User guide

Introduction 10

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-

x) and AMD SVM Support

Intel VT-x Support

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x), which is incorporated in the newest Intel processors,

provides enhancements implemented into processor architecture that are specially designed for

platforms running multiple operating systems. VT-enabled processors facilitate more efficient

virtual machine partitioning and more precise virtual processor simulation. An extended set of

processor instructions performs on a hardware level tasks previously realized programmatically,

thus reducing virtualization overhead and improving virtual machine performance, security and

stability. To learn more about Virtualization Technology see the

Intel site

http://www.intel.com/technology/computing/vptech/.

Intel Virtualization Technology is fully supported by Parallels Workstation. If Parallels

Workstation detects a VT-enabled CPU, support is automatically turned on. VT-x support can

be manually enabled or disabled through a virtual machine configuration setting available

in the

M Flags (page 108) section of General Options. If you run a guest OS with VT-x enabled, the

Virtualization mode flag in the About Parallels Workstation screen shows Intel VT-x. See the

More Information (page 143) section of the About Parallels Workstation screen.

AMD SVM Support

Security and Virtual Machine (SVM) architecture, which is incorporated in the newest AMD

processors, provides enhancements implemented into processor architecture that are specially

designed for platforms running multiple operating systems. SVM processors facilitate more

efficient virtual machine partitioning and more precise virtual processor simulation. An

extended set of processor instructions performs on a hardware level tasks previously realized

programmatically, thus reducing virtualization overhead and improving virtual machine

performance, security and stability. To learn more about SVM see the

AMD site

http://enterprise.amd.com/us-en/Solutions/Consolidation/virtualization.aspx.

Security and Virtual Machine (SVM) architecture is fully supported by Parallels Workstation. If

Parallels Workstation detects a SVM-enabled CPU, support is automatically turned on. SVM

support can be manually enabled or disabled through a virtual machine configuration setting

available in the

VM Flags (page 108) section of General Options. If you run a guest OS with

SVM enabled, the

Virtualization mode flag in the About Parallels Workstation screen shows AMD

SVM

. See the More Information (page 143) section of the About Parallels Workstation screen.