User`s guide

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Contents

Introduction 4

Getting Help .................................................................................................................................................4

Feedback.......................................................................................................................................................5

Installing Parallels Virtual Automation 6

Parallels Virtual Automation Infrastructure..................................................................................................7

System Requirements .................................................................................................................................13

Hardware Requirements..................................................................................................................13

Software Requirements....................................................................................................................14

Installing on Parallels Server Bare Metal ...................................................................................................15

Installing on Windows................................................................................................................................16

Installing on Linux......................................................................................................................................17

Installing on Mac OS..................................................................................................................................18

Parallels Virtual Automation Basics 20

Getting Started............................................................................................................................................20

Interface Overview .....................................................................................................................................22

Managing Physical Servers 24

Registering Physical Servers ......................................................................................................................26

Logging in to Physical Servers ...................................................................................................................27

Backing up and Restoring 4.6 Master Server .............................................................................................28

Monitoring Physical Server Resources.......................................................................................................29

Rebooting Physical Server..........................................................................................................................30

Managing Parallels Licenses ......................................................................................................................31

Managing Virtual Environments 33

Creating Virtual Environments...................................................................................................................34

Creating Virtual Machines...............................................................................................................34

Creating Containers.........................................................................................................................37

Starting and Stopping Virtual Environments..............................................................................................39

Logging into Virtual Environments............................................................................................................40

Logging in to Virtual Machines.......................................................................................................40

Logging in to Containers.................................................................................................................41

Deleting Virtual Environments...................................................................................................................42

Glossary 43

Index 45