Organization of This Guide

This guide is organized in the following way:

Chapter 1, Introduction , gives an overview of the Parallels Cloud Server product and this guide.

Chapter 2, Learning Parallels Cloud Server 6.0 Basics , explains the general principles of Parallels Cloud Server operation.

Chapter 3, Managing Virtual Machines and Containers , covers operations that you can perform on virtual machines and Containers: creation and deletion, starting and stopping, backup and restoration, etc. You will also learn how to perform different kinds of migration: migrate virtual machines and Containers between Parallels servers, migrate a physical server to a virtual machine or Container, and migrate a Container to a virtual machine.

Chapter 4, Managing Resources , focuses on configuring and monitoring the resource control parameters for virtual machines and Containers. These parameters comprise disk quotas, network accounting and shaping, CPU and system resources.

Chapter 5, Managing Services and Processes , familiarizes you with the operations you can perform on processes and services in Parallels Cloud Server.

Chapter 6, Managing Parallels Cloud Server Network , familiarizes you with the Parallels Cloud Server network structure and explains how to manage networks in Parallels Cloud Server systems.

Chapter 7, Managing Licenses , provides detailed information on managing licenses in Parallels Cloud Server.

Chapter 8, Keeping Your System Up To Date , informs you of the ways to keep all the software components of a Parallels server up to date.

Chapter 9, Advanced Tasks , enumerates those tasks that are intended for advanced system administrators who would like to obtain deeper knowledge about Parallels Cloud Server capabilities.

Chapter 10, Troubleshooting , suggests ways to resolve common inconveniences should they occur during your work with Parallels Cloud Server.