Parallels Cloud Server 6.0

Parallels Cloud Server 6.0 Upgrade Guide Copyright © 1999-2012 Parallels IP Holdings GmbH and its affiliates. All rights reserved. Parallels IP Holdings GmbH. Vordergasse 59 CH8200 Schaffhausen Switzerland Tel: + 41 526320 411 Fax: + 41 52672 2010 www.parallels.com Copyright © 1999-2012 Parallels IP Holdings GmbH and its affiliates. All rights reserved. This product is protected by United States and international copyright laws. The product’s underlying technology, patents, and trademarks are listed at http://www.parallels.com/trademarks. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, Windows NT, Windows Vista, and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Apple, Mac, the Mac logo, Mac OS, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, FaceTime HD camera and iSight are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the US and other countries. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.

All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contents About This Document ................................................................................................ 4 Upgrade Scenarios .................................................................................................... 5 Preparing for the Upgrade ........................................................................................ 6 Installing Updates ............................................................................................................ 6 Creating Backups ........................................................................................................... 7 Obtaining a License ......................................................................................................... 7 Upgrading With a Spare Server ................................................................................ 8 Performing an In-Place Upgrade .............................................................................. 9 Upgrading Parallels Cloud Server and Parallels Server Bare Metal .................................... 9 Upgrading with an ISO Image ................................................................................................ 10 Upgrading via a PXE Server ................................................................................................... 10 Upgrading with /vz on a Network Share ................................................................................ 10 Example: Upgrading Parallels Server Bare Metal ................................................................... 11 Upgrading Parallels Virtuozzo Containers ....................................................................... 14 Upgrading /vz on Network Shares ......................................................................................... 14 Example: Upgrading Parallels Virtuozzo Containers ............................................................... 15 Upgrading OpenVZ ....................................................................................................... 18 Configuring the Upgraded System ......................................................................... 19 Verifying the Upgrade .............................................................................................. 20 C H A P T E R 1 About This Document This document familiarizes you with the way to upgrade the following products to Parallels Cloud Server 6.0: • Parallels Server Bare Metal 5.0 • Parallels Server 4 Bare Metal • Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.7 for Linux • Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.6 for Linux • Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.0 for Linux • OpenVZ You will learn what upgrade scenarios exist, how to prepare for the upgrade, which actions to take to upgrade a particular product, and how to verify that the upgrade was successful. C H A P T E R 2 Upgrade Scenarios Before beginning the upgrade process, it is important to choose the proper upgrade scenario. You can choose one of the following: • Installation on a spare server . If you have a spare server, you can install Parallels Cloud Server 6.0 on this server and then move Containers and virtual machines there. Detailed information on this scenario is given in Upgrading With a Spare Server (p. 8). • In-place upgrade . If you want to upgrade to Parallels Cloud Server 6.0 but do not have a spare server, you can upgrade your existing system. Detailed information on this scenario is given in Performing an In-Place Upgrade (p. 9). Whatever scenario you choose, you first need to complete a number of preliminary steps explained in Preparing for the Upgrade (p. 6). C H A P T E R 3 Preparing for the Upgrade Before you start upgrading your system to Parallels Cloud Server 6.0, you need to perform...

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