User`s guide

Installing Parallels Virtual Automation 14
 Intel VT-x or AMD-V hardware virtualization technology support (for Parallels
Server Bare Metal virtual machines management).
For the detailed and more concrete information on the requirements for the physical
computer, see Parallels
®
Server Bare Metal Administration Guide, Parallels
®
Virtuozzo
Containers for Linux and Parallels
®
Virtuozzo Containers for Windows User Guides, and
Parallels
®
Server for Mac Administration Guide.
Software Requirements
Software Requirements for PVA Client Computer
A Client computer (p. 7) should have one of the supported Web-browser clients:
 Internet Explorer 6.x and above for Windows;
 Mozilla Firefox 2.x and 3.x for all platforms;
 Safari 3.x for Mac;
Although other browsers will most likely work, only those listed above have been
extensively tested for compatibility with Parallels Virtual Automation.
Software Requirements for PVA Slave Server
If a Windows- or Linux-based computer serves as a Slave Server (p. 7) where
virtual environments will be stored and managed, then Parallels Virtual Automation will
call for more complex requirements, as the creation and management of Containers
demand more complex software resources. So, in choosing an appropriate Windows-
and Linux-based computer, you should be guided by the Parallels Virtuozzo Containers
system requirements. For the detailed and more concrete information on the
requirements, see Parallels
®
Virtuozzo Containers for Linux and Parallels
®
Virtuozzo Containers
for Windows user guides.
A Parallels Server Bare Metal and a Mac OS server can also serve as a Slave Server
(p. 7). The servers should comply with the Parallels Server Bare Metal and Parallels
Server for Mac system instructions, respectively. This ensures that all the necessary
resources for creating and managing virtual machines are preserved.
Any physical server that will be managed via PVA should have a virtualization
technology installed: Parallels Virtuozzo Containers software for Linux- and Windows-
based computers, Parallels Serve Bare Metal software for a bare metal computer, and
Parallels Server for Mac software for Mac OS computers.
Software Requirements for PVA Master Server
If a Windows-based computer serves as a Master Server, it should be free from any
software virtualization technology and can have one of the following operating systems:
Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows 2008 R2.
If a Linux-based computer serves as a Master Server, it should be a physical server
without any software virtualization technology running x64 or i386 versions of
 SUSE Linux 10;