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This glossary defines terms and spells out abbreviations used in Parallels Server help and
Parallels Server User Guide. References to terms defined elsewhere in the glossary appear in
italics.
Administrator. A user with server administration privileges.
Bridged networking. Virtual machine network connection mode that enables the virtual machine
to appear as any other computer on the network, with it own IP address and network name.
Client computer. A computer that has Parallels Management Console installed.
Client operating system (client OS). An operating system of a remote client computer where
Parallels Management Console is installed.
Configuration file. See PVS file. Configuration file specifies virtual machine's devices and
resources. It is created automatically when you create a new virtual machine.
Expanding format. A virtual hard disk format. An expanding virtual hard disk image file resides
on your host computer and is small initially. Its size grows as you add applications and data to
the virtual hard disk in the guest OS.
Guest operating system (guest OS). Operating system that runs under the virtual machine
control.
HDD file. A virtual hard disk file used by the virtual machine.
Host computer. A physical server Parallels Server application is installed on. This computer
hosts Parallels Server virtual machines files.
Host-only networking. Virtual machine network connection mode that create a private network
between the host computer and its virtual machines, which makes the virtual machine available
from the host computer only.
Localhost. Physical computer where both Parallels Server and Parallels Management Console,
that you use to manage virtual machines, are installed.
Parallels Server. Application that enables the user to create virtual machines and run them.
Parallels Management Console. Parallels Server client application that provides graphical user
interface for managing Parallels Server, its virtual machines, preferences, and settings.
Plain format. A virtual hard disk format. A plain virtual hard disk image file resides on your host
computer and has a fixed size that cannot be changed.
Preboot Execution Environment (PXE). An environment to boot computers using a network
interface independently of available data storage devices (like hard disks) or installed operating
systems.
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