Parallels Virtuozzo Containers User's Guide

Parallels

Parallels Virtuozzo
Containers 4.6 for
Windows

User's Guide

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Contents

Preface 7

About Parallels Virtuozzo Containers .......................................................................................................... 8

About This Guide ......................................................................................................................................... 9

Organizati on of This Gui de............................................................................................................. 10

Documentati on Conventions ........................................................................................................... 10

Getting Help ............................................................................................................................................... 12

Feedback .................................................................................................................................................... 13

Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Philosophy 14

About Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Software ......................................................................................... 14

What is Parallels Virtuozzo Container s .......................................................................................... 15

What is Container ........................................................................................................................... 15

Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Applications .................................................................................. 16

Distinctive Features of Parallels Virtuozzo Containers .............................................................................. 17

OS Virtualization ............................................................................................................................ 17

Virtuozzo File System ..................................................................................................................... 18

Templates ........................................................................................................................................ 18

Resource Management .................................................................................................................... 19

Main Principles of Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Operation ................................................................... 20

Basics of Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Technology .................................................................... 20

Understanding Templates ............................................................................................................... 22

Parallels Management Console Overview ...................................................................................... 23

Parallels Virtual Automation Overview .......................................................................................... 25

Container Administrators' To ols ..................................................................................................... 26

Hardware Node Availability Cons iderations.............................................................................................. 27

Operations on Containers 28

Creating New Container ............................................................................................................................. 28

Before You Begin ........................................................................................................................... 29

Choosing Container ID ................................................................................................................... 30

Creating Container .......................................................................................................................... 32

Starting, St opping, and Querying Status of Container ............................................................................... 38

Accessing C ontainer ................................................................................................................................... 40

Remote Desktop Services Client ..................................................................................................... 40

Remote Desktop Connection .......................................................................................................... 41

Windows File Sharing ..................................................................................................................... 41

Listing Containers ...................................................................................................................................... 42

Container Statuses ........................................................................................................................... 44

Backing Up and Restor ing Contai ners ....................................................................................................... 45

Backups Overview .......................................................................................................................... 45

Setting Default Backup Parameters ................................................................................................ 46

Backing Up Single Conta iner ......................................................................................................... 53

Backing Up Group of Containers .................................................................................................... 57

Browsing Backup Contents ............................................................................................................. 61

Restoring Single Container ............................................................................................................. 63

Restoring Container Files................................................................................................................ 65

Restoring Group of Containers ....................................................................................................... 67

Managing Backup Node ................................................................................................................. 69

Searching for Container Backups ................................................................................................... 72

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Scheduling C ontainer Backups ....................................................................................................... 74

Setting Maximum Number of Backups for Parallels Power Panel ................................................. 80

Using Third-Party Backup Software ............................................................................................... 81

Searching for Containers .......................................................................................................................... 102

Moving Cont ainer Within Hardware Node .............................................................................................. 103

Copying Containers Within Hardware Node ........................................................................................... 105

Copying Single Container ............................................................................................................. 105

Copying Group of Containers ....................................................................................................... 109

Migrating Container ................................................................................................................................. 111

Deleting Container ................................................................................................................................... 114

Changing Administrator Password ........................................................................................................... 116

Setting Container Name ........................................................................................................................... 117

Storing Extended Information o n C ontainer ............................................................................................ 118

Defragment ing Contai ner Disks ............................................................................................................... 119

Defragmenting Virtual Disks A utomatically ................................................................................ 120

Defragment ing Virtual Disks Manually ........................................................................................ 122

Setting Start-Up Priority for Co ntainer s ................................................................................................... 124

Forwarding SCSI Disks to Container ....................................................................................................... 126

Viewing Container Uptime ...................................................................................................................... 127

Determining Container ID by Session and Process IDs ........................................................................... 128

Managing Server Roles in Containers ...................................................................................................... 130

Operations Inside Container ..................................................................................................................... 133

Managing Users and Groups ......................................................................................................... 133

Managing Files ............................................................................................................................. 135

Listing Windows Updates Insid e Containers ........................................................................................... 141

Viewing Updates in Update Manager ........................................................................................... 142

Listing Updates With vzwinupdatecmd ........................................................................................ 144

Changing Registratio n Informa tion for Cont ainers .................................................................................. 145

Managing Resources 147

Managing Container Disk Space Quota ................................................................................................... 147

Setting Up Disk Space Quota ........................................................................................................ 148

Checking Disk Quota St atus ......................................................................................................... 149

Managing Container CPU Resources ....................................................................................................... 150

Managing Container CPU Usage .................................................................................................. 151

Configuri ng Number o f CPUs Inside C ontainer ........................................................................... 154

Managing CPU Pools .................................................................................................................... 155

Configuri ng Co ntainers to Use CPUs From NUMA Nodes ......................................................... 160

Managing Container System Resources ................................................................................................... 161

Managing Network Resources ................................................................................................................. 163

Enabling QoS Scheduler for Container ......................................................................................... 163

Enabling Network Browsing for C ontainer .................................................................................. 165

Managing Network Bandwidth ................................................................................................................ 166

Configuri ng Network Classes ....................................................................................................... 166

Viewing Network Traffic Statistics .............................................................................................. 168

Turning On and Off Network Band width Management ............................................................... 169

Configuri ng Network Bandwidth Management for Container ...................................................... 171

Managing Container Configurati on Samples ........................................................................................... 173

Creating Container Co nfiguration Sample .................................................................................... 174

Copying Conta i ner Configuration Sample .................................................................................... 180

Saving and Uploading Configuration Files ................................................................................... 182

Scaling Co ntainer Con figuration Sample ...................................................................................... 184

Applying New Configuration Sample to Container ...................................................................... 186

Keeping Your Parallels Virtuozzo Containers System Up To Date 188

Updating Parallels Virtuozzo Containers ................................................................................................. 189

Installing Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Updates From Loca l Folder ......................................... 195