Setting Up Parallels Virtual Automation
Parallels Virtual Automation is automatically set up on your server during the Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition installation, provided you select the Install PVA Agent for Parallels Server and Install PVA Management Node options in the Congratulations window of the Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition installer. However, it is not installed on the server in the following cases:
- You skipped the step of installing the license.
- Your license does not allow you to use Parallels Virtual Automation.
- You had no Internet connection when installing Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition or the connection got broken for some reason.
At any time, you can install Parallels Virtual Automation manually and start using for managing your virtual machines by doing the following:
- Obtain the appropriate license from Parallels. This step is required only if your license does not support using Parallels Virtual Automation.
- Install the license on the server using Parallels Management Console or the
vzlicload utility. For information on installing licenses using these tools, see the Parallels Management Console User's Guide and Parallels Server 4.0 for Mac Bare Metal Edition User's Guide, respectively. - Once the license is installed, create the
pva_opt.cfg file, open it for editing, and specify the following options:PVA_AGENT=1 if you want to install the PVA Agent components or PVA_AGENT=0 if you do not want to.PVA_MN=1 if you want to install the PVA Management Server and Control Center components or PVA_MN=0 if you do not want to.PASSWD=" XXXXXX " where XXXXXX is the password of the root user on the Parallels server (you set this password during the Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition installation). This option is mandatory if you choose to install PVA Management Server and Control Center components.PVA_IP= "X.X.X.X " where X . X . X . X is the IP address to be assigned to the Master Server. You will then use this IP address to log in to the Master Server. This option is mandatory if you choose to install PVA Management Server and Control Center components.PVA_HOSTNAME=" hostname " where hostname is the hostname to be assigned to the Master Server. This option is mandatory if you choose to install PVA Management Server and Control Center components
- Make sure the Parallels server is connected to the Internet.
- In a terminal, change to the directory where the
pva_opt.cfg file is located, and run this command:# /usr/libexec/pva-setup.sh pva_opt.cfg
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