By comparison, the previous version of Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 (which can still be purchased online) supports up to 12 virtual CPUs, 64GB of virtual memory, 16 virtual NICs, and 2TB virtual hard drives for each virtual machine on an Apple Xserve. In the world of server virtualization, that doesn't really add up to a whole lot of horsepower, not even for an SMB shop. The unit is currently limited to a single Intel Core 2 Duo processor and a maximum of 8GB of memory. Unfortunately, as servers go, the Mac Mini probably won't be considered by most as a powerful workhorse machine. The company also claims that the Mac Mini with Snow Leopard Server is quickly becoming Apple's most popular server system. Apple claims the Mini is a perfect alternative solution for small to midsized organizations. 31, 2011 because it decided to move away from the dedicated server business in favor of pushing their nonportable Macs units as servers. Kim Johnston, vice president of marketing at Parallels said, "Businesses can reduce their need for different hardware platforms, saving space, power and administration time, while easily adding new services without the need to increase the budget for additional hardware purchases."Īpple discontinued its Xserve server product line as of Jan. These guest OSes can run concurrently with Mac OS X, providing users with additional flexibility and performance, and expanding the software library made available to small businesses by being able to consolidate and run Windows applications like Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, and SQL Server or Linux applications like Moodle, WordPress, and MySQL on their Apple hardware. And like Parallels' other popular Mac virtualization product lines, this latest release keeps with the claim to fame of allowing for the installation and operation of Microsoft Windows and Linux server operating systems on top of Apple's hardware. Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 Mac Mini Edition is a Type-2 hypervisor, meaning it installs directly onto existing Mac hardware and its host operating system - in this case, OS X Server.
With this release, Parallels still claims the title of having the only server virtualization solution optimized for Apple server hardware. Parallels recently launched a new version of its popular Parallels server virtualization software for Apple hardware, but this latest update is designed to work with Mac Mini servers.
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