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Parallels VirtualAutomation 4.5Administrator's GuideCopyright 1999-2009 Parallels, Inc.
ISBN: N/AParallels Holdings, Ltd.c/o Parallels Software, Inc.13755 Sunrise Valley DriveSuite 600Herndon, VA 20171USATel: 1 (703) 815 5670Fax: 1 (703) 815 5675Copyright 1999-2009 Parallels Holdings, Ltd. and its affiliates. All rights reserved.Parallels, Coherence, Parallels Transporter, Parallels Compressor, Parallels Desktop, and Parallels Explorerare registered trademarks of Parallels Software International, Inc. Virtuozzo, Plesk, HSPcomplete, andcorresponding logos are trademarks of Parallels Holdings, Ltd. The Parallels logo is a trademark of ParallelsHoldings, Ltd.This product is based on a technology that is the subject matter of a number of patent pending applications.Virtuozzo is a patented virtualization technology protected by U.S. patents 7,099,948; 7,076,633; 6,961,868 andhaving patents pending in the U.S.Plesk and HSPcomplete are patented hosting technologies protected by U.S. patents 7,099,948; 7,076,633 andhaving patents pending in the U.S.Distribution of this work or derivative of this work in any form is prohibited unless prior written permission isobtained from the copyright holder.Apple, Bonjour, Finder, Mac, Macintosh, and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc.Microsoft, Windows, Microsoft Windows, MS-DOS, Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000,Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, Windows Vista, Windows 2008, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft DesktopEngine (MSDE), and Microsoft Management Console are trademarks or registered trademarks of MicrosoftCorporation.Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat Software, Inc.SUSE is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc.Solaris is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.X Window System is a registered trademark of X Consortium, Inc.UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group.IBM DB2 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corp.SSH and Secure Shell are trademarks of SSH Communications Security, Inc.MegaRAID is a registered trademark of American Megatrends, Inc.PowerEdge is a trademark of Dell Computer Corporation.eComStation is a trademark of Serenity Systems International.FreeBSD is a registered trademark of the FreeBSD Foundation.Intel, Pentium, Celeron, and Intel Core are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.OS/2 Warp is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.VMware is a registered trademark of VMware, Inc.All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
3ContentsIntroduction9About Parallels Virtual Automation .10About This Guide .11Organization of This Guide .11Documentation Conventions .12Getting Help .13Feedback.14Organizing Parallels Virtual Automation Infrastructure15Parallels Virtual Automation Interface Overview.16Logging In .18Extending Standard Browser Functionality .18Using Drag-And-Drop.19Using Context Menu.20Customizing User Profile.21Defining Interface Settings.21Defining Personal Settings .22Viewing Summary Information .23Viewing Resource Consumers.24Viewing Physical Servers Information .25Viewing Infrastructure Logs .27Viewing Task Logs.27Viewing Alert Logs .28Viewing Event Logs .30Organizing Logical Structure.31Adding New Folder .32Editing Folder Properties.33Moving Folder .33Moving Physical Servers to Another Folder.33Adding Physical Servers to Folders.34Adding Virtual Environments to Folder .34Managing Physical Servers35Backing up and Restoring Master Server .36Registering Physical Server in Parallels Virtual Automation .37Managing Disk Images .38Configuring Disk Image Parameters .39Managing File Shares .39Registering File Share .40Viewing File Share Details.40Configuring File Share Parameters.41Rebooting Physical Server.41Physical Server Dashboard Overview .42Managing Physical Server General Settings.45Monitoring Physical Server Resources Consumption.46Viewing Resource Consumers.47Logging into Physical Server.48Using SSH to Connect to Physical Server .48
Contents4Using Remote Desktop to Connect to Physical Server.49Viewing Physical Server Logs.50Viewing Task Logs.50Viewing Alert Logs .51Viewing Event Logs .53Managing Virtual Environments on Physical Server.53Managing Physical Servers Running Parallels Server Technology .56Configuring Parallels Server Settings.56Managing Templates on a Physical Server.57Managing Offline Services Configuration.57Creating Offline Service.58Editing Offline Service.59Managing Physical Servers Running Parallels Containers Technology .59Configuring Virtuozzo Physical Server Settings .59Managing Virtual Environments60Creating Virtual Environment.62Starting Creation Procedure.63Choosing Template Configuration Source .64Starting, Stopping, Pausing and Restarting Virtual Environment.65Suspending and Resuming Virtual Environment.66Managing Virtual Environment Backups .67Defining Global Backup Settings .68Managing Backups on Infrastructure Level.69Managing Backups on Physical Server Level .70Managing Backups on Virtual Environment Level .72Changing Virtual Environment Root/Administrator Password .79Managing Parallels Containers .79Container Dashboard Overview .80Creating New Container .83Logging In to Container .92Managing Virtual Environment Files and Folders.95Managing and Monitoring Container Resources .99Viewing Container Logs.103Adjusting Container Template Resource Parameters for Multiple Containers.106Managing Container Services and Processes.106Managing Container Applications.112Cloning Container .118Migrating and Converting Containers .121Reinstalling Container .130Repairing Container.132Mounting External Volumes Inside Container .133Adjusting Container Configuration and Advanced Settings.136Installing Plesk .139Working in Plesk Control Panel .139Logging In to Confixx Control Panel .140Managing Container Templates.141Managing Parallels Virtual Machines.153Virtual Machine Dashboard Overview.153Creating Virtual Machine .155Registering Virtual Machine .166Changing Virtual Machine Root/Administrator Password .166Unregistering Virtual Machine .167Using VNC to Connect to Virtual Machine.167Monitoring Virtual Machine Resources Consumption .168Monitoring Virtual Machine Traffic Usage.168Managing Virtual Machine.170Reinstalling Virtual Machine.180
Contents5Cloning Virtual Machine .180Migrating Virtual Machines .191Managing Virtual Machine Templates .192Viewing Virtual Machine Logs .213Deleting Virtual Environment.216Managing Resource Library Tools217Viewing the Resource Library Dashboard.218Operations on Library Templates .219Setting Up an External Templates Storage .221Managing Product Licenses222Entering License Key.223Uploading License File on Physical Server .224Installing License Key .225Reviewing Installed Licenses .226Transferring Licenses .228License Statuses.228Managing Parallels Virtual Automation Security229Understanding Role-Based Access Administration in Parallels Virtual Automation .230Typical Scenario of Parallels Virtual Automation Security Usage.231Managing Parallels Virtual Automation Users .233Viewing Users .233Creating New User .235Viewing User's Details .235Configuring User's Parameters .236Managing Parallels Virtual Automation Groups .236Viewing Groups.237Creating New Group.238Viewing Group Details.238Configuring Group Parameters.239Managing Roles .239Viewing Roles .240Creating New Role .241Configuring Role Parameters .246Managing Authentication Databases .248Viewing Authentication Databases.249Registering New Database.250Viewing Database Details .251Configuring Database Details.252Managing User/Group Permissions .252Managing Permissions for Physical Server .253Managing Permissions for Containers.254Managing Permissions for Virtual Machines .255Managing Permissions for Server Group .257Managing Permissions for Logical Units .258Managing Power Panel Policies.260Creating New Policy.261Configuring Policy Parameters.262Performing Main Operation on Policies .262Managing Policies .263Managing Policy Assignments .264
ContentsMaintaining Parallels Virtual Automation Management Tools6266Monitoring Operations and Viewing Logs .267Viewing Event logs .267Viewing Alerts Log .268Viewing Tasks Log.270Viewing Active Tasks .271Viewing Task Details .271Viewing Error Details.272Scheduling Tasks .272Choosing Virtual Environment Task .273Managing Maintenance Task.277Changing Maintenance Task .278Viewing Parallels Virtual Automation User Sessions .280Viewing Management Server Live User Sessions.280Viewing Power Panel Live User Sessions.281Viewing Audit Logs .282Viewing the User Session Properties.283Provisioning Virtual Environments .284Setting Up Virtual Environment Requesting .285Checking Virtual Environment Requests .286Processing Virtual Environment Request .287Updating Parallels Virtuozzo Containers and Parallels Server Software288Configuring Access to Update Repository.288Checking Update Repository Settings .292Managing Parallels Network294Managing Network Adapters on Physical Server .294Listing Adapters .294Viewing Physical Adapter Properties.295Connecting Physical Adapter to Virtual Network .296Creating VLAN Adapter on Physical Server.296Viewing VLAN Adapter Properties .297Connecting VLAN Adapter to Virtual Network.297Managing Virtual Networks .298Listing Virtual Networks on Physical Server .301Creating Virtual Network on Physical Server .303Viewing Virtual Network Details.304Configure Virtual Network Parameters on Physical Server .304Listing Virtual Networks in Server Group .305Creating New Virtual Network.306Configuring Virtual Network Parameters.306Managing Container Network Parameters.307Viewing Container Network Parameters .307Configuring Container Network Parameters .308Managing Container Firewall .310Configuring Firewall in Normal Mode.311Adding Access Rule in Normal Mode.312Selecting Mode.312Building Input Chain .313Building Output Chain.315Building Forward Chain .316Adding Rule in Advanced Mode .317Editing Rule in Advanced Mode .317
Contents7Managing IP Pools.318Reviewing IP Pools .318Creating New IP Pool.
Parallels Virtual Automation is a flexible and easy-to-use administration tool designed for managing groups of physical servers with Parallels Virtuozzo Containers and Parallels Server Bare Metal software. With Parallels Virtual Automation, you can manage both the available
