Parallels Virtuozzo Containers - 4.7 - Linux Installation Manual
Parallels Virtuozzo
Containers 4.7 for Linux
Installation Guide
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Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................... 5
About Parallels Virtuozzo Containers ................................................................................ 6
About This Guide ............................................................................................................ 7
Organization of This Guide .......................................................................................................7
Documentation Conventions ....................................................................................................8
Getting Help .................................................................................................................... 9
Feedback ........................................................................................................................ 9
Preliminary Operations ............................................................................................ 10
Planning Your System ................................................................................................... 11
Installation Requirements ............................................................................................... 12
Hardware Requirements ........................................................................................................ 13
Software Requirements ......................................................................................................... 13
Network Requirements .......................................................................................................... 14
Installation Process Overview......................................................................................... 15
Installation Checklist .............................................................................................................. 16
Installing Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.7 .......................................................... 17
Installing and Configuring a Host Operating System ....................................................... 17
Partitioning Hard Drives ......................................................................................................... 18
Finishing Host OS Installation ................................................................................................ 20
Obtaining Parallels Virtuozzo Containers ........................................................................ 22
Configuring Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Repository Parameters ........................................ 23
Running vzinstall-linux.bin in 'Download only' Mode .............................................................. 24
Running vzinstall-linux.bin in 'Download and Install' Mode ..................................................... 27
Running the Installation Program ................................................................................... 29
Unattended Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Installation .................................................... 37
Verifying Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Installation ......................................................... 39
Installing OS Templates ................................................................................................. 40
Setting Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Tools to Work ........................................... 41
Setting Up Parallels Virtual Automation .......................................................................... 41
Logging In to Parallels Virtual Automation .............................................................................. 42
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