Can I move website to Parallels VM?

Discussion in 'Parallels Workstation for Windows and Linux' started by dreadnought, Jan 13, 2007.

  1. dreadnought

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    I'm running a relatively small website (WinXP Pro, Apache, PHP, DCForum+) on an old Dell PowerEdge 4300 with 6 HDs, 3 power supplies, and two CPUs. Basically, total overkill that I think negatively impacts my power bill. ;)

    I have a more reasonable Shuttle computer running WinXP Pro x64 that I don't use much.

    Is it possible to move my website over to Parallels running on my Shuttle w/ WinXP Pro x64? I run Parallels on my MacBook Pro and love it, so I guess my questions are:

    1.) I saw in the FAQ Parallels doesn't support WinXP Pro x64 virtual machines, but can I run Parallels itself on a WinXP Pro x64 computer? I would be running my website as a normal WinXP Pro virtual machine.

    2.) Is running a website from a Parallels VM a good idea? Or am I asking for trouble?

    3.) How would I create a Parallels virtual machine from my current web server?

    Thanks for your advice!
     
  2. dreadnought

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    Browsing through the documentation, it seems like the Parallels Image Tool might work for this? Has anyone had luck turning an existing computer into a Parallels virtual machine to then run on another computer?
     

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