Matrix of prlctl Commands

The prlctl utility allows you to manage the Parallels Server or Parallels Desktop software and their virtual machines. It has the following syntax:

prlctl command < ID | name > [ options ]

[-l user_name [[: passwd ]@ server [ :port ]]

where command can be one of the following:

Group Name	Description
`create`	Used to create a new virtual machine.
`list`	Used to list the virtual machines currently registered in Parallels Server or Parallels Desktop and display detailed information on them.
`register`	Used to register a virtual machine in Parallels server or Parallels Desktop.
`unregister`	Used to remove a virtual machine from the list of virtual machines registered in Parallels Server or Parallels Desktop.
`start`	Used to start a virtual machine.
`pause`	Used to pause a virtual machine.
`suspend`	Used to save the current state of a virtual machine.
`resume`	Used to restore a virtual machine from its suspended state.
`stop`	Used to stop a virtual machine.
`reset`	Used to consecutively stop and start a virtual machine.
`set`	Used to manage different virtual machine parameters, including VM virtual devices.
`installtools`	Used to launch the installation of Parallels Tools inside a virtual machine.
`clone`	Used to create a clone of an existing virtual machine.
`delete`	Used to remove an existing virtual machine and its files from the computer it is stored on.
`capture`	Used to make a screen shot of a virtual machine currently running in Parallels Server or Parallels Desktop.
`server`	Used to display detailed information on servers that have Parallels Server installed and to shut down them.

Detailed information on each command is provided in the following subsections.