Parallels Desktop Command Line Interface

Parallels Desktop Enterprise Edition comes with two command-line utilities: prlsrvctl and prlctl .

prlsrvctl

The prlsrvctl utility is used to administer Parallels Desktop. The tasks that can be performed include getting general information about Parallels Desktop and its configuration settings, modifying Parallels Desktop preferences, getting a list of users, obtaining statistics, installing a license, and others.

prlctl

The prlctl utility is used to perform administration tasks on virtual machines. The utility supports a full range of tasks from creating and administering virtual machines to installing Parallels Tools, getting statistics, and generating problem reports.

The rest of this chapter provides detailed technical information about the commands and options available with each utility.