User guide

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Contents
Introduction 4
About Parallels Command Line Tool ...........................................................................................................4
About This Guide .........................................................................................................................................4
Organization of This Guide...............................................................................................................4
Documentation Conventions .............................................................................................................4
Getting Help .................................................................................................................................................5
Feedback.......................................................................................................................................................5
prlctl Basics 6
prlctl Parameters 7
Matrix of prlctl Commands...........................................................................................................................7
Server Connection Parameters......................................................................................................................8
prlctl create ...................................................................................................................................................9
prlctl start, prlctl stop, and prlctl reset ........................................................................................................12
prlctl delete .................................................................................................................................................13
prlctl clone ..................................................................................................................................................13
prlctl list......................................................................................................................................................14
prlctl pause, prlctl suspend, prlctl resume...................................................................................................15
prlctl register and prlctl unregister..............................................................................................................16
prlctl installtools .........................................................................................................................................16
prlctl snapshot.............................................................................................................................................17
prlctl capture...............................................................................................................................................18
prlctl server.................................................................................................................................................18
prlctl set ......................................................................................................................................................19
Device Management Parameters .....................................................................................................20
Hard Disk Drive Management Parameters......................................................................................21
DVD-ROM and CD-ROM Drive Management Parameters............................................................23
Floppy Disk Drive Management Parameters...................................................................................24
Network Adapter Management Parameters.....................................................................................25
Serial Port Management Parameters................................................................................................27
Parallel Port Management Parameters.............................................................................................28
USB Port Management Parameters .................................................................................................29
Sound Device Management Parameters ..........................................................................................29
Removing Devices from Virtual Machine.......................................................................................30
Glossary 31
Index 33