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.
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 VM Flags 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 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.
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 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 section of the About Parallels Workstation screen.