Parallels WorkStation 2.2, 25-49u, ESD, Edu, IT WWL2XL-A03-IT Manual Do Utilizador
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Using the Parallels Image Tool
This chapter provides all the information necessary to use Parallels Image Tool. Since a virtual
machine operates virtual hard disks which are image files, uses virtual CD/DVDs which are
images of real discs and virtual floppies which are images of floppy disks, the Parallels
Workstation package includes a special tool for creating and supporting images - the Parallels
Image Tool, which is automatically installed along with Parallels Workstation.
machine operates virtual hard disks which are image files, uses virtual CD/DVDs which are
images of real discs and virtual floppies which are images of floppy disks, the Parallels
Workstation package includes a special tool for creating and supporting images - the Parallels
Image Tool, which is automatically installed along with Parallels Workstation.
In This Chapter
What Is Parallels Image Tool................................................................................................ 174
Starting the Parallels Image Tool .......................................................................................... 175
Managing Hard Disk Images ................................................................................................ 175
Creating CD/DVD-ROM Image ........................................................................................... 190
Creating Floppy Disk Image ................................................................................................. 197
Starting the Parallels Image Tool .......................................................................................... 175
Managing Hard Disk Images ................................................................................................ 175
Creating CD/DVD-ROM Image ........................................................................................... 190
Creating Floppy Disk Image ................................................................................................. 197
What Is Parallels Image Tool
Parallels Image Tool allows you to:
create an image of a real hard disk and modify existing images of virtual hard disks
including conversion of images to other formats (see the Format of The Virtual Disk (page
101) in the Hard Disk Images topic). In particular these operations are listed below,
101) in the Hard Disk Images topic). In particular these operations are listed below,
create ISO images of real CDs or DVDs,
create images of real floppies.
create images of real floppies.
The Image Tool can perform the following operations on hard disk images:
Increase the disk size of a hard disk image.
Both expanding and plain disks can be enlarged. Note that disk size can not be reduced.
Convert a plain hard disk image to an image in expanding format.
The result of the conversion can be saved in the same file as well as in another one.
Convert an expanding hard disk image to an image in a plain format.
The result of the conversion can be saved in the same file as well as in another one.