User`s guide

Deleting a Virtual Machine and

Container

You can delete a virtual machine and Container that is not needed anymore using the pctl

delete command. Notice that you cannot delete a running or mounted virtual machine and

Container. The example below illustrates deleting Container 101 and the MyVM virtual machine:

Deleting Container 101

# pctl delete 101

Deleting Container private area: /vz/private/101

Container is currently mounted (unmount first)

# pctl stop 101

Stopping Container...

Container was stopped

Container is unmounted

# pctl delete 101

Deleting Container private area: /vz/private/101

Container private area was deleted

Deleting the MyVM virtual machine:

# pctl delete MyVM

Deleting the VM...

VM is currently running

# pctl stop MyVM

Stopping the VM...

VM was stopped

# pctl delete MyVM

Deleting the VM...

Container was deleted

Managing Virtual Machine and

Container Backups

A regular backing up of the existing virtual machines and Containers is essential for any

physical server reliability. In Parallels Server Bare Metal, you can use the following utilities to

back up and restore your virtual machines and Containers:

 pctl

 pbackup

 prestore

Detailed information on these utilities is provided in the following subsections.