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1. eases 4 Feelener eege ene ee 5 Getting Help Parallels Virtual Automation offers several options for accessing necessary information Parallels Virtual Automation documentation Parallels Virtual Automation Administrator s Guide This document contains extensive information about the product its usage and troubleshooting To access the PDF version of the document go to the Support link in the left pane and then click the Downloads pane You can download any document of the Parallels Virtual Automation documentation bundle from the Parallels website Parallels Virtual Automation Installation Guides for Linux Bare Metal Windows and Mac OS X These documents contain extensive information on system requirements for physical computers and instructions how to install Parallels Virtual Automation components on them Getting Started With Parallels Virtual Automation This document contains the basic information how to install launch and manage Parallels Virtual Automation Parallels Power Panel User s Guide This document contains extensive information about the Power Panel application Introduction 5 Parallels Virtual Automation Upgrade Guide This document contains instructions on how to upgrade from Parallels Infrastructure Manager 4 0 to Parallels Virtual Automation 4 6 The documentation is available for download from the Parallels official web site http Awww parallels com products pva45 resources C
2. Parallels Parallels Virtual Automation 4 6 Getting Started Guide Copyright 1999 2010 Parallels Inc ISBN N A Parallels Holdings Ltd c o Parallels International GMbH Parallels International GmbH Vordergasse 49 CH8200 Schaffhausen Switzerland Tel 49 6151 42996 0 Fax 49 6151 42996 255 Copyright 1999 2010 Parallels Holdings Ltd and its affiliates All rights reserved Parallels Coherence Parallels Transporter Parallels Compressor Parallels Desktop and Parallels Explorer are registered trademarks of Parallels Software International Inc Virtuozzo Plesk HSPcomplete and corresponding logos are trademarks of Parallels Holdings Ltd The Parallels logo is a trademark of Parallels Holdings 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 and having patents pending in the U S Plesk and HSPcomplete are patented hosting technologies protected by U S patents 7 099 948 7 076 633 and having patents pending in the U S Distribution of this work or derivative of this work in any form is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained 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
3. The pane is minimized by default To expand it click Tasks at the bottom of the screen The picture below illustrates the interface layout Parallels Virtual Environments L Loggedinas root Sign Out Virtual Automation 3 D SES New create Subfolder E L Logical View Screen ID 10 00 00 01 05 f Resource Library Infrastructure Dueb AP Refresh m Software m e Summary Hardware Nodes Virtual Environments Resources Logs Backups Security a Templates JE TP Pools An overview of Hardware Nodes and Virtual Environments in your datacenter You can click the hyperlinked numbers below to see the corresponding lists of objects or launch P i S common tasks from the Tasks group 32 Virtual Networl 3 Management a workflow Virtual Environments Overall Status Scheduler Status Total 24 OS Total 24 Technology Total 24 All Virtual Environments are operating normally A Alerts and Events Running 6 E Windows 12 3 Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 19 L 2 Hardware Nodes require the administrator s attention g Task Log Stopped 18 amp Linux 11 Parallels Server Virtual Machines S 3 Audi o Other 1 Tasks A8 Updates Create In This Folder B support Hardware Nodes LS New Subfolder New virtual Environment L New Hardware Node E Y setup LJ New Backup 8 Migrate Server to Container L Messaging Status Total 6 05
4. the ve sim 2048MB conf sample template whereas a Windows Container needs no special sample to be created If you want to use Mac OS physical server as a PVA Master Server you should create a virtual machine by means of the Parallels Server virtualization technology and install the PVA component inside For more information refer to the Parallels Virtual Automation Installation Guide for Mac OS Note At the moment Parallels Virtual Automation doesn t support Security Enhanced SE Linux so make sure its working mode is set to Permissive before trying to install the product To set the SE Linux mode to Permissive enter the following command usr bin setenforce Permissive Note The software requirements above serve as additional requirements and are true for the proper functioning of Parallels Virtual Automation only Correct work of virtual environments is guaranteed by adhering to the system requirements of the Parallels Virtuozzo Containers product Installing on Parallels Server Bare Metal You can install Parallels Virtual Automation on your Parallels Server Bare Metal physical server using the autoinstaller The autoinstaller scans the physical server and offers to download and to install only those Parallels Virtual Automation components that can be installed on this server Thus the autoinstaller saves the downloading time and the disk space The installation procedure consists of the following steps 1 Download the neces
5. you may consider dividing them into a number of logical units representing certain classes the servers based on a certain architecture hosted virtual environments of a particular type or purposes etc The IP addresses of the physical servers group united into an IP addresses pool present a more convenient distribution because when assigning IP addresses to virtual environments there will be no IP conflicts and no manually entering IP addresses they will be selected from the pool On the Physical Servers screen you can review the list of physical servers currently registered in Parallels Virtual Automation and see the servers details such as the current operating system its CPU and memory usage etc Note If this screen is loaded in the Logical View the servers displayed in this table are those which have been added to the Logical View otherwise the servers list is empty To add a physical server to the Logical View click Add on the Parallels Virtual Automation toolbar select Physical Server from the menu and choose the server s on the screen it opens Below there are several how to s for basic management operations To manage any of the servers registered in PVA click its name in the leftmost column of the table Managing Physical Servers 25 To display a certain server from a long list of servers click the Show Search link on top of the table enter the name of the server and click the Search link to have the list of t
6. 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Server Windows Vista Windows 2008 Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft Desktop Engine MSDE and Microsoft Management Console are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation 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 Contents Introduction 4 Getting Help eS EE 4 Feedback deer deeg i Ed 5 Installing Parallels Virtual Automation 6 Parallels Virtual Automation Infrastructh
7. Automation 17 4 In the Choose Setup Type window choose the installation type The components for the default installation may differ This depends whether the physical server is clean or already has any software virtualization technology installed on it f the physical server is clean i e has no software virtualization technology installed you will be offered to install the PVA Management Server component by default Click Next to start the installation If you want to change the destination folder for the Management Server component choose Custom installation and click Next If the physical server has Parallels Virtuozzo Containers for Windows installed you will be offered to install the PVA Agent for Virtuozzo component Keep in mind that by default the wizard installs both the PVA Agent for Virtuozzo and PVA Power Panel components Additionally you can select the SNMP component for installation If you want to install only PVA Agent and Power Panel components click Next to start the installation If you want to deselect PVA Power Panel or select the SNMP component select Custom installation and click Next to specify the components which will be installed Pass on to the next step 5 After you have selected Custom installation you will see the Choose components to install window displayed You can manually select where the program files will be placed by typing the path in the Choose destination folder field 6 Click Next
8. Hardware Node Selection Select Hardware Node Automatically Select Hardware Node Manually Select Node Virtual Environment Configuration Number of Virtual Environments 1 Virtual Environment Template None v T quem ER As you finish with the initial settings click Next to proceed to the next screen In the New Virtual Machines General Settings screen specify the new virtual machine name and the guest operating system type and version At this point you can also create a list of users who will be able to manage the new virtual machine and define their administration privileges in the Permissions section Besides the general settings you can also adjust the virtual machine working mode and appearance Expand the Host System Integration section to set the virtual machine dependencies on the physical server operation such as the start method automatic on the server load reload or manual or the foreground and background processes relation Managing Virtual Environments 36 To receive a full description on all sections on this page refer to the Parallels Virtual Automation Administrator s Guide see the Managing Virtual Environment gt Managing Virtual Machines section Infrachnrh we Screen ID 04 04 00 00 14 d New Virtual Machine s General Settings Sueip SP uper Level On this screen you can set up the configuration of the Virtus Machine you are creating Chick Neot to proceed with or Create
9. Next Pass on to the next step 6 After you have selected Custom installation and clicked Next you will see the Choose components to install window displayed Choose the component for the installation 7 Click Next to start the installation For the instructions on how to install Parallels Virtual Automation from the installation archive refer to the Parallels Virtual Automation Installation Guide for Linux and Bare Metal Installing on Windows You can install Parallels Virtual Automation components on your Windows based physical server using the autoinstaller The autoinstaller scans the physical server and offers to download and to install only those Parallels Virtual Automation components that can be installed on this server Thus the autoinstaller saves the downloading time and the disk space The installation procedure consists of the following steps 1 Download the necessary autoinstaller from the Parallels official web site http www parallels com download pva to the physical server where you are going to install Parallels Virtual Automation components Start the autoinstaller by double clicking it In the Welcome window click Configure Settings to specify the Internet repository information and the local download directory to which you want to upload the Parallels Virtual Automation installation files When the necessary information is specified click Next to proceed with the installation Installing Parallels Virtual
10. browser may display a security warning asking you to install additional components Click Yes and wait for the ssh terminal window to appear whereupon you get connected to the Server and may start sending commands to it via ssh Managing Physical Servers 28 Backing up and Restoring 4 6 Master Server In the PVA 4 6 infrastructure Master Server is a uniting element that ensures successful communication between all Slave physical servers in the system and their virtual environments It also serves as a storage for management security and other sorts of data Just as you make a backup of any physical server or virtual environment in Parallels Virtual Automation you can back up the Master Server and store this backup for the case of emergency You can learn how to download the backup script from the Parallels KB article http kb parallels com en 6830 Backing Physical Server up The PVA backup script pvabackup vbs after default download is stored in the C Program Files Parallels Parallels Virtual Automation Management Server bin location To back up a Master Server with the help of the PVA script start it with the following parameters cscript exe pvabackup vbs BACKUP c mn_backups Where c mn_backups is an automatically generated location for the target backup The backup name consists of the year month day hour minute and second when the backup was made for example 20091027222544 To give a backup a specific name use th
11. on one and the same physical server A Slave Server should also have the Power Panel component installed This ensures that a customer can manage the private virtual environment residing on the hosting physical server Note PVA Agent component is installed by default together with the PVA Power Panel component What physical server can be used as a Slave Server Installing Parallels Virtual Automation 12 a Windows or Linux based physical server running Parallels Virtuozzo Containers for Linux 4 0 Windows 4 5 a Mac OS physical server running Parallels Server for Mac abare metal physical server running Parallels Server 4 Bare Metal Note After you install all the necessary components on the physical servers you should register your slave servers on Master Server Registering a slave server is a management operation You can learn about management operations from the Parallels Virtual Automation Administration Guide Customer s Computer Any computer can serve as a customer s computer provided that it has a stable network connection and a Web browser supported by Parallels Virtual Automation A customers computer does not need any PVA components to be installed The connection between the customer s computer and the PVA Slave Server s virtual environments is provided by the Parallels Power Panel installed on the Slave server Note Parallels Power Panel allows working with a single private computer and does not provide acc
12. physical server that has either of the following software installed Parallels Virtuozzo Containers for Linux or Parallels Virtuozzo Containers for Windows Such server is also called a Slave server On a dedicated physical server that has Parallels Virtuozzo Containers for Windows Linux installed Such server is also called a Slave server On a dedicated physical server together with the PVA Agent component PVA Agent for Virtuozzo or for Parallels Server This component ensures the interaction between this physical server the Master Server and your client physical computer Without this component a physical server cannot be registered in Master Server The PVA Agent for Virtuozzo on Windows physical servers includes the SNMP protocol distributive that is installed alongside with the Agent On Linux physical servers SNMP should be installed separately before the Agent component installation An auxiliary tool designed for managing a single virtual machine or a single Container It can be installed only together with the PVA Agent component Note During the Parallels Power Panel installation an auxiliary Service Container 1 is created It ensures proper Parallels Power Panel functioning SOAP protocol installed alongside with the Power Panel component Rejecting Power Panel installation you will not be able to manage virtual environments via SOAP The Soap Agent part is Installing Para
13. physical server Parallels Virtuozzo Containers or Parallels Containers is a complete server automation and software virtualization solution allowing you to create multiple isolated Containers on a single physical server to share hardware licenses and management effort with maximum efficiency Glossary 44 Software Virtualization in Parallels Virtual Automation documentation stands for the Parallels software virtualization products such as Parallels Virtuozzo Containers for Linux and Windows Parallels Server Bare Metal etc SSH stands for Secure Shell It is a protocol for logging into a remote physical server or virtual environment and executing commands Standard template is a solid bundle of all the necessary template files together with the Virtuozzo virtual environments software If newer versions of any of these packages appear a standard template can be correspondingly updated TCP TCPAP stands for Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol This suite of communications protocols is used to connect hosting physical servers on the Internet Template or package set is a set of original application files packages repackaged for mounting over Parallels File System There are two types of templates OS Templates are used to create new virtual environments with a preinstalled operating system Application templates are used to install an application or a set of applications on virtual environments Parallels Container
14. specify your user name and password you created for this Container and click Enter to get connected to the Container and start sending commands to it via Remote Desktop D vou can use the Secure Shell ssh application to remotely connect to a Linux Container and work with SSH application via command line utility Note The feature is available for all the browsers supported by Parallels Virtual Automation To connect to a Container by ssh do the following 1 Make sure that the required Container is running If it is not start it 2 Open the SSH Connection window by selecting the corresponding option either from the Container s context menu right click the Container s name and select Log In gt Terminal Login or from the Container s toolbar click the Log In button and select Terminal Login 3 In the SSH Connection window specify your user name and password you created for this Container and click Login to get connected to the Container If you do this for the first time your browser may display a security warning asking you to install additional components Click Yes and wait for the ssn terminal window to appear whereupon you get connected to the Container and may start sending commands to it via ssh Managing Virtual Environments 42 Deleting Virtual Environments The Delete screen allows you to remove those virtual environments from your physical servers that you do not need anymore To delete a virtual environment d
15. the Parallels Virtual Automation toolbar The Licensing screen contains all the necessary information on the Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Parallels Server Bare Metal and Parallels Server for Mac product keys installed on physical servers that registered in Parallels Virtual Automation The Licenses table on shows the information on all your licenses Serial Number The string of symbols that serves for both activating the license and as an identifier of the license on the physical server The key number of the license which identifies the license on the Parallels Key Authentication KA server sus Drees Exon The expiation date andimeofthelcense Managing Physical Servers 32 33 CHAPTER 5 Managing Virtual Environments When you have created the PVA infrastructure with all the necessary physical servers you can pass on to creating and managing virtual environments This section provides you with the information on creating Containers and virtual machines as well as on how to log into them via outside applications and how to perform the main management operations In This Chapter Creating Virtual Environments AAA 34 Starting and Stopping Virtual Environments ssee 39 Logging into Virtual leen unn EE 40 Deleting Virtual lge EE 42 Managing Virtual Environments 34 Creating Virtual Environments This section provides basic instructions for creating a virtual environment using Parallels Virtua
16. to complete the creation process General Configuration Name Description Location fvarjparallekz Select Guest Operating System Windows wi Windows Server 2003 Y v Start the Virtual Machines After Creation 7 Install the Guest Operating System After Start gt g Host System Integration gt E Remote Display gt gt Offline Management gt Ze Permissions f rz e x Cre E Required fields Back Neat Gi Create o Carcel When finished click Next to define the hardware settings or click Create to apply the default hardware settings and create the virtual machine In the Hardware Settings screen specify the characteristics of the new virtual machine hardware such as the number of virtual CPUs the amount of the Physical Server RAM to be used by the virtual machine and various virtual devices settings To view and edit the default settings click the device name in the device panel to the left By default the virtual devices you can set up in this step are the virtual machine hard disk network adapter and CD DVD ROM However you can add more devices to the virtual machine configuration by clicking the Add Device button at the bottom of the devices panel From the pop up list that appears select the required virtual hardware and click Add When you are done with the hardware settings click Next to proceed In the Review screen check the virtual machine configuration settings you have specified a
17. Parallels Virtual Automation Installation Guide Installing on Mac OS To ensure a successful installation see the system requirements list first For the instructions on performing unattended installation refer to the Parallels Virtual Automation Installation Guide for Mac OS To install the PVA Agent from GUI perform the following actions 1 2 3 Log in to the target Mac as a user with the root privileges Locate the pva setup dmg package and double click it to mount the package on the computer In the displayed ParallelsVirtualAutomation window launch the installer by double clicking the Insta11 file The installer warns you about the software check that is necessary for ensuring that your computer meets the Parallels Virtual Automation software requirements Click Continue to perform the check If the check completes successfully the Introduction window appears 10 11 Installing Parallels Virtual Automation 19 In the Introduction window click Continue to proceed to the next installation step In the Read Me window view the product description and click Continue You can print out the document the Print button or save it on your computer the Save button In the License window study the product license and click Continue You can print out the document the Print button or save it on your computer the Save button In the License window study the product license and click Continue In the confirm
18. Tota 6 Node Type Total 5 E ucensing Online 5 amp Windows 2 Parallels Server i iMensgeInfrastructure E security Offline i A Linux 2 Parallels Server Bare Metal 0 Ze Global Policies 7 Management Node amp Power Panel Policies Require attention 2 SR MacOSX 1 D Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4 11 Configure Backups QS Other 1 E e GA Zap CU My Tasks Waiting For running tasks R Taskloq e Refresh My Tasks Figure 1 Interface Overview Viewing Interface Summary Tab As you can see from the picture the left menu frame contains several menus Parallels Virtual Automation Basics Displays the physical structure of your registered physical servers Parallels Virtual Automation infrastructure in the form of a hierarchical tree with physical servers as its upper levels and the virtual environments hosted on them as lower levels Using the Infrastructure context menu or toolbar you can arrange the physical servers into groups thus making the servers management more convenient Note Although you can create and rearrange Server Groups in the Infrastructure menu each physical server can be located in only one group at a time If the Server Group arrangement requires adding the same server to two or more different groups use the Logical View for viewing and managing your servers Each of the physical servers and virtual environments that make up your Parallels Virtual Automation infrastructure displays its name on
19. a Room a Cage Rack on the left Parallels Virtual Automation menu the right pane loads a screen wi a th the Summary Physical Servers Virtual Environments Templates Backups and Security tabs the Summary tab is opened by default 24 CHAPTER 4 Managing Physical Servers As soon as you register a physical server in Parallels Virtual Automation you can manage it To be registered the physical server should have Parallels virtualization software installed Parallels Virtuozzo Containers for Linux Windows Parallels Server 4 Bare Metal or Parallels Server 4 for Mac software PVA Agent for Virtuozzo or Parallels Server installed The PVA Agent type depends on the virtualization software type The Parallels Virtual Automation functionality enables you to register and manage a number of physical Servers via PVA Control Center group them under logical units and consolidate their IP addresses into an IP addresses pool The servers collectively registered in Parallels Virtual Automation are easier to manage because all of them are accessible from any computer when you log to the PVA Control Center For information on registering physical servers refer to the Registering Physical Servers section p 26 Note PVA Control Center is always installed together with PVA Management server Component When you find out that the number of registered servers and consequently of virtual environments that run on them has grown
20. al Environments Begin screen select the type of virtual environment you want to create in this case it will be Parallels Virtuozzo Container As you make the selection you are prompted for the destination physical server information in the Hardware Node Selection section You can either let Parallels Virtual Automation select the server for you or specify one yourself When creating a new Container on an automatically selected server you should also specify the desired operating system for the target physical server In the Virtual Environment Configuration section specify the number of Containers to be created and the virtual environment template to be applied to them d New Virtual Environments Begin 2 Help P Ucper Level This is the first step of the Virtual Environment creation wizard On this screen you can specify the number of Vetual Environments and Virtual Environment Template Chick Neot to proceed with the creation Virtualization Technology Selection Parallels Virtuozzo Container C Parallels Server Virtual Machine LJ Hardware Node Selection Select Hardware Node Automatically Specify a Platform Select M Select Hardware Node Manually Select Node e Virtual Environment Configuration Number of Virtual Environments 1 e J O cma Required fields Next Q carel As you finish with the initial settings click Next to proceed to the following screen 3 Managing Virtual Environm
21. ation window click Agree In the Destination Select window specify the volume where you want to install the Parallels Virtual Automation agent Click the icon of the required volume to select it and click Continue In the Installation Type window you should select the PVA componeni s for the installation In addition to the PVA Agent for Parallels Server component you can also install a PVA SOAP module The Installation step shows you the installation progress When finished the installer displays the Summary window Click the Close button to quit the installer 20 CHAPTER 3 Parallels Virtual Automation Basics The main thing about Parallels Virtual Automation you should know before starting to use it is that Parallels Virtual Automation is a Web service that enables you to manage physical servers and the virtual environments residing on them over a network This means that Parallels Virtual Automation is not a conventional application you can launch by opening an EXE or RPM file but rather a low level software that enables you to remotely access physical servers and the virtual environments they host via LAN or Internet Parallels Virtual Automation is an advanced yet an easy to use tool that couples intuitive interface with extensive functionality With Parallels Virtual Automation you can manage separate physical servers and each of their virtual environments organize servers into server groups and administer the result
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23. d the Managing Physical Servers p 24 chapters will introduce the basic management operations Parallels Virtual Automation Basics 22 Interface Overview The Parallels Virtual Automation interface has been designed to let the physical server administrator quickly perform all possible tasks through an intuitive navigation system The main components of the Parallels Virtual Automation interface are the following The left menu frame listing and allowing access to all your physical servers and virtual environments The left menu also allows access to the main types of operations to be performed on them with the help of Parallels Virtual Automation The toolbar on top of the right frame enabling you to perform the basic actions on your physical servers and virtual environments The set of the toolbar buttons varies depending on the type of the object you explore for example Infrastructure Resource Library or Setup menu items The content part on the right frame displays a summary for the object you select be it a physical server a virtual environment or a template The content part may consist of several tabs each containing more detailed object information and links to advanced actions The Tasks pane at the bottom of the right frame allowing you to view all the operations recently finished and running at the moment their start times the objects they are applied to their statuses progress information and other details
24. e or saving the state of current operations which can be quickly launched again later Note Remember that repairing restarting and reinstalling a suspended virtual environment can change the saved state of the virtual environments so these actions are not recommended Rebooting Physical Server Sometimes you may need to reboot your physical server for example if you have installed a new Linux kernel want to start using it Before rebooting the server keep in mind that usually this process takes about 3 5 minutes During this time the physical server and all virtual environments residing on it will be unavailable To reboot the physical server you can do one of the following Qo to the Physical Servers page of the Infrastructure window right click the server name and select Reboot from the context menu Click the server name in the infrastructure tree to open the Physical Server page and select Reboot from the Tasks list Managing Physical Servers 31 Managing Parallels Licenses Physical servers running Parallels Virtuozzo Containers technology demand Parallels Containers licenses to create and work with Containers Physical servers running Parallels Server Bare Metal technology demand Parallels Server Bare Metal license to create and work with virtual machines and Containers Mac OS physical servers with Parallels Server for Mac demand Parallels Server for Mac license to create and work with virtual machines You do n
25. e script with a concrete backup name cscript exe pvabackup vbs BACKUP c mn_backups bi Where b1 stands for the concrete backup name and the storage location will be c mn_backups bl Restoring Physical Server To restore the Master Server the script should look as follows cscript exe pvabackup vbs RESTORE c mn_backups 20091027222544 Where 20091027222544 is the name of the target backup you want to restore from Note The Master Server will be restored with all the values overwritten from the backup The changes in the Master Server made after the date of this backup will be lost after the server has been restored Managing Physical Servers 29 Monitoring Physical Server Resources Parallels Virtual Automation enables you to monitor and manage not only the virtual environments operation but also the physical servers resources In Parallels Virtual Automation you can view the current resource usage statistics and adjust the values to improve the performance of the physical server as well as that of the virtual environments it hosts The overall CPU disk and memory related resources usage of the physical server registered in Parallels Virtual Automation are displayed on the physical server Dashboard The Disk Partitions and Memory sections inform you about the respective resources consumption on the physical server The information on the Disk Partitions size usage in all the host OS partitions or logical disks existing on
26. ents 38 In the New Containers Setup screen specify the new Container name and the Virtuozzo OS template to be applied to create a Container It is also recommended to specify the administrative password at this point so that you won t have to do this later The default username for the administrator of the Containers with the Windows and Linux operating system will be Administrator and root respectively Besides setting up the administrator credentials you can make up a list of users who will be able to manage the Container and define their administration privileges in the Permissions section In this window you can also configure a number of advanced settings found in the following sections Advanced Configuration section lists several customization options and advanced functions you can enable Terminal Services section enables you to define in which Windows TS mode Remote Desktop for Administration and Terminal Server the Container will operate and which licenses it will use Offline Management section enables you to define the services that will be available even when the physical server hosting your Container is down d New Containers Setup heb E Joner Lave On this screen you can set up the configuration of the Container you are cresting Click Next to proceed with or Create to complete the creation process General Configuration Name test Description root OS Template Version centos 5 x86 64 wj v S
27. ess to the whole Slave Server or PVA management system Installing Parallels Virtual Automation 13 System Requirements In most cases there are no special requirements for the physical servers on which you want to install Parallels Virtual Automation components However we strongly recommend you to read the following information carefully so that you can ensure a successful installation of the product Hardware Requirements If a Windows based Linux based or Parallels Server bare metal computer serves as a Master Server there are no special requirements for it However you can use the following list of the basic hardware requirements as a checklist Intel Celeron Pentium Ill Pentium 4 Xeon or AMD Athlon CPU atleast 1 GB of RAM hard drive with at least 15 GB of free disk space network card Parallels Virtual Automation can be installed on any 32 or 64 bit Intel Mac to make it a Master Server There are no special requirements for the computers where you want to install Parallels Virtual Automation however you can use the following list of basic hardware requirements for reference j ntel powered Mac atleast 1 GB of RAM hard drive with at least 512 MB of free disk space network card If you want to use Mac OS physical server as a PVA Master Server you should create a virtual machine by means of the Parallels Server virtualization technology and install the PVA component inside For more informatio
28. he servers back click Reset Results To stop managing a physical server via PVA select its checkbox and click Unregister To add a new server to the list of the physical servers registered in PVA click the Add button on the main toolbar In This Chapter Registering Sie Ke 26 Logging in to Physical Servers ree rtis iret to ied Ene e EXE ERR DNE dene 27 Backing up and Restoring 4 6 Master Server sssssseenssesreressrrrsssrrrnnerrrnresrrrrset 28 Monitoring Physical Server Hesources EE 29 Rebooting Physical Server EE 30 Managing Parallels BE creer Lee nea sese ura tese ep uae 31 Managing Physical Servers 26 Registering Physical Servers You can register in Parallels Virtual Automation any Windows Linux Mac OS or Parallels Server bare metal computer providing there is the necessary virtualization technology installed The newly registered physical servers will be displayed in the servers list on the Physical Servers screen and accessible for all the usual managing and monitoring operations Parallels Virtual Automation provides you with Besides this the servers registered in Parallels Virtual Automation form a joint physical servers pool which provides for the following collective actions creating a logical structure of physical servers and the virtual environments residing on them migrating virtual environments between physical servers migrating physical servers to virtual environments copying OS and applicat
29. ing units supervise user accounts and privileges and much more For more information about the Parallels Virtual Automation features see Parallels Virtual Automation Administrator s Guide This chapter provides basic information about the Parallels Virtual Automation concept and usage In This Chapter Getting StAMeG EE 20 nterface OVOrVIBW cic i using escher 22 Getting Started To start managing your virtual infrastructure with Parallels Virtual Automation do the following 1 Install PVA Management Server component on the Master Server p 7 which will provide you with the access to all registered physical servers and virtual server s We strongly recommend you to install PVA Management Server on a stationary physical server that is maintained powered on and connected to the network for long periods Thus you will secure access to the PVA infrastructure at any time and for any administrator Note Management Server component is always installed together with Control Center subcomponent which cannot be disabled 2 Parallels Virtual Automation Basics 21 Install the PVA Agent for Parallels Server or PVA Agent for Virtuozzo on the physical servers you want to manage The choice on the PVA component depends on the software virtualization product which is already installed on the physical server After you have installed these components you can register the physical server in the Master Server Note Power Panel is
30. installed together with PVA Agents by default but can be disabled on your wish On the Master Server or any other computer open the available Web browser and log in to Parallels Virtual Automation by typing the Management Server IP address or hostname and the open TCP port default port is 4648 in the address bar The resulting line may look like as follows https 10 50 120 70 4648 When logging in from the Management Server replace the IP address with localhost Note You can access the Management Server and therefore all Parallels Virtual Automation functionality from any computer on the network irrespective whether it has any Parallels Virtual Automation components installed or not The point is that as soon as you connect to the Management Server you automatically connect to its Control Center and thus can use it remotely When the browser displays the login window type your user name and password and click the Login button To log in as an administrator provide the administrative credentials for the operating system installed on the Master Server Now that you have successfully logged in to Parallels Virtual Automation you can deploy your virtual infrastructure by registering the required physical servers and creating virtual environments The following section Interface Overview p 22 will help you to get accustomed to the Parallels Virtual Automation interface while the Managing Virtual Environments p 33 an
31. ion templates from one physical server to another making Container templates stored on the Master Server available to other registered physical servers consolidating server IP addresses into a network address range Registering a new physical server for management via Parallels Virtual Automation is simple and all it takes is entering the following information on the new server 1 The server s valid IP address that will be used by Parallels Virtual Automation components to connect to this server Enter this IP address to the Server Address field in the Connection to Physical Server section The administrative login and password to connect to the physical server as the Administrator root Specify the credentials in the Administrative Login to Hardware Node section Selecting the Force Registration even if Node is already registered in another Server Group check box is the option to choose when the physical server you are registering has already been and still is registered in another Server Group and you need it to be registered in your Server Group If you forcibly register the server it will be removed from the Server Group it currently belongs to Clicking the Register button initiates the registering procedure Managing Physical Servers 27 Logging in to Physical Servers a if you are managing a physical server with the Windows operating system installed you can use Remote Desktop Connection a standard Windows application
32. l Automation You can create either a virtual machine or a Container The two types belong to different software virtualization technologies and have a number of differences in their configuration settings When deciding on the new virtual environment type you may consider the following points Containers are less resource consuming than virtual machines as they do not emulate the physical server hardware Virtual machines require a guest OS to be installed after creation while Containers are created with a guest OS and can be started right away The virtual machine OS unlike a Container OS does not depend on the physical serve OS You can choose any operating system you need from the list of supported OSs for the virtual machine In virtual machines you can install Mac OS Note that only virtual machines being created and stored on Mac OS physical servers can have Mac Os as a guest operating system Each virtual environment configuration you make up during the creation process contains a number of advanced settings that you may skip when learning the basics of Parallels Virtual Automation In case you would want to learn more about the advanced options you can click the help button in the upper right hand corner of the window or see Parallels Virtual Automation Administrator s Guide Creating Virtual Machines Creation of a Parallels Server virtual machine is quite an easy process during which you define basic virtua
33. l Automation consists of several components and an auxiliary tool The main Parallels Virtual Automation components are PVA Management Server On any clean physical server This component ensures the without any software communication between the slave virtualization technology or physical servers and their virtual on a Container environments The physical server with PVA Control Center PVA Management Server component installed is called Master Server It is a part of the PVA Management Server component and is always installed together with it Thus you are able to interact with the remote physical servers and have means to observe your virtual infrastructure It is the PVA front end that you see in the browser window after logging in to Parallels Virtual Automation When talking about the Parallels Virtual Automation interface we are actually talking about the Control Center interface PVA Agent for Parallels Server On a dedicated physical The component ensures the interaction server that has either of the between this physical server the Master following software installed Server and your client computer Without this component a physical server cannot be registered in Master Server Parallels Server 4 Bare Metal or Parallels Server for Mac Such server is also called a Slave server PVA Agent for Virtuozzo Parallels Power Panel Installing Parallels Virtual Automation 8 On a dedicated
34. l machine settings and create initial configuration that you can edit later from the virtual machine dashboard or with the help of Parallels Server To create a new virtual machine perform the following actions 1 Click the New button and select Virtual Environment from the drop down list 2 In the New Virtual Environments Begin screen select the type of virtual environment you want to create in this case it will be Parallels Server Virtual Machine As you make the selection you are prompted to define on what physical server the virtual machine will reside in the Hardware Node Selection section You can either let Parallels Virtual Automation select the server for you or specify one on yourself Managing Virtual Environments 35 In the Virtual Environment Configuration section specify the number of virtual machines to be created and the virtual environment template to be applied to them The list of templates is built up of the Library templates If there are none the list will be empty New kt infrastructure gt Screen ID 11 00 00 00 00 New Virtual Environments Begin Ginet Puer Level This is the first step of the Virtus Environment creation wizard On this screen you can specify the number of Virtual Environments and Virtual Environment Template Click Neot to proceed with the creation Virtualization Technology Selection Parallels Virtuozzo Container 9 Parallels Server Virtual Machine LJ
35. ll PVA Management Server component directly on it First you should create a Container by means of Parallels Virtuozzo Containers software and then install the PVA component inside the Container In this case the physical server can act as a Master Server and a Slave Server at the same time A bare metal physical server with Parallels Server Bare Metal software installed This case is much alike the previous one First you should create a Container and then install the PVA Management Server component into it The physical server also can act as a Master Server and a Slave Server at the same time AMac OS physical server with Parallels Server for Mac software installed The Mac already has a virtualization technology installed preventing from installing PVA Management Server But the PVA component can be installed on a virtual machine created by means of Parallels Server for Mac The Parallels Server for Mac documentation provides full instructions on creating virtual machines Slave Server A Slave Server is a dedicated physical server that has one of the Parallels software virtual technologies installed On this physical server PVA Agent for Parallels Server and or PVA Agent for Virtuozzo should be installed depending on the software virtualization technology the server already has For example a bare metal computer with Parallels Server Bare Metal software allows you to install both PVA Agents thus to have Containers and virtual machines
36. llels Virtual Automation 6 45 on Linux 16 on Mac OS X 17 on Windows 15 Interface Overview 21 Introduction e 4 L Logging in to Containers 38 Logging in to Physical Servers 26 Logging in to Virtual Machines e 38 Logging Into Containers e 38 Physical Servers 26 Virtual Environment e 38 Virtual Machines e 38 Logging into Virtual Environments e 38 Managing Containers e 32 Physical Servers 23 Virtual Environment e 32 Virtual Machines 32 Managing Parallels Licenses 30 Managing Physical Servers e 23 Managing Virtual Environments e 32 Monitoring Physical Server Resources e 28 P Parallels Virtual Automation basics e 19 components e 7 getting started with 19 infrastructure e 7 interface e 21 Parallels Virtual Automation Basics e 19 Parallels Virtual Automation Infrastructure 7 Physical Servers logging into e 26 managing 23 rebooting e 29 registering e 25 resources e 28 R Rebooting Physical Server 29 Registering Physical Servers e 25 S Software Requirements 13 Starting Containers e 37 Virtual Environment e 37 Virtual Machines 37 Starting and Stopping Virtual Environments e 37 Stopping Containers e 37 Virtual Environment e 37 Virtual Machines 37 System Requirements 11 hardware requirements 12 software requirements e 13 V Virtual Environment creating e 32 deleting e 39 logging into e 38 managing e 32 starting e 37 stopping e 37 Virtual Ma
37. llels Virtual Automation 9 The PVA Management Server component cannot be installed directly on a Parallels Server Bare Metal physical server due to the virtualization software already installed on this server The workaround solution is to create a Container on the PSBM physical server and to launch the PVA installation there A Container is free from any virtualization technologies so you can easily install PVA Management Server on it To ensure a successful installation the Container should be created on the basis of the ve slm 2048MB conf sample template The PVA Management Server component cannot be as well installed on a dedicated Mac Linux or Windows based physical server But creating a virtual environment on this physical server allows you to launch the PVA Management Server component installation inside it Create a Container on Linux or Windows server and a virtual machine with any OS on a Mac server For the instructions on creating a Container refer to the Parallels Virtuozzo Containers for Linux User Guide or Parallels Virtuozzo Containers for Windows User Guide For the instructions on creating a virtual machine refer to the Parallels Server for Mac documentation Planning Your Parallels Virtual Automation Management System Please pay attention to the following scheme This is an example of a possible Parallels Virtual Automation management system Of course your management system may vary from the scheme below b
38. n refer to the Parallels Virtual Automation Installation Guide for Mac OS If a Windows based Linux based Mac OS based or Parallels Server bare metal computer serves as a Slave Server where virtual environments will be stored and managed then Parallels Virtual Automation will call for more complex hardware The general considerations regarding the configuration of your physical servers could be as follows CPUs The more virtual environments you plan to run simultaneously the more CPUS you need Memory The more memory you have the more virtual environments you can run The exact figure depends on the number and nature of applications you are planning to run in your virtual environments Disk space Each virtual environment occupies 40 150 MB of hard disk space for system files in addition to the user data inside the virtual environment for example web site content You should consider it when planning disk partitioning and the number of virtual environments to run Installing Parallels Virtual Automation 14 Intel VT x or AMD V hardware virtualization technology support for Parallels Server Bare Metal virtual machines management For the detailed and more concrete information on the requirements for the physical computer see Parallels Server Bare Metal Administration Guide Parallels Virtuozzo Containers for Linux and Parallels Virtuozzo Containers for Windows User Guides and Parallels Server for Mac Administ
39. nal state you cannot perform any action on it until the operation is finished To change the virtual environment state go the Virtual Environments tab of the Infrastructure page and click the Start Stop Pause or Restart button to perform the corresponding action On clicking one of these buttons this action is logged The current status of the virtual environment is available in the Status table of the virtual environment dashboard The history of the status changes can be viewed from the Logs gt Tasks page of the virtual environment Note Some operations are available either for virtual machines or Containers For example you can pause virtual machines only Logging into Virtual Environments Sometimes you may find it necessary to log in to a virtual environment to monitor or manage it from the inside The topics in this section explain how you can do this using PVA Control Center Logging in to Virtual Machines You can connect to the virtual machine via Virtual Network Computing VNC a graphical desktop sharing system To connect to a virtual machine via VNC do the following 1 Make sure that the required virtual machine is running If it is not start it via PVA 2 Open the virtual machine Console tab by selecting the corresponding option from the virtual machine context menu right click the virtual machine name and select Open Console or by clicking Open Console in the Tasks section of the virtual machine Summar
40. nd either click Back to go back to the previous steps and change them or click Create to schedule the new virtual machine creation task At this point you will be redirected to the Virtual Environments tab of the Infrastructure screen The information bar at the top of the screen informs you about the scheduled task and provides the Details link to the task progress information After the virtual machine is created you can find it in the list of available virtual environments If it doesn t appear click the Refresh button and check again Managing Virtual Environments 37 Creating Containers The procedure of Parallels Container creation is a little bit more complicated than that of a Parallels virtual machine since almost every window contains not only the basic configuration options but also a number of advanced settings The good thing about it is that you can easily skip the advanced options or simply use the default parameters that the Parallels Virtual Automation team has developed for your convenience Or you may learn more about these options by clicking the help button and reading the corresponding help page In any case you can always edit the Container configuration later from the Container dashboard or with the help of Parallel Virtuozzo Container software To create a new Container perform the following actions 1 Click the 3 New button and select Virtual Environment from the drop down list 2 n the New Virtu
41. nne rennen nns 39 Logging into Virtual Environment ccccccccesscessceeeceeecesecsecececsecsaecaaecaeeeaeceseeeeeeseesseeesesaeenseceaeeeneeeneeas 40 Logging in to Virtual Machines ce tee te eee E ERE ROME E E EREE E 40 Logeing in to CODtaIers et ERR ERR RETE ERE ee ce 41 Deleting Virtual Environments cte RE CHEER Ee e ERRARE ERE Ree E REDE beer e 42 Glossary 43 Index 45 CHAPTER 1 Introduction Parallels Virtual Automation is a flexible and easy to use administration tool designed for managing physical servers with Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Parallels Server Bare Metal or Parallels Server for Mac software With Parallels Virtual Automation you can create groups of physical servers and perform both collective and individual administration operations on these groups Moreover you can manage the virtual environments residing on the registered physical servers their productivity and resources system tasks and processes configuration and much more To work with the registered physical servers and their virtual environments you will need a standard Web browser running on any platform This guide is aimed at a wide range of users who are new io Parallels Virtual Automation or just want to make sure they are doing everything right You can read more about Parallels Virtual Automation and its functionality in Parallels Virtual Automation Administrator s Guide In This Chapter Getting TSS PD eae ie end
42. o the following 1 Go to the Virtual Environments tab of the Infrastructure window choose the virtual environment and click the Delete icon All the virtual environments scheduled for removing are listed in the Delete Virtual Environment section of the Delete screen 2 To delete the listed virtual environments select the Yes want to delete the Virtual Environment s check box and click the Delete button otherwise click Cancel When removing virtual environment please keep in mind the following Removing a virtual environment means that the private area of the virtual environment is completely deleted from the Host OS and all the virtual environment private files are irrevocably erased from the physical server Deleting a considerable number of virtual environments may take a while Glossary 43 Glossary Application template is a template used to install a set of applications on virtual environments See also Template Container is a virtual private server which is functionally identical to an isolated standalone server with its own IP addresses processes files its own users database its own configuration files applications system libraries and so on Containers on one and the same physical server or Hardware node share one OS kernel However they are isolated from each other EZ template is built up from separate chunks of code that are uploaded from the web every time you pick an EZ template to install in the Con
43. o the previous steps and change them or click Create to schedule the new Container creation task At this point you will be redirected to the Virtual Environments tab of the Infrastructure window The information bar at the top of the window informs you about the scheduled task and provides the Details link to the task progress information After the Container is created you can find it in the list of available virtual environments If it doesn t appear click the D Refresh button and check again Starting and Stopping Virtual Environments A virtual environment can be started up restarted paused and shut down like an ordinary computer Depending on the virtual environment state only those operations are accessible that comply with its current state For example a running virtual environment cannot be started for obvious reasons and so on The following states can be characterized as stable sous owen Running The virtual environment is running therefore it may be restarted suspended pauses or stopped The virtual environment is stopped therefore it may only be started n Repairing The virtual environment is being repaired You cannot perform any action on the virtual environment until you click the Finish Repair button Managing Virtual Environments 40 Besides these states a virtual environment may be in one of the transitional states mounting starting stopping etc When a virtual environment is in a transitio
44. oinstaller If you choose to install from the archives please turn to the Parallels Virtual Automation Installation Guides for Windows Mac OS and Linux PSBM You can download Parallels Virtual Automation 4 6 distribution from the Parallels download page http www parallels com download pva In This Chapter Parallels Virtual Automation Infrastructure esseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeererresesrrrirrrnssssrrrrrrnnee Ee le E EE Installing on Parallels Server Bare Metal fie beienee VE ue e Rei En EE Itten MAS EE Installing Parallels Virtual Automation 7 Parallels Virtual Automation Infrastructure With Parallels Virtual Automation you can easily deploy an effectively functioning virtual infrastructure that can help you to significantly reduce your costs in terms of time and resources While Parallels software virtualization products enable you to create complex formations of virtual environments you may find it hard to manage these formations using different management tools However with Parallels Virtual Automation you can handle this challenging task with ease Since Parallels Virtual Automation supports the whole set of the Parallels products you can use it with any of its virtualization solutions be it Parallels Virtuozzo Containers or Parallels Server virtual machines Before you start installing Parallels Virtual Automation you should learn about its components and their role in the management process Parallels Virtua
45. ontext sensitive help You can open a help page for the current screen by clicking the Help link in the right upper corner Parallels Web Site Parallels web site http www parallels com Explore the Support web page that includes product help files and the FAQ section Parallels Knowledge Base Parallels Knowledge Base hitp kb parallels com This online resource comprises valuable articles about using the Parallels Virtual Automation Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Parallels Server Bare Metal and Parallels Server for Mac products Feedback If you spot a typo in this guide or if you have thought of a way to make this guide better we would love to hear from you The ideal place for your comments and suggestions is the Parallels documentation feedback page http www parallels com en support usersdoc CHAPTER 2 Installing Parallels Virtual Automation Installing Parallels Virtual Automation components is a quick and easy procedure that comprises basic steps starting Parallels Virtual Automation installer configuring installation options selecting the Parallels Virtual Automation components to be installed Parallels Virtual Automation components can be installed either via the Parallels Virtual Automation autoinstaller or from the Parallels Virtual Automation installation archives that you should download on your physical servers This guide contains instructions on how to install Parallels Virtual Automation via the aut
46. ot need to additionally install Parallels Virtuozzo Containers license on PSBM physical servers to run Containers on them Any of the licenses can be installed either as a key string or as a text file with the help of the Install License Key or Install License File links correspondingly Whereas a license key can be installed directly on the target physical server the license file first should be uploaded to Parallels Virtual Automation and only then it can be installed on the physical server A license includes a set of parameters the full list of which such as the number of CPUS virtual environments or users your license allows you to have on the physical server is available on the screen which opens if you click the key number of the license or the license serial number If any of these parameters has been or will be changed say you upgraded your physical server with more CPUs or want to extend the limit of the virtual environments that the physical server may host you will need to update your physical server license as well You may also want to update the license if the data in the Status or Expiration columns suggest that you do For example if the Status column tells you that the license is invalid or expired or the expiration date displayed in the Expiration column is close this is a good reason to update it Finally you can update your trial license To update your license select its checkbox on the list and click Refresh on
47. ould have a virtualization technology installed Parallels Virtuozzo Containers software for Linux and Windows based computers Parallels Serve Bare Metal software for a bare metal computer and Parallels Server for Mac software for Mac OS computers Software Requirements for PVA Master Server AF It a Windows based computer serves as a Master Server it should be free from any software virtualization technology and can have one of the following operating systems Windows 2003 Windows 2008 Windows 2008 R2 it a Linux based computer serves as a Master Server it should be a physical server without any software virtualization technology running x64 or i386 versions of SUSE Linux 10 Installing Parallels Virtual Automation 15 CentOS 5 CentOS 5 1 CentOS 5 2 CentOS 5 3 CentOS 5 4 RHEL 5 RHEL 5 1 RHEL 5 2 RHEL 5 3 RHEL 5 4 SLES 9 SLES 10 If a Parallels Server Bare Metal computer serves as a Master Server it should have a Parallels Container created by means of the Parallels Virtuozzo Containers product This Container will be used as the hosting computer for the PVA Management Server component A Linux and Windows based computer may also serve as a Master Server even they it have a software virtualization product installed Parallels Virtuozzo Containers In this case you should create a Container and start the PVA Management Server component installation there The Linux Container should be created on the basis of
48. ration Guide Software Requirements Software Requirements for PVA Client Computer A Client computer p 7 should have one of the supported Web browser clients Internet Explorer 6 x and above for Windows Mozilla Firefox 2 x and 3 x for all platforms Safari 3 x for Mac Although other browsers will most likely work only those listed above have been extensively tested for compatibility with Parallels Virtual Automation Software Requirements for PVA Slave Server Ar Il it a Windows or Linux based computer serves as a Slave Server p 7 where virtual environments will be stored and managed then Parallels Virtual Automation will call for more complex requirements as the creation and management of Containers demand more complex software resources So in choosing an appropriate Windows and Linux based computer you should be guided by the Parallels Virtuozzo Containers system requirements For the detailed and more concrete information on the requirements see Parallels Virtuozzo Containers for Linux and Parallels Virtuozzo Containers for Windows user guides A Parallels Server Bare Metal and a Mac OS server can also serve as a Slave Server p 7 The servers should comply with the Parallels Server Bare Metal and Parallels Server for Mac system instructions respectively This ensures that all the necessary resources for creating and managing virtual machines are preserved Any physical server that will be managed via PVA sh
49. s and Parallels Server license is a special license that you should install on the Hardware Node to be able to start using the virtual environments software Every Hardware Node shall have its own unique Server license Virtual Machine is an emulation of a physical computer by means of Parallels Server virtualization technology It is functionally identical to an isolated standalone server A virtual machine has its own virtual hardware and requires an operating system to control its hardware The installed operating system and its applications are isolated inside the virtual machine and share physical hardware resources of the physical server where the virtual machine resides Virtual Environment is a generic name for virtual machines and Containers Index B Backing up and Restoring 4 6 Master Server 27 C Containers creating e 35 deleting e 39 logging into e 38 starting e 37 stopping e 37 Creating Container 35 Virtual Environment e 32 Virtual Machine 33 Creating Containers e 35 Creating Virtual Environments e 32 Creating Virtual Machines e 33 D Deleting Containers e 39 Virtual Environment e 39 Virtual Machines e 39 Deleting Virtual Environments e 39 F Feedback ez G Getting Help 4 Getting Started 19 Glossary 40 H Hardware Requirements e 12 I Installing on Linux 16 Installing on Mac OS e 17 Installing on Parallels Server Bare Metal 14 Installing on Windows 15 Installing Para
50. sary autoinstaller from the Parallels official web site http www parallels com download pva to the physical server where you are going to install Parallels Virtual Automation Go down to the directory where the autoinstaller is stored Start the autoinstaller by executing the following command autoinstaller file name Installing Parallels Virtual Automation 16 In the above command autoinstaller file name stands for the name of the autoinstaller file 4 In the Welcome to pva setup window click Configure to specify the Internet repository information and the local download directory to which you want to upload the files After you have specified the necessary information click OK and then Next to proceed with the installation 5 n the Choose installation type window choose the installation type By default you are offered to install PVA Agent for Virtuozzo and PVA Agent for Parallels Server components PVA Power Panel component Note Installing Power Panel component is optional whereas installing both PVA Agents is obligatory SNMP component This component can be installed on the physical server only if the net snmp gt 5 1 1 3 package is present on the server Click Next to start the installation Keep in mind that by default the wizard will install both the PVA Agents and PVA Power Panel components If you want to deselect PVA Power Panel or select the SNMP component select Custom installation and click
51. tainer This means that an EZ template is not an independent package but rather a unit containing all the necessary information about repositories from where the necessary packages will be uploaded to the physical server Hardware Node is a physical server where the Parallels software is installed for hosting virtual environments The Hardware Node term is used in the product interface while in technical documentation you will find the term physical server Hardware Virtualization or hypervisor virtualizes at the hardware level creating a duplicate of all system resources such as operating system CPU memory and configuration files Host Operating System or Host OS is an operating system installed on the physical server Master Server is a physical server where the Parallels Virtual Automation Management Server component is installed OS template or Operating System template is used to create new virtual environments with a preinstalled operating system See also Template Parallels Virtual Automation is a tool designed for managing physical server and all virtual environments residing on them with the help of a standard Web browser on any platform Parallels Power Panel is an easy to use web based tool designed for administering single personal virtual environment With Power Panel a user with administrative access to a virtual environment can easily perform many critical management tasks while not requiring access rights to the
52. tart the Containers After Creation Administrative Password Type Password III Retype the password gt Advanced Configuration gt Offline Management gt Permissions Required fields Back Next crexe GI camel When finished click Next to define the network settings or click Create to apply the default settings and create the Container In the New Containers Network Configuration screen provide the connection information that will be used for connecting to the new Container such as the Container hostname and its IP address Click Next In the New Containers Resources Customization screen adjust the advanced settings concerning the Container CPU memory and operating system parameters Since setting up these values is quite a challenging task you can use the default settings Note If you d like to learn more about the advanced options you can click the Help button in the upper right hand corner of the window or see Parallels Virtual Automation Administrator s Guide Managing Virtual Environments 39 6 In the New Containers Application Selection screen specify the applications you want to automatically install in the Container upon its creation To select an application select it in the Available Applications list and click to move it to the Scheduled for Installation list as shown below 7 Inthe Review screen check the Container configuration settings you have specified and either click Back to go back t
53. the Infrastructure oriented left menu which if clicked on leads to its dashboard Logical View Displays the custom structure of the registered physical servers The Logical View provides a flexible solution for Server Groups arrangement as it enables you to add one and the same physical server to several groups or R place virtual environments hosted on different servers in one folder esource Library Provides quick access to the auxiliary information such as IP Pools available virtual environment templates etc Management Provides access to the Parallels Virtual Automation management tools such as the Scheduler or the Support error report tool Provides access to the general configuration information such as Licensing or Security settings By default the left menu frame displays all available menu items from Infrastructure 23 to Setup However you can change the menu layout by clicking any of the buttons placed on the bottom While the actual appearance of the Parallels Virtual Automation interface content part on the right frame is dictated by the tag opened at the moment there are always two main operational levels the virtual environments level and the physical servers level that determine its overall appearance and the available options Both levels afford to perform operations on a single virtual environment or physical server as well as multiple operations Each time you click on a Datacenter or on
54. to connect to the physical server by means of the Remote Desktop Protocol RDP Note The option is available only for Internet Explorer 5 0 or above To connect to a physical server via RDP do the following 1 Open the Remote Desktop window by clicking the Remote Desktop button on the Server s toolbar 2 In the Remote Desktop window click the Login button to open a Remote Desktop session If you are doing this for the first time your browser may display a security warning asking you to install additional components Click Yes and wait for the Remote Desktop terminal window to appear 3 In this window specify your user name and password you created for this Physical Server and click Enter to get connected to the physical server and start sending commands to the server via Remote Desktop Git you are managing a physical server with the Linux operating system installed you can use the Secure Shell ssh application to remotely connect to the Server and work inside its directory tree using standard Linux command line tools Note The option is available only for Internet Explorer 5 0 or above To connect to a Physical Server by ssh do the following 1 Open the SSH Connection window by clicking the Terminal Login button on the Server s toolbar 2 In the SSH Connection window specify your user name and password you created for this Physical Server and click Login to get connected If you are doing this for the first time your
55. to start the installation For the instructions on how to install Parallels Virtual Automation from the installation archive refer to the Parallels Virtual Automation Installation Guide Installing on Linux You can install Parallels Virtual Automation on your Linux based physical server using the autoinstaller The autoinstaller scans the physical server and offers to download and to install only those Parallels Virtual Automation components that can be installed on this server Thus the autoinstaller saves the downloading time and the disk space The installation procedure consists of the following steps 1 Download the necessary autoinstaller from the Parallels official web site http www parallels com download pva to the physical server where you are going to install Parallels Virtual Automation 2 Go down to the directory where the autoinstaller is stored Start the autoinstaller by executing the following command autoinstaller file name In the above command autoinstaller file name stands for the name of the autoinstaller file 4 7 Installing Parallels Virtual Automation 18 In the Welcome to pva setup window click Configure to specify the Internet repository information and the local download directory to which you want to upload the files After you have specified the necessary information click OK and then Next to proceed with the installation In the Choose installation Type window choose the installation
56. type The component for the default installation may differ This depends on whether the physical server is clean or already has any software virtualization technology installed on it f the physical server is clean i e has no software virtualization technology installed you will be offered to install the PVA Management Server component by default Click Next to start the installation If you want to change the destination folder for the Management Server component choose Custom installation and click Next f the physical server has Parallels Virtuozzo Containers installed you will be offered to install the PVA Agent for Virtuozzo component Keep in mind that by default the wizard will install both the PVA Agent for Virtuozzo and PVA Power Panel component Additionally you can install SNMP component This component can be installed on the physical server only if the net snmp gt 5 1 1 3 package is present on the server If you want to deselect PVA Power Panel or select SNMP component select Custom installation and click Next Pass on to the next step After you have selected Custom installation you will see the Choose components to install window displayed Choose the component to be installed and if necessary change the default destination folder for the components installed Click Next to start the installation For the instructions on how to install Parallels Virtual Automation from the installation archive refer to the
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58. ut nevertheless it will help you to understand the Parallels Virtual Automation basics more clearly Installing Parallels Virtual Automation 10 vy Master Server PVA 4 6 Management Server Provider KA Slave Server Slave Server KA Slave Server PVA 4 6 Agent PVA 4 6 Agent PVA 4 6 Agent for Virtuozzo for Parallels Server for Parallels Server U Parallels Virtuoso Containers Parallels Server 4 Bare Metal Parallels Server for Mac 4 0 Parallels Power Panel Customer Customer Customer for Windows 4 5 Installing Parallels Virtual Automation 11 So let us analyze the Parallels Virtual Automation management system displayed on the scheme It consists of Master Server Master Server is a physical server where all other subordinate physical servers are registered On this physical server PVA Management Server component should be installed Note PVA Management Server component is always installed together with the PVA Control Center component What physical server can be used as a Master Server A clean physical server with Linux Windows or Mac operating system This server should have no Parallels virtualization software installed PVA Management Server component is installed directly on the physical server A Linux or Windows based physical server with Parallels Virtuozzo Containers software installed As such physical server already has a software virtualization technology installed you cannot insta
59. y tab On the Console tab the virtual machine remote display will open automatically Managing Virtual Environments 41 If you do this for the first time your browser may display a security warning asking you to install additional components Click Yes and wait for the remote desktop window to appear In this window specify your user name and password you created for this virtual machine and click Enter to get connected to the virtual machine and start sending commands to it via VNC Logging in to Containers You can use Remote Desktop Connection a standard Windows application to connect to a Windows Container by means of the Remote Desktop Protocol RDP Note The feature is available only for Internet Explorer 6 x and above To connect to a Container via RDP do the following 1 Make sure that the required Container is running If it is not start it 2 Open the Remote Desktop window by selecting the corresponding option either from the Container s context menu right click the Container s name and select Log In gt Remote Desktop or from the Container s toolbar click the Log In button and select Remote Desktop 3 In the Remote Desktop window click the Login button to open a Remote Desktop session If you are doing this for the first time your browser may display a security warning asking you to install additional components Click Yes and wait for the Remote Desktop terminal window to appear 4 In this window
60. your physical server is presented in the following tables corresponding to the number of partitions logical disks Mount Point Point The name The name oF the parition logialdiskusinginaresource the partition logical disk using the resource Used amount of disk size in the partition logical disk Free amount of disk size in the partition logical disk The total amount of disk size allocated for the partition logical disk The information on the Memory usage is displayed in the following way Fed jeep O S O Physical memory The percentage of the current physical server utilization in terms of allocated memory Swap Space The percentage of the current physical server utilization in terms of allocated swap space The bar is not displayed if swapping is not configured on the physical server RAM Swap The simple average of the resources above Managing Physical Servers 30 If you need to free some of the resources click the Resources tab You will see which of the virtual environments hosted on the physical server consume the biggest piece of a corresponding resource Then depending on how important the operations run on these virtual environments are you can suspend some of them A suspended virtual environments stays put and so its processes and services do to be later resumed from the checkpoint Suspending virtual environments is a good method to release the physical server recourses for a certain period of tim

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