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Setting Connection Parameters

If you have not set the necessary connection parameters for the repository with Parallels Server Bare Metal updates in the /etc/sysconfig/vzup2date/vzup2date.conf file on the server or wish to redefine any of them, you may specify the following options:

Name

Description

-R,
--repository= path

The URL used to connect to the repository with Parallels Server Bare Metal updates. The path value should be specified in the form of [ protocol ://][ user : password @] server [: port ][/ repository_dir ] where:

  • protocol indicates what protocol is to be used while connecting to the update server (e.g. http or https ).
  • user:password denotes the user name and password used to access the update server.
  • server is the IP address or the domain name where the update repository is located.
  • port denotes the port number of the update server used for establishing the connection.
  • repository_dir specifies the directory on the update server where the required Parallels Server Bare Metal updates are stored.

--proxy= path

The proxy server address, if you use this server. The path value should be specified in the form of [ protocol ://][ user : password @] server [: port ] where

  • protocol indicates what protocol to use while connecting to the proxy server (e.g. http or https ).
  • user:password denotes the user name and password used to log it to the proxy server.
  • server is the IP address or the domain name of the proxy server.
  • port specifies the port number of the proxy server used for establishing the connection.

--local-path= path

The path to the local directory on the server where the downloaded Parallels Server Bare Metal updates are stored.

--log-path= path

The path to the log file on the server containing the information on Parallels Server Bare Metal updates.

--save-config

Use this option to save the specified parameters in the /etc/sysconfig/vzup2date/vzup2date.conf file on the server.