User guide

Managing Virtual Machines 137
In Linux Guest OSes
To run a Linux virtual machine with a non-standard resolution do the following:
1 Make sure gtf is installed in your guest system.
2 In the Terminal, generate xorg.conf modeline by executing
gtf <width> <height> <refresh>
Note. Refresh need not to be more than 60.
3 Paste output of gtf to "Monitor" section of xorg.conf.
4 Insert mode name in the beginning of the modes list which is located in the subsection
"Display" of section "Screen" and begins with the "Modes" keyword.
Note. Make sure, that "Depth" property of the subsection "Display" equals to
"DefaultDepth" value defined in section "Screen".
5 Restart X Server.
Making Copy of a Virtual Machine
A complete copy of a virtual machine can be created using the Clone Virtual Machine Wizard. A
new configuration file and new hard disk drive(s) are made. The clone includes as many hard
drives as there are connected to an original machine. By default the Wizard puts new files into a
new directory, but you may prefer to store them in an existing one. Copies of virtual hard disks
are always placed in the same folder with the copy of the configuration file.
Auxiliary devices of the new virtual machine are connected to the same drives or disk images as
the source devices. If source CD/DVD-ROM drive is connected to an .iso CD/DVD disc
image file, this connection is restored in the new machine. The same goes for the floppy drive.
However output files of serial/parallel ports, if used, are not transferred from the original VM.
In the clone, they are started from scratch.
If a network adapter is included in the original configuration, a new MAC address is generated
for the new adapter.
A virtual machine to be copied should be opened and meet the following conditions:
 The guest OS is not running. If it is running, the menu item that starts the wizard is disabled.
 The virtual machine is not opened by another instance of Parallels Workstation.
 It is not a blank virtual machine. Blank virtual machines can not be copied.
To make a clone of a virtual machine:
1 Open the virtual machine you want to make copy of.