User guide

prlctl Parameters 16
-v, --verbose number
Sets the verbosity level for the executed command. The greater
number you specify, the more verbose output the command will
produce.
prlctl register and prlctl unregister
The prlctl register is used to add an existing virtual machine to the list of virtual
machines registered in Parallels Server or Parallels Desktop. The commands syntax is as
follows:
prlctl register <path> [-v, --verbose number]
The prlctl unregister command is used to perform the opposite action: remove an
existing virtual machine from the list of virtual machines registered in Parallels Server or
Parallels Desktop. The commands syntax is as follows:
prlctl unregister <ID|name> [-v, --verbose number]
Options available to this command are:
Parameter Name Description
path
The full path to the config.pvs configuration file of the virtual
machine to be registered.
name
The name of the virtual machine to be unregistered.
ID
The unique ID of the virtual machine to be unregistered.
You can use the prlctl list -i command to learn what ID is
assigned to the virtual machine.
-v, --verbose number
Sets the verbosity level for the executed command. The greater
number you specify, the more verbose output the command will
produce.
prlctl installtools
The prlctl installtools command is used to install Parallels Tools in a running virtual
machine. It has the following syntax:
prlctl installtools <ID|name>
The options that can be used with this command are explained in the table below:
Parameter Name Description
ID
The ID of the virtual machine where you want to install Parallels Tools.
name
The name of the virtual machine where you want to install Parallels
Tools.