screenshots56Creating Virtual Machine57Creating Virtual Machine Configuration57Understanding Virtual Machine Configuration58New Virtual Machine Wizard59Creating Typical Virtual Machine60Creating a Custom Virtual Machine65Installing Guest OS73Installing a Guest Operating System on a Virtual Machine74Configuring X Window System in FreeBSD Guest OS75Installing Parallels Tools76Parallels Tools Overview77Windows Tools Installation80Windows 98 Sound Driver Installation82Windows NT Tools Installation82Solaris Network Driver Installation84OS/2 and eComStation Tools Installation85Upgrading Parallels Tools87Uninstalling Parallels Tools in Windows Guest OSes88Managing Virtual Machines89Setting Parallels Workstation Preferences89Common Preferences90Memory Preferences92Network Preferences93User Interface Preferences95Hot Key Combinations98Using Virtual and Real Disks99Hard Disk Images100Floppy Disks and Disk Images102CD/DVD Real Discs and Images102Selecting and Opening Virtual Machine103Startup Options Dialog104Editing Virtual Machine Configuration105General Options106Shared Folders110Video (Screen Resolutions)111Memory Options112Floppy Options113Hard Disk Options114CD-ROM options117Network Adapter Options119Serial Port Options122Parallel Port Options124Sound Options125USB Options127Adding New Devices to Virtual Machine128Removing Devices131Networking in Virtual Machine131Bridged Ethernet Networking131Creating Host-Only Network132Using Shared Folders133Setting Up a Shared Folder133Viewing Shared Folder in Guest OS135Using USB Devices in Virtual Machine135Custom Screen Resolutions135In Windows Guest OSes136In Linux Guest OSes137Making Copy of a Virtual Machine137Keyboard Shortcuts in Virtual Machine141About Parallels Workstation Screen142Deleting a Virtual Machine145Running Virtual Machine148Overview148Starting Virtual Machine149Capturing and Releasing the Keyboard and the Mouse151Switching Virtual Machine to Fullscreen Mode152Shutting Down and Resetting Virtual Machine153Pausing Virtual Machine154Suspending/Resuming Virtual Machine154Working with Devices When Running Virtual Machine155Working with a CD/DVD-ROM Drive156Working with a Floppy Drive157Working with a Network Adapter158Connecting Serial/Parallel Ports159Connecting a Sound Device159Connecting USB Devices160Parallels Tools Center161Clipboard Synchronization Tool Options162Time Synchronization Tool Options163Video Driver Options164Mouse Synchronization Tool Options165Network Driver Options166Disk Compacting Tool Options167Shared Folders Options168Compacting Virtual Disk169Setting up a Printer in a Virtual Machine170Setting Up a Network Printer171Setting Up Printing via LPT Port of Real Computer172Setting Up a USB Printer173Using the Parallels Image Tool174What Is Parallels Image Tool174Starting the Parallels Image Tool175Managing Hard Disk Images175Creating an Image of a Real Hard Disk176Modifying an Existing Hard Disk Image183Creating CD/DVD-ROM Image190Creating Floppy Disk Image197Troubleshooting and Limitations205Reporting a Problem to Parallels Team206Problems with Networking Inside a Virtual Machine208Installing Ubuntu Linux 6.0.6 Server208Problem with Connecting USB Devices in Linux Primary OS209Configuring Display for Fullscreen Mode210Interaction between Virtual Machines of Other Vendors and Pa211Problem with Printing211SoftICE Keyboard Problem212Initializing Swap File Problem212Citrix Support213Index215Size: 3.23 MBPages: 217Language: EnglishOpen manual
