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How to upgrade Plesk 8.x or 9.x to the Panel 10.0 installed with EZ templates in Parallels Containers environment.

1. Install the latest versions of the Panel templates on the hardware node with the following command:

2. Do not remove templates for previous versions of Plesk and install the latest versions of the Panel templates in the container with the following command:

For example:

Note: Mail server templates pp10-qmail and pp10-postfix must not be installed at the same time.

Reference: http://parallels.com/

Important Notes on Upgrading the Panel on PVC for Linux

When you upgrade Plesk 8.x or 9.x to the latest version of Parallels Plesk Panel 10 in the Parallels Containers for Linux.

Make sure you upgrade all installed components when upgrading to a newer version of Parallels Plesk Panel. This is required to avoid conflicts caused by outdated components.

Note: Do not remove templates of previous Plesk versions from the VPS prior to upgrade.

Important: Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder 4.5 is not upgraded. Alternatively, the new version of SiteBuilder installs beside the previous one. Hence, you have the opportunity to manage existing sites in Sitebuilder 4.5 and create new sites either in Sitebuilder 5.0 or in 4.5. The upgrade of existing sites to the new format is performed manually.

Reference: http://parallels.net/

How to initialize the Panel via CLI:

Issue the following command (you should have the power user privileges):

On Linux/Unix:

To initialize the Panel via GUI:

1. Log in to the Panel at https://[host-name-or-IP]:8443 using the server power user credentials.
2. Specify e-mail, new password, contact info and click OK.

How to clone a Container in Parallels Containers for Linux

Issue a command in the following format:

You should specify the source Container ID ([source_CTID]) and the destination Container ID ([dst_CTID]).

Specifying the destination Container private area path ([dstCT_private]) and root path ([dstCT_root]) is optional allowing you to override the default paths - /vz/private/[dst_CTID] and /vz/root/[dst_CTID], respectively.

For example, to clone the Container with the Panel created during the previous procedure, run the following command:

How to start newly created container.

# Start the newly created Container:

# Install the Panel template into the container:

With EZ templates:

For example, the following command installs the Panel base components, Customer and Business Manager and Kaspersky antivirus: