vzup2date

The vzup2date utility is used to update your Parallels Server Bare Metal software and templates and keep them at the most recent version. It has the following syntax:

vzup2date [-s|-z] [-m interactive]

vzup2date [ config_options ] [-s|-z] -m {batch|messages} \

< command > [ command_options ] [ filters ] [ update_IDs ]

vzup2date {-?|--help}

The vzup2date utility can be launched in two modes:

• In the graphical mode: in this case vzup2date should be used with the -s and -z switches only or without any parameters at all. You can also specify the -m interactive switch to explicitly indicate that vzup2date is to be run in the graphical mode.
• In the command-line mode containing two submodes: the batch submode and the messages submode. To run vzup2date in the command-line mode, you should specify either the -m batch switch or -m messages switch for executing vzup2date in the batch or messages submodes, respectively. Both submodes are meant to update Parallels Server Bare Metal in the unattended mode and have the identical syntax; however, they are different in their output. The batch submode output is more user friendly than the messages submode one which is mostly suitable for machine processing.

The following options can be passed to vzup2date in both modes - graphical and command-line: