Installing Parallels Virtual Automation Manually

During the Parallels Cloud Server installation, the Parallels Virtual Automation application is not installed on the server in the following cases:

• You did not enter a product key.
• Your product key does not allow you to use Parallels Virtual Automation.
• You had no Internet connection when installing Parallels Cloud Server.

Later on, if you make up your mind to use Parallels Virtual Automation for managing Parallels servers and their virtual machines and Containers, you can install this application manually by doing the following:

1. Obtain the appropriate product key from Parallels. This step is required only if your current key does not support using Parallels Virtual Automation.
2. Install the product key on the server using the vzlicload utility. For information on installing product keys using this tool, see the Parallels Cloud Server 6.0 User's Guide .
3. 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 root password on the Parallels server (set during the Parallels Cloud Server 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 Management Node. You will then use this IP address to log in to the Management Node. This option is mandatory if you choose to install PVA Management Server and Control Center components.

     Note: The Management Node must have an active Internet connection to download the installation files from the Parallels remote repository.

   • PVA_HOSTNAME=" hostname " where hostname is the hostname to be assigned to the Management Node. This option is mandatory if you choose to install PVA Management Server and Control Center components
4. Make sure the Parallels server is connected to the Internet.
5. In a terminal, change to the directory where the pva_opt.cfg file is located, and run this command:

   # /usr/libexec/pva-setup.sh --install pva_opt.cfg