User`s guide

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C HAPTER 12
Using Parallels Add-ons
In This Chapter
Using Parallels Transporter................................................................................................... 263
Using Parallels Mounter........................................................................................................ 267
Using Parallels Image Tool................................................................................................... 268
Using Parallels Transporter
Parallels Transporter is an easy-to-use application which helps you migrate physical or virtual
computers with the whole information they contain to Parallels virtual machines on your Mac.
This chapter contains an overview of Parallels Transporter usage scenarios and working
principles.
Parallels Transporter is provided as a Parallels Desktop utility and installed automatically during
the Parallels Desktop installation.
For the detailed information, see Parallels Transporter Help.
Parallels Transporter Working Principles
Parallels Transporter enables you to migrate physical and virtual computers or any of their
volumes into Parallels virtual machines and Parallels virtual disks.
The Parallels Transporter package includes two applications: Parallels Transporter and Parallels
Transporter Agent.
Parallels Transporter is installed on the computer that will host the resulting virtual machine
or virtual hard disk (the host computer). This application receives data from Parallels
Transporter Agent and transfers it to Parallels virtual machines or virtual disks. It also
converts third-party virtual machines into Parallels virtual machines.
Parallels Transporter Agent is installed on the remote physical computer you are planning to
migrate (the source computer). It collects essential system data on the source computer and
transfers it to Parallels Transporter using network or an external storage device.