User`s guide

Installing Parallels Virtual Automation 13
System Requirements
In most cases, there are no special requirements for the physical servers on which you
want to install Parallels Virtual Automation components. However, we strongly
recommend you to read the following information carefully, so that you can ensure a
successful installation of the product.
Hardware Requirements
If a Windows-based, Linux-based, or Parallels Server bare metal computer serves as a
Master Server, there are no special requirements for it. However, you can use the
following list of the basic hardware requirements as a checklist:
 Intel Celeron, Pentium III, Pentium 4, Xeon, or AMD Athlon CPU;
 at least 1 GB of RAM;
 hard drive with at least 15 GB of free disk space;
 network card.
Parallels Virtual Automation can be installed on any 32- or 64-bit Intel Mac to make it a
Master Server. There are no special requirements for the computers where you want to
install Parallels Virtual Automation, however, you can use the following list of basic
hardware requirements for reference:
 Intel-powered Mac;
 at least 1 GB of RAM;
 hard drive with at least 512 MB of free disk space;
 network card.
If you want to use Mac OS physical server as a PVA Master Server, you should create
a virtual machine by means of the Parallels Server virtualization technology and install
the PVA component inside. For more information, refer to the Parallels Virtual Automation
Installation Guide for Mac OS.
If a Windows-based, Linux-based, Mac OS-based, or Parallels Server bare metal
computer serves as a Slave Server where virtual environments will be stored and
managed, then Parallels Virtual Automation will call for more complex hardware. The
general considerations regarding the configuration of your physical servers could be as
follows:
 CPUs. The more virtual environments you plan to run simultaneously, the more
CPUs you need.
 Memory. The more memory you have, the more virtual environments you can run.
The exact figure depends on the number and nature of applications you are
planning to run in your virtual environments.
 Disk space. Each virtual environment occupies 40–150 MB of hard disk space for
system files in addition to the user data inside the virtual environment (for example,
web site content). You should consider it when planning disk partitioning and the
number of virtual environments to run.