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#Supported guest operating systems in parallels desktop 12 mac os#
#Supported guest operating systems in parallels desktop 12 install#

While taking Parallels Desktop for a spin, I learned that it is indeed a very competitive solution for running virtual machines on Mac OS machines. In learning enterprise-grade virtualization, you may be looking to use desktop hypervisors like Parallels Desktop to do the same thing. For example I can create VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V lab environments (multiple VMs running those hypervisors with virtual machines inside, all on the same computer).

I also use these desktop hypervisors to create virtualization labs, fully contained on my laptop computer. In my case, I use all of these desktop hypervisors for learning, testing, and moving VMs in and out of production.

Developers can test their applications in multiple operating systems and use snapshots to take “pictures” of their environment and move forward and back in time.

IT Pros can create virtual machines and move those virtual machines into production or take VMs from production and run them on their desktop.

IT Pros can test and practice with other operating systems such as Linux, Hyper-V, Windows 2012, or vSphere.

Students or IT Pros could run common Windows applications on their Mac laptops.

#Supported guest operating systems in parallels desktop 12 install#

Inside the hypervisor you install (such as Parallels Desktop), you can run whatever applications or operating systems you want to. “Type 2” hypervisors like Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion, and VMware Workstation run inside the operating system, already running on your existing desktop or laptop computer – just like any other application. Quickly, for those who are unfamiliar with why they would want an application like Parallels Desktop, here’s a quick explanation. Recently, there was a new release of Parallels Desktop, now version 8, and I wanted to check it out for myself. However, you may have heard of Parallels Desktop as being a great solution for running virtual machines on a Mac desktop or laptop. You may have seen my recent article about What’s New in VMware Fusion and Running vSphere 5.1 in VMware Fusion 5. I have been a long-time user of VMware Workstation and Fusion.