Parallels Installer options
To know more about options related to upgrading already installed Panel or the host operating system, issue the following command:
parallels_installer –help
By default, the installer saves the retrieved files in the directory /[current user name]/psa. For instance, if the installer was executed by user root, the /root/psa directory will be created and used. If you want to use a custom directory for storing the retrieved files, use the –target option.
Example:
Using parallels installer to perform complete installation
The following command performs the complete installation (all available product components are installed) of Parallels Plesk Panel 10.0 (release ID is PANEL_10_0_0) from the Parallels Update server. All installer output will be redirected to an XML file.
./parallels_installer –select-release-id PLESK_10_0_0 –install-everything –enable-xml-output
Reference : http://parallels.com/
How to install Parallels Plesk Panel using command line.
To install Parallels Plesk Panel, issue a command of the following format:
parallels_installer [packages source options] –select-release-id [ID] [components installation options] [other options]
where
Packages source options define the location where the installer should obtain the Panel packages for installation
[packages source options] = –source [URL]
Examples, Linux/Unix
The following command installs Parallels Plesk Panel 10.0 (release ID is PANEL_10_0_0) from the mirror set up on server available via HTTP at host mirror.example.com. Installation files will temporarily be stored at /tmp/panel, and the installation status will be reported to e-mail admin@example.com. The installed components are base Panel packages, PostgreSQL server, and SpamAssassin spam filter.
./parallels_installer –source http://mirror.example.com/ –target /tmp/panel –select-release-id PLESK_10_0_0 –install-component base –install-component postgresql –install-component spamassassin –notify-email admin@example.com
Reference: http://parallels.com/
Getting List of Product Components from Parallels Plesk Panel
To get a list of the release components, issue the command of the following format:
parallels_installer –select-release-id [ID] –show-components
For Parallels Plesk Panel 10.0 on a Linux/Unix server:
parallels_installer –select-release-id PLESK_10_0_0 –show-components
A list of components is displayed with component names in the left part, and indication of whether this component can be installed ([install]) or upgraded ([upgrade]), with brief descriptions in the right part, for example (fragment):
* base [install] - Parallels Plesk Panel base packages
* autoinstaller [install] - Parallels Installer
* postfix [upgrade] - Postfix mail server
The actual components are marked by [up2date].
Reference : http://parallels.com/
Getting Release ID in Parallels Plesk Panel
Release ID is a unique identifier of the Panel release, for example, Parallels Plesk Panel 10.0.0.
To get a list of available release IDs, issue the following command:
parallels_installer –show-releases
On a Linux/Unix server.
A list of product versions will be displayed. For example:
PLESK_10_0_0 (Parallels Plesk Panel for Linux/Unix 10.0.0)
Reference: http://parallels.com/
