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Ensim Install tips

Important: If you use the -x option with the installer to specify the network interface on which sites are to be provisioned, make sure that you add the IP address of the interface as the first entry in the /etc/hosts file before running the installer.

/etc/resolv.conf file

/etc/sysconfig/network file

Installing your SSL Certificate / Web Server Certificate / Secure Server Certificate in Ensim

Your certificate will be sent to you by email after you get that from SSl providers. The email message includes the web server certificate that you purchased in the body of the email message.

Copy the certificate from the body of the email and paste it into a text editor (such as notepad) to create text files. Name this file yourdomain.txt and save it in a convenient place.

These instructions apply for both Ensim Pro and Ensim 3.x.

1. Click SSL Settings - access to this link may differ depending on your version of Ensim:

If you are running Ensim Pro. In the shortcuts section of the Home page, click SSL Settings in the Web Server section:

Or if you are running Ensim 3.x, click the Services link on the left, then click the Edit button for the Apache Web Server service:

2. Then in the Apache Web Server Manager click the SSL Settings link.

Select Import at the bottom of the SSL Settings form.

3. Copy the contents of yourdomain.txt and paste it into the Certificate text box
Be sure to include —–BEGIN CERTIFICATE—– through —–END CERTIFICATE—–

4. Select Save.
5. To make security effective on your domain, restart the Web server. The domain is not secure until you do so.

Test your certificate by using a browser to connect to your server. Use the https protocol directive (e.g. https://your server/) to indicate you wish to use secure HTTP. Note: The padlock icon on your browser will be displayed in the locked position if your certificates are installed correctly and the server is properly configured for SSL.

Download Parallels Pro Control Panel 10.3.4 for Linux

Parallels Pro Control Panel for Linux (formerly known as Ensim Pro Linux) is a single-server hosting automation and control panel solution for hosted websites, email, and online applications. It includes comprehensive tools that enable hosting providers to create, control, and deliver a variety of professional-quality hosting plans in minutes.

Reference:

Installation

http://download.pro.parallels.com/10.3.4/docs/linux/Guides/ppcpl-10.3.4-installation-guide.pdf

Upgrade Process:

http://download.pro.parallels.com/10.3.4/docs/linux/Guides/ppcpl-10.3.4-upgrade-guide.pdf

minimum requirements for installing Parallels Pro Control Panel

Operating system: Any of the following operating systems: FC 6 (Fedora™ Core 6), FC 4, CentOS 4.x (Community Enterprise Operating System 4.x), CentOS 5.x, RHEL 5 (Red Hat® Enterprise Linux ES Release 5), RHEL 4 ES, RHEL 4 AS.

Note: FC 4 operating system is supported only with 32-bit architecture, and all other operating systems are supported with both 32-bit and 64-bit architecture.

The system files /etc/hosts, /etc/resolv.conf, /etc/sysconfig/network, and /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 on the target server must include the entries as specified below. If the entries are not present, use an editor to modify the files.

/etc/hosts file.

tar (tape archiver)

Type tar then -option(s)

Options list:

-c — create.
-v — verbose, give more output, show what files are being worked with (extracted or added).
-f — file (create or extract from file) - should always be the last option otherwise the command will not work.
-z — put the file though gzip or use gunzip on the file first.
-x — extract the files from the tarball.
-p — preserves dates, permissions of the original files.
-j — send archive through bzip2.
–exclude=pattern — this will stop certain files from being archived (using a standard wild-card pattern) or a single file name.

tar examples

This would create a tape archive (no compressing).

This would extract files (verbosely) from a gzipped tape archive.