Managing Virtual Machines and Containers

This chapter describes how to perform day-to-day operations on virtual machines and Containers.

Note: We assume that you have successfully installed, configured, and deployed your Parallels Server Bare Metal system. If you have not, refer to the Parallels Server Bare Metal Installation Guide for detailed information on these operations.

In This Chapter

Creating a Virtual Machine and Container

Performing Initial Configuration

Starting, Stopping, and Querying Status of a Virtual Machine and Container

Listing Virtual Machines and Containers

Storing Extended Information on a Virtual Machine and Container

Copying a Virtual Machine and Container Within the Server

Suspending a Virtual Machine and Container

Running Commands in a Virtual Machine and Container

Deleting a Virtual Machine and Container

Managing Virtual Machine and Container Backups

Migrating Virtual Machines and Containers

Performing Container-Specific Operations

Performing Virtual Machine-Specific Operations