Parallels VIRTUOZZO CONTAINERS 4.6 Installation Guide

Parallels

Parallels Virtuozzo
Containers 4.6 for Linux

Installation Guide

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Contents

Preface 4

About Parallels Virtuozzo Containers .......................................................................................................... 5

About This Guide ......................................................................................................................................... 6

Organizati on of This Gui de............................................................................................................... 6

Documentati on Conventions ............................................................................................................. 6

Getting Help ................................................................................................................................................. 8

Feedback ...................................................................................................................................................... 8

Preliminary Operations 9

Planning Your System ................................................................................................................................ 10

Installation Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 11

Hardware Requirements .................................................................................................................. 12

Software Requirements ................................................................................................................... 12

Network Requirements ................................................................................................................... 13

Installation Process Overvie w .................................................................................................................... 13

Installation Checklist ...................................................................................................................... 14

Installing Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.6 15

Installing and Config uring the Host Operating System.............................................................................. 15

Partitioning Hard Drives ................................................................................................................. 16

Finishing Host OS Installation ........................................................................................................ 18

Obtaining Parallels Virtuozzo Containers .................................................................................................. 20

Configuring Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Repository Parameters .............................................. 22

Running vzinstall-linux.bin in 'Download only' Mode ................................................................... 23

Running vzinstall-linux.bin in 'Download and Install' Mode .......................................................... 25

Running the Installat ion Program .............................................................................................................. 27

Unattended Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Installation ............................................................................. 35

Verifying Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Installation................................................................................ 37

Installing OS Templates ............................................................................................................................. 38

Setting Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Tools to Work 39

Setting Up Parallels Virtual Automation .................................................................................................... 39

Logging In to Parallels Virtual Automation .................................................................................... 40

Registering Hardware Nodes .......................................................................................................... 40

Setting Up Parallels Managem e nt Console ................................................................................................ 40

Installing the Graphical Client ........................................................................................................ 41

Registering Hardware Nodes .......................................................................................................... 42

Glossary 44

Index 46