Parallels Server 4.0 Macintosh Installation guide

Brand: Parallels

Model: Server 4.0 Macintosh

Category: System management software

Type: Installation guide

Parallels Server for

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Contents

Introduction 4

About Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 .............................................................................................................. 5

About This Guide ......................................................................................................................................... 6

Organization of This Guide............................................................................................................... 6

Documentation Conventions ............................................................................................................. 6

Getting Help ................................................................................................................................................. 8

Feedback ...................................................................................................................................................... 8

Preparing for Installation 9

Learning Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 Components..................................................................................... 9

Checking Installation Requirements ............................................................................................................ 9

Hardware Compatibility .................................................................................................................. 10

Software Compatibility ................................................................................................................... 10

Network Requirements ................................................................................................................... 10

Obtaining Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 ...................................................................................................... 11

Installing Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 12

Installation in a Nutshell ............................................................................................................................ 12

Installing Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 ....................................................................................................... 13

Installing Parallels Virtual Automation Automatically ................................................................... 16

Installing Parallels Virtual Automation Manually .......................................................................... 19

Upgrading to Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 ................................................................................................. 21

Removing Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 ..................................................................................................... 22

Starting to Work in Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 23

Using Parallels Management Console ........................................................................................................ 24

Setting Up Parallels Management Console on a Remote Computer ............................................... 25

Connecting to Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 .................................................................................... 30

Using Command-Line Interface ................................................................................................................. 32

Index 34

Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 is a virtualization solution developed by Parallels and allowing you

to create virtual machines on Intel-based Macs with Intel VT-x support.

In This Chapter

About Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 ....................................................................................... 5

About This Guide .................................................................................................................. 6

Getting Help .......................................................................................................................... 8

Feedback ............................................................................................................................... 8

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Introduction

Introduction 5

About Parallels Server for Mac 4.0

Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 is a virtualization software that enables you to efficiently use the

hardware resources of a physical computer by sharing them between multiple virtual machines

hosted on this computer. Parallels Server for Mac can be installed on Intel-based Macs with

Intel VT-x support. Once Parallels Server for Mac is installed, you can create virtual machines

and manage them using the following tools:

 Parallels Management Console. Parallels Management Console is the main management tool

for Parallels Server for Mac with a graphical user interface. This tool can be used to manage

physical servers and Parallels virtual machines residing on them both locally and remotely.

 Command-line interface (CLI). Command-line interface comprises a set of Parallels

command-line utilities and can be used to manage virtual machines both locally and

remotely.

Graphically, a Mac with the Parallels Server for Mac software installed can be represented as

follows:

Introduction 6

About This Guide

The Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 Installation Guide provides detailed information on installing

Parallels Server for Mac on your server, including the pre-requisites and the stages you shall

pass.

The primary audience for this guide is anyone interested in installing and putting Parallels

Server for Mac in operation on their servers.

Organization of This Guide

This guide is organized in the following way:

 Chapter 1, Introduction, gives an overview of Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 and this guide.

 Chapter 2, Preparing for Installation, describes the hardware and software requirements your

Mac must meet to successfully install Parallels Server for Mac 4.0.

 Chapter 3, Installing Parallels Server for Mac 4.0, provides detailed information on how to

install Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 on your Mac.

 Chapter 4, Starting to Work in Parallels Server for Mac 4.0, provides instructions on how to

start working in Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 using Parallels Management Console and

Parallels command line utilities.

Documentation Conventions

Before you start using this guide, it is important to understand the documentation conventions

used in it.

The table below presents the existing formatting conventions.

Formatting convention Type of Information Example

Special Bold

Items you must select, such as

menu options, command

buttons, or items in a list.

Go to the Resources tab.

Titles of chapters, sections, and

subsections.

Read the Basic Administration chapter.

Introduction 7

Italics Used to emphasize the

importance of a point, to

introduce a term or to designate

a command-line placeholder,

which is to be replaced with a

real name or value.

These are the so-called EZ templates.

To destroy a Container, type vzctl

destroy ctid.

Monospace

The names of commands, files,

and directories.

Use vzctl start to start a

Container.

Preformatted

On-screen computer output in

your command-line sessions;

source code in XML, C++, or

other programming languages.

Saved parameters for Container

101

Monospace Bold

What you type, as contrasted

with on-screen computer

output.

# rpm –V virtuozzo-release

Key+Key Key combinations for which

the user must press and hold

down one key and then press

another.

Ctrl+P, Alt+F4

Besides the formatting conventions, you should also know about the document organization

convention applied to Parallels documents: chapters in all guides are divided into sections,

which, in their turn, are subdivided into subsections. For example, About This Guide is a section,

and Documentation Conventions is a subsection.

Introduction 8

Getting Help

In addition to this guide, there are a number of other resources available for Parallels Server for

Mac that can help you use the product more effectively. These resources include:

Manuals:

 Getting Started With Parallels Server for Mac 4.0. This guide provides basic

information on how to install Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 on your Mac, create new

virtual machines, and perform the main operations on them. As distinct from this guide,

it does not contain detailed description of all the operations needed to install and set

Parallels Server for Mac to work (e.g. upgrading to Parallels Server for Mac 4.0).

 Parallels Server Transporter Guide. This guide contains extensive information on

Parallels Transporter - a Parallels utility for migrating physical or virtual computers or

separate volumes to Parallels virtual machines or Parallels virtual disks.

 Parallels Server Image Tool User Guide. This guide contains information on Parallels

Image Tool - a Parallels utility for configuring the capacity, type, and format of your

virtual hard disks and for merging snapshots of your virtual machines.

 Parallels Command Line Reference Guide. This guide is a complete reference on all

Parallels Server for Mac configuration files and command line utilities.

Help systems:

 Getting Started with Parallels Management Console. This help system provides

information on how to start working in Parallels Management Console. You will learn

how to install this application on your computer, connect to a physical server running

Parallels Server for Mac, and perform the basic operations on your virtual machines.

 Parallels Management Console User's Guide. This help system provides detailed

information on Parallels Management Console - a graphical user interface tool for

managing Parallels Server for Mac and virtual machines.

General resources:

 Parallels website (http://www.parallels.com). The Support web page containing product

help files and the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section.

 Parallels Knowledge Base (http://kb.parallels.com/). The online resource providing

valuable articles about Parallels Server for Mac and other Parallels products.

Feedback

If you spot a typo in this guide, or if you have thought of a way to make this guide better, you

can share your comments and suggestions with us by completing the documentation feedback

form on our website (http://www.parallels.com/en/support/usersdoc/).

This chapter describes the hardware and software requirements a Mac must meet to successfully

install Parallels Server for Mac 4.0. It also provides information on how to obtain the Parallels

Server for Mac installation file.

In This Chapter

Learning Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 Components ............................................................. 9

Checking Installation Requirements ..................................................................................... 9

Obtaining Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 ................................................................................. 11

Learning Parallels Server for Mac

4.0 Components

Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 comprises four major components:

 Parallels Server for Mac. Parallels Server for Mac is a hypervisor-based virtualization

software allowing you to create and run Parallels virtual machines on Intel-based Macs

(hereafter, Parallels servers).

 Parallels Management Console. Parallels Management Console is the main tool for managing

Parallels Server for Mac and virtual machines. You can use this tool on both the Parallels

server and a remote computer.

 Parallels Command Line. Parallels Command Line includes a number of command line

utilities for managing Parallels Server for Mac and virtual machines both locally and

remotely.

Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 also includes a number of special utilities facilitating your work

with virtual machines:

 Parallels Transporter. Parallels Transporter is an application for migrating physical

computers and disks to Parallels virtual machines.

 Parallels Server Image Tool. Parallels Image Tool is an application for configuring the format

and properties of hard disks used by Parallels virtual machines.

 Parallels Server Mounter. Parallels Mounter is an application for mounting Parallels virtual

hard disks in the Mac OS Finder.

Checking Installation Requirements

Before installing Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 on your Mac, make sure that it meets the

requirements listed in this section.

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Preparing for Installation

Preparing for Installation 10

Hardware Compatibility

Parallels Server for Mac can be installed on a server that meets the following hardware

requirements:

 Platform:

Intel-powered X86 or x86-64 platform with Intel VT-x support (Apple Xserve or Mac Pro

recommended).

Note: To run 64-bit operating systems, an Intel Mac with a Core 2 Duo or Xeon processor is

required.

 CPU:

1.5 GHz or higher processor (a 64-bit processor is required for launching 64-bit guest

operating systems).

 Memory:

2 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended).

 Hard disk space:

300 MB of free disk space for Parallels Server for Mac.

30 GB of free disk space for each virtual machine.

 Network:

Ethernet network adapter.

Valid IP address.

 Other hardware:

DVD-ROM drive.

The actual number of virtual machines you can run on a Parallels server depends on the

resources they require. In general, the more CPU power and memory the server has, the higher

is the performance of virtual machines running on it.

Software Compatibility

Parallels Server for Mac can be installed on Intel-based Macs running the following versions of

Mac OS X:

 Mac OS X Server v10.5.2 Leopard or later

 Mac OS X v10.5.2 Leopard or later

 Mac OS X Server v10.6 Snow Leopard or later

 Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard or later

Network Requirements

To connect to a Mac with Parallels Server for Mac (for example, to manage it with Parallels

Management Console), you need to establish a network connection (wireless or wired) between

this Mac and the remote computer. To do this, you must have a valid IP address for the Mac as

well as other IP parameters (default gateway, network mask, DNS configuration).

Preparing for Installation 11

Obtaining Parallels Server for Mac

4.0

You can use one of the following ways to obtain the Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 installation

package:

 Download the installation file for Parallels Server for Mac from the Parallels web site to

your Mac.

 Contact a Parallels sales representative and get a DVD with Parallels Server for Mac.

This chapter provides detailed information on installing Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 on a Mac.

In This Chapter

Installation in a Nutshell ....................................................................................................... 12

Installing Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 .................................................................................. 13

Upgrading to Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 ............................................................................ 21

Removing Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 ................................................................................ 22

Installation in a Nutshell

To install Parallels Server for Mac 4.0, follow the steps below. To know more about a particular

step, see the next section.

1 Locate and open the Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 DMG package.

2 Double-click Install to launch the Parallels Server for Mac installer.

3 In the Welcome window, click Continue.

4 In the Important Information window, read the presented information, and click Continue.

5 In the Software License Agreement window, click Continue to accept the Parallels end user

license agreement, and in the displayed window, click Agree to confirm your decision.

6 In the Customer Experience Program window, click Continue, and then click Yes to join the

Parallels Customer Experience Program. If you choose to participate in the program,

Parallels will periodically collect the information about the configuration of your Parallels

server and virtual machines and use it to make Parallels Server for Mac better fit your needs.

No private information like your name, e-mail address, phone number, and keyboard input

will be collected.

7 In the Destination Select window, select the destination volume for installing Parallels Server

for Mac, and click Continue.

Notes:

1. Parallels Server for Mac can be installed on the boot volume only. Other volumes are not

available for selecting.

2. The Destination Select window is skipped if your Mac has only one volume.

8 In the Standard Install window, click Install to start installing Parallels Server for Mac.

Note: If you see a message informing you that a new network interface has been detected,

click Cancel.

9 In the Finish window, click Close.

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Installing Parallels Server for Mac 4.0

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Installing Parallels Server for Mac

4.0

To install Parallels Server for Mac, follow the steps below:

1 Locate and open the Parallels Server for Mac DMG package.

2 Double-click Install to launch the Parallels Server for Mac installation.

3 In the Welcome window, click Continue.

4 In the Important Information window, read the basic information about the product, and click

Continue. You can print the information using the Print button or save it on the server using

the Save button.

5 In the Software License Agreement window, carefully read the terms of the license

agreement, and click Continue. You can print the license agreement using the Print button or

save it on the server using the Save button.

In the pop-up dialog, click Agree to agree with the terms and conditions of the License

Agreement.

Note: You must accept the License Agreement to proceed with the installation.

6 In the Customer Experience Program window, you can join the Parallels Customer

Experience Program. If you choose to participate in the program (click Continue, and in the

displayed dialog, click Yes), Parallels will periodically collect the information about the

configuration of your Parallels server and virtual machines and use it to make Parallels

Server for Mac better fit your needs. No private information like your name, e-mail address,

phone number, and keyboard input will be collected.

Installing Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 14

7 In the Destination Select window, select the destination volume for installing Parallels Server

for Mac, and click Continue.

Notes:

1. Parallels Server for Mac can be installed on the boot volume only. Other volumes are not

available for selecting.

2. The Destination Select window is skipped if your server has only one volume.

8 In the Standard Install window, click Install to start installing Parallels Server for Mac.

The following components are installed: Parallels Server for Mac, Parallels Management

Console, Parallels Transporter, and Parallels Image Tool. The default installation path is

/Application for Parallels Management Console and /Applications/Parallels

for Parallels Transporter and Parallels Image Tool. As for Parallels Server for Mac, it is

automatically launched after the installation and runs in the background of your system.

You can see the installation progress in the Installing Software window.

Note: If you install Parallels Server for Mac for the first time, the computer may detect a

new network interface. If you see a message informing you of this fact, click Cancel to

continue with the installation and let the Parallels Server for Mac installer complete the

configuration.

9 Once the installation is complete, the Install Succeeded window appears. Remove the

installation DVD from the server's CD/DVD-ROM drive, and click Continue to complete the

installation.

Installing Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 15

In this window, do the following:

 Remove the installation DVD from the server's CD/DVD-ROM drive, clear the Install

Parallels Virtual Automation components check box, and click Continue to complete the

installation.

 Leave the Install Parallels Virtual Automation components check box selected to set up

the Parallels Virtual Automation application and its components on the server. Using

Parallels Virtual Automation, you can connect to the Parallels server and manage virtual

machines with your favorite browser. If you leave the check box selected, you will go

through a number of additional steps to install and configure Parallels Virtual

Automation on your Mac. These steps are described in the next section.

Note: You can skip this step and install Parallels Virtual Automation later. For information

on how you can do it, see Installing Parallels Virtual Automation Manually (p. 19).

Installing Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 16

Installing Parallels Virtual Automation Automatically

The Install Parallels Virtual Automation wizard guides you through the steps necessary to install

and configure the Parallels Virtual Automation application on your Mac. This wizard is

automatically launched if you leave the Install Parallels Virtual Automation components check

box selected and click Continue in the Install Succeeded window.

Before proceeding with the wizard, make sure:

 Your Mac is connected to the Internet. An active Internet connection is needed to download

the Parallels Virtual Automation components from the Parallels web site.

 Your Mac does not use any proxy server to connect to the Internet (check System

Preferences > Network > Advanced > Proxies).

In the wizard, do the following:

1 Choose the Parallels Virtual Automation components you want to install on your Mac:

 Install Agent on the Mac. Choose this option to install a special agent on the Mac. This

agent ensures the interaction between the Mac, Management Node, and Parallels Virtual

Automation.

 Install Management Node into a virtual appliance. Choose this option to download a

special virtual appliance from the Parallels web site and set up the Management Node in

this appliance. The Management Node serves as an intermediary between your Mac and

Parallels Virtual Automation, ensuring the communication between these components.

You can register more than one Mac with Parallels Server for Mac with the Management

Node.

If you already have a Management Node in your network, clear the Install Management

Node into a virtual appliance option. You will be able to register your Mac with this

Management Node.

Installing Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 17

When you are ready, click Continue.

2 Specify the network parameters for the virtual appliance that will host the Management

Node.

Note: This step is skipped if you are installing only the agent for Parallels Virtual

Automation.

In the displayed window, type in the following information for the virtual appliance:

 Hostname. A unique hostname for the virtual appliance. Once the installation is

complete, you can log in to Parallels Virtual Automation by opening

http://hostname in the browser and using the user name and password you will

specify in the next step.

 IP Address. A valid IP address for the virtual appliance. The IP address must be unique

within your network. Once the installation is complete, you can log in to Parallels

Virtual Automation by opening http://IP_address in the browser and using the

user name and password you will specify in the next step.

 Subnet Mask. The subnet mask to assign to the virtual appliance.

 Router. The network router to be used by the virtual appliance.

 DNS Server. One or more DNS servers to be used by the virtual appliance.

Note: If you do not know what information to enter in the Subnet Mask, Router, and DNS

Server fields, use the current settings for your Mac (System Preferences > Network).

Once you specify all the necessary parameters, click Continue.

3 Type in the user name and password that will be used to register your Mac in Parallels

Virtual Automation, and click Continue. You will also use the specified credentials to log in

to Parallels Virtual Automation. Make sure the specified user exists on the Mac and has

administrator privileges.

Installing Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 18

Note: This step is skipped if you are installing only the agent for Parallels Virtual

Automation.

4 Enter the Parallels Server for Mac license in the field provided, and click Continue.

Make sure that your license supports using the Parallels Virtual Automation application. If it

is not, you will see a warning informing you of this fact. In this case, you need to contact a

Parallels representative and obtain the appropriate license.

Installing Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 19

Note: This step is skipped if you have already installed the license on the Mac and this

license supports Parallels Virtual Automation.

Once you click Continue, the wizard starts downloading the installation files for Parallels

Virtual Automation from the Internet and installing them on your Mac.

5 When the Parallels Virtual Automation installation is complete, click Finish to exit the

wizard.

Installing Parallels Virtual Automation Manually

During the Parallels Server for Mac installation, the Parallels Virtual Automation application is

not installed on the server in the following cases:

 You skipped the step of installing the license.

 Your license does not allow you to use Parallels Virtual Automation.

 You had no Internet connection when installing Parallels Server for Mac or the connection

got broken for some reason.

At any time, you can install Parallels Virtual Automation manually. To do this, open

Applications > Parallels, and double-click Install Parallels Virtual Automation. This will launch

the Install Parallels Virtual Automation wizard.

This is the same wizard that is launched when you install Parallels Server for Mac and leave the

Install Parallels Virtual Automation components check box selected in the Install Succeeded

window. Follow the instructions of the wizard to set up Parallels Virtual Automation.

For more information on using the Install Parallels Virtual Automation wizard, see the previous

section.

Installing Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 20

Setting Up the Management Node Manually

Sometimes, when installing Parallels Virtual Automation, you may see a message informing you

that the Management Node could not be set up on your Mac. For example, such a message may

read as follows:

The virtual appliance was successfully installed, but Management Node could

not be set up in it.

In this case, you can use one of the following ways to solve the problem:

 Remove the virtual machine Management Node from the Mac and run the Parallels

Virtual Automation installer again (Applications > Parallels > Install Parallels Virtual

Automation). For information on removing virtual machines, see the Parallels Management

Console User's Guide.

 Set up the Management Node manually. This procedure is described below.

To set up the Management Node manually, do the following:

1 On your Mac, open a terminal window (Applications > Utilities > Terminal), and use the

prlctl set command to configure the network settings of the virtual machine

Management Node to make it accessible on the network. This virtual machine is

automatically downloaded to the Mac during the Parallels Server for Mac installation if you

choose to set up the Management Node and is used to host the Management Node.

Your prlctl set command should look like the following:

$ prlctl set "Management Node" --ifname net0 --ipset

"${IP_ADDRESS}/${NETMASK}" --nameserver "${DNS_SERVER}" --gw "${GATEWAY}"

The command parameters are explained in the following table:

Parameter Description

--ifname

net0

The name of the virtual network adapter inside the

virtual machine Management Node. It should be set

net0

--ipset

The IP address and network mask to be assigned to the

virtual adapter.

nameserver

The IP address of the DNS server to be used by the

virtual network adapter.

--gw

The IP address of the gateway to be used by the virtual

network adapter.

2 Start the virtual machine:

$ prlctl start "Management Node"

3 Assign a hostname to the virtual machine:

$ prlctl exec "Management Node" "hostname $HOST"

HOST in the command above should be replaced with the hostname you want to set for the

virtual machine.

4 Set the password to log in to the Management Node.

$ prlctl set "Management Node" --userpasswd 'root':"${PASSWD}"

5 Log in to the Management Node (e.g., with SSH) using the IP address you set in Step 1, the

root username, and the password you set in Step 4.

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