May l Washington, DC l Omni Shoreham Nick Dobrovolskiy VP Parallels Open Platform May 19 th, 2008 Introducing Parallels Server
2 What is Parallels Server Why Parallels Server? Parallels Server Roadmap Live Demo Agenda
Introducing Parallels Server3 What is Parallels Server? Powerful Hypervisor Bare metal architecture w/ hardware accel. for optimal performance Service Level Management* Granular control of CPU, memory, disk, networking, I/O (w/ dedication) Live Migration* Move virtual machines with no service interruptions Data Protection Backups* and snapshots* ensure data and applications are protected * Parallels Server 3.1 Same Tools and APIs as Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Managed through Parallels Virtual Automation
Introducing Parallels Server4 Specifications –x86 based hardware support –Strong hardware virtualization support –32- and 64-bit host and guest support –8 GB RAM per VM support –4 CPU per VM support –10 x 10GBps NIC adapters per VM support Wide range of guest OS support –Windows 2008, Vista, 2003, XP, 2000 –Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard Server) –Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 4, 3 –SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, 9 –Debian 4.0, 3.1 Parallels Server Features
Introducing Parallels Server5 Why Parallels Server? Parallels Server Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Combined Hosting & SaaS VPS, Dynamic Servers SaaS Niche Hosting Offerings Kernel Development Environment Applications Loading Kernel Drivers Hosting Desktop OS (Vista, XP) Hosting Legacy OS IT Services Server Consolidation Disaster Recovery
Introducing Parallels Server Integrated Virtualization Offering Guest OS VM 1VM 2VM 3 Virtual Hardware Virtual Machine Monitor Hypervisor or Standard Host OS Hardware Hypervisor Container 1 Container 2 Container 3 Standard Host OS Hardware OS Virtualization Layer OS Virtualization The Best of Hypervisors & Containers Integrated Virtualization Offering Zero Copy Migrations (Restart) UI Integration Single API Single Command Line Single Format Unified Templates/Appliances Unified Management Side by side Upgrade Unified License Keys
Introducing Parallels Server7 Cross-platform extensive management API (C-like) Advanced scripting support (Python SDK) Sophisticated command-line management tool (similar style as in Parallels Containers) Open architecture encouraging 3-d party developers Advanced Web-based management tool – Parallels Virtual Appliance (available in Bare Metal only) Parallels VMs running side by side with Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Unique Capabilities Single VM scenario – simplified dedicated server –Special optimizations making virtualization overhead negligible –Easy hardware replacement –Simple suspend/resume, migration, backup, etc.
Introducing Parallels Server8 Parallels Server Roadmap Parallels Roadmaps not available online –Parallels Partners may contact their sales representative regarding roadmap availability
Introducing Parallels Server9 Live Demo
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