Updating in Graphical Mode
In the graphical mode, the vzup2date utility can be launched in two submodes. If invoked without any parameters or with the -s switch, it is supposed to check and, if necessary, download and install Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition system files. On the other hand, specifying the -z option when invoking the utility tells it to perform the same operations for OS and application EZ templates. There is no single interface for checking system files and templates at once, as these operations are different in nature. Therefore, you should consecutively call the vzup2date utility with and without the -z option, if you wish to check for all available system and template updates.
Note: You can explicitly specify that the vzup2date utility is to be run in the graphical mode by passing the -m interactive switch to it.
To run the vzup2date utility in the graphical mode, you should invoke it without any parameters or with the -s switch. In this mode, the vzup2date utility is implemented as a wizard the first few steps of which are common for both modes. After you launch the utility from the command line, you will be presented with the Welcome screen. In this window, you can do one of the following:
- Click the Next button to connect to the Parallels default repository.
- Click the Configure button to display the current settings used to connect to the repository housing Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition updated packages and templates and to configure it, if necessary.

The information on this screen is taken from the /etc/sysconfig/vzup2date/vzup2date.conf file on the Parallels server. If you want to change this information and save the changes to the configuration file, enter the correct settings into the fields provided, and press OK.
Once you press Next in the Welcome window, the utility will try to connect to the specified repository (either the Parallels default repository or your own one) and, if the connection is successful, display the Updates window. This window displays the list of updates that can be installed on your Parallels server. If you want to update to the latest Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition core and utilities versions, just press Next on this screen, and the vzup2date utility will download and install them asking your confirmation before each action.
Note: The vzup2date utility might see that the selected update includes an updated version of the vzup2date utility itself. In this case you will first have to perform an update of this utility and then to re-launch it and select the desired Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition system update once again.
If you have a reason not to install the latest updates for both the Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition core and utilities, press Customize. In this case, you can choose whether to perform customization on the Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition core or utilities. This step is skipped if updates are currently available either only for the core or only for utilities. In the next step, you will be asked to choose the desired core or utilities updates, in case there are many.
Notice that the bottommost update includes the functionality of all the other updates. You can select any of the intermediary updates and press Select to go back to the List of Selected Updates screen and read the information on this update. You will be able to perform customization more than once until you finally decide on the set of updates to be applied and press Next.
Downloading and installing the selected updates is straightforward.
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