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Updating Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition Software

Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition is constantly developing: there appear new versions of the Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition core and of existing utilities, OS and application templates are perfected, new templates and utilities are also added from time to time. Thus, Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition may sometimes be repackaged to include the latest changes in any of its parts. As these changes grow in number, new product versions are released.

Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition provides a special utility - vzup2date - allowing you to easily and quickly update your Parallels server. The main components that need to be updated are the following:

  • Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition system software (packages built by Parallels)
  • Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition templates

vzup2date is intended to relieve Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition administrators of the necessity to manually update existing Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition installations. It provides a single information channel for learning if updated product versions are available. In other words, a regular launching of this utility helps ensure that you always have the latest version of Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition installed.

The vzup2date utility can be launched in two modes:

  • Graphical mode. In this mode, you use a special wizard to update either the Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition system files or templates depending on the options passed to vzup2date.
  • Command line mode containing two submodes:
    • the batch submode
    • the messages submode

    In comparison to the graphical mode, the command line mode provides more possibilities for the Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition updates management (e.g. the ability to use special filters while selecting updates for your system).

Both modes are described in the following subsections in detail.