Parallels Virtuozzo Containers - 4.7 - Linux Getting Started Guide
Parallels Virtuozzo
Containers 4.7 for Linux
Getting Started 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
Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Notions ........................................................................... 10
Installation Requirements ............................................................................................... 10
Hardware Requirements ........................................................................................................ 11
Software Requirements ......................................................................................................... 11
Network Requirements .......................................................................................................... 12
Installation in a Nutshell .......................................................................................... 13
Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Installation ............................................................. 15
Obtaining Licenses ........................................................................................................ 15
Installing and Configuring a Host Operating System ....................................................... 15
Partitioning Hard Drives ......................................................................................................... 16
Finishing Host OS Installation ................................................................................................ 18
Obtaining Parallels Virtuozzo Containers ........................................................................ 19
Configuring Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Repository Parameters ........................................ 21
Running vzinstall-linux.bin in 'Download only' Mode .............................................................. 22
Running vzinstall-linux.bin in 'Download and Install' Mode ..................................................... 24
Running the Installation Program ................................................................................... 26
Installing OS Templates ................................................................................................. 33
Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Tools ...................................................................... 34
Setting Up Parallels Virtual Automation .......................................................................... 34
Logging In to Parallels Virtual Automation .............................................................................. 35
Registering Hardware Nodes ................................................................................................. 35
Setting Up Parallels Management Console ..................................................................... 36
Installing the Graphical Client ................................................................................................. 36
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