User guide

prlctl Parameters 17
-v, --verbose
number
Sets the verbosity level for the prlctl installtools command.
The greater number you specify, the more verbose output prlctl
installtools will produce.
prlctl snapshot
The prlctl snapshot command is used to make snapshots of Parallels virtual machines
that are currently running in Parallels Server or Parallels Desktop. It has the following syntax:
prlctl snapshot [-a, --all] [-t, --template] [--no-header]
[-o, --output name[,name...]] [-s, --sort name|-name]
[-v, --verbose number]
prlctl snapshot --info [<ID|name>] [-v, --verbose number]
The options that can be used with this command are explained in the table below:
Parameter Name Description
-a, --all
Lists all virtual machines currently registered in Parallels Server or
Parallels Desktop.
-t, --template
Lists the templates that currently exist on Parallels Server or Parallels
Desktop and that can be used as the basis for the virtual machine
creation. In this case, a template denotes a folder containing one or more
VM configuration files.
To deploy a template, use the prlctl create command.
--no-header
Do not display column headers.
-i, --info
Displays detailed information on all virtual machines currently registered
in Parallels Server or Parallels Desktop. You can specify the virtual
machine ID or its name to view detailed information about this VM only.
ID
The ID of the virtual machine whose detailed information you wish to
view.
name
The name of the virtual machine whose detailed information you wish to
view.
-o, --output name
This option is used to display only particular information about the
virtual machine. Currently, you can use the following parameters after
the --output option:
 uuid: the ID assigned to the virtual machine;
 name: the name assigned to the virtual machine;
 status: the current status of the virtual machine.
To display a number of parameters in a single output, they should be
separated with commas (e.g. uuid,name).
-s, --sort name
Sorts the virtual machines in the list by the specified parameter. If "-" is
given before the name of the parameter, the sorting order is reversed.