Virtual Machine Hardware Profile: Parallels Workstation 2.2
Parallels Workstation 2.2, the first major product released by Parallels, but greatly overshadowed by the much more widely known and used product Parallels Desktop for the Mac. Parallels Workstation in comparable to VMware Workstation, and user would find the differences minimal.
Parallels Workstation 2.2 can be downloaded directly from Parallels at: Download Free Trial Today
Build 2.2.2222 (Jan 31, 2008)
Windows EXE (19 Mb)
RPM package (21 Mb)
DEB package (21 Mb)
TGZ archive (21 Mb)
System Requirements
Processor: 400 MHz or faster processor which supports the Pentium II instruction set. 1.5 GHz or faster is recommended.
Memory: Memory to run primary OS, plus memory required for each guest operating system and its applications.
Disk Space: Software Installation - 20 MB of available hard drive space for Parallels Workstation installation. (Does not include hard drive space for guest virtual machine)
Virtual Machine Installation: Hard drive space allocation for virtual machines is dependent upon the guest operating system.
Networking: To access the Internet from your VM, the host computer and primary OS must have an Ethernet adapter
Communications: Serial or parallel port (optional)
CD-ROM: CD/DVD-ROM drive for installation (if applicable)
Floppy: 3.5” floppy drive (optional)
Display: Any SVGA video card with an 8-bit display adaptor supported by the primary OS. 16-bit color depth or higher is recommended.
Parallel Tools Notes:
With the addition of the Parallels Tools the following changes happen:
- The video card changes from “None detected” to “Parallels Video Driver [Display adapter] on Default Monitor”
- The network card changes from “Realtek RTL8029(AS) PCI Ethernet Adapter” to “Parallels Network Adapter”
| Computer Profile Summary |
| Computer Name |
| X86v-d1630eec19 (in NETWORK) |
| Profile Date |
| Thursday, June 26, 2008 4:40:53 PM |
| Belarc Advisor Version |
| 7.2x |
| Windows Logon |
| bradmkjr |
| Operating System |
| Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) |
| System Model |
| No details available |
| Processor |
1.75 gigahertz Intel Pentium Dual
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache |
| Main Circuit Board |
| BIOS: 1.3a 01/16/08 |
| Drives |
33.54 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
31.89 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
PRL Virtual CD-ROM
3.5″ format removeable media [Floppy drive]
Virtual HDD [0] [Hard drive] (33.55 GB) — drive 0, s/n 01415926535897932384, rev FWR10003, Not SMART |
| Memory Modules |
| 256 Megabytes Installed Memory |
| Local Drive Volumes |
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| c: (NTFS on drive 0) |
33.54 GB |
31.89 GB free |
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| Network Drives |
| None detected |
| Printers |
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| Controllers |
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(R) 82801BA Ultra ATA Storage Controller - 244B
Primary IDE Channel [Controller] |
| Display |
| None detected |
| Bus Adapters |
| Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 |
| Multimedia |
| Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM AC’97 Audio Controller |
| Communications |
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| Realtek RTL8029(AS) PCI Ethernet Adapter |
| primary
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AutoIPAddress |
192.168.1.7 / 24 |
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Gateway |
192.168.1.1 |
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DhcpServer |
192.168.1.1 |
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PhysicalAddress |
00:53:33:B7:96:83 |
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| Networking Dns Server |
192.168.1.1 |
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| Other Devices |
PC/AT Enhanced PS/2 Keyboard (101/102-Key)
Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
NT Apm/Legacy Interface Node
USB Root Hub |
| Virus Protection |
| No details available |
Over the next few days I will be releasing the profiles of some very popular virtualization platforms, including: VMware server, Parallels Desktop, Virtual PC 2007, and Virtual PC 2004.
