Repository Structure Parallels Plesk Panel for Linux/Unix
The Parallels Plesk Panel for Linux/Unix repository located at http://autoinstall.plesk.com is structured as follows.
* products.inf3 - Parallels Installer configuration file which describes the Panel products
* plesk.inf3 - Parallels Installer configuration files which describe different versions of the Panel and additional components.
* pp-sitebuilder.inf3 - The configuration file which describes SiteBuilder - the required Panel component.
* billing.inf3 - The configuration file which describes Customer & Business Manager - the Panel component.
* [PRODUCT_NAME]_[product_version] - Several subdirectories named in accordance with the Panel versions.
Reference: http://parallels.com/
Setting Up Locale in Parallels Plesk Panel
To change the default en-US locale:
Log in to the Parallels Plesk Panel server via SSH.
Change the locale by running the utility:
On Linux:
# /usr/local/psa/bin/admin –update -locale en-US
Reference: http://parallels.com/
Optimizing Parallels Plesk Panel in VPS
This makes the Panel use less memory than other control panels available on the market, which ensures better utilization of hardware resources and increased density of virtual environments per server.
If you deploy Parallels Plesk Panel in Parallels Virtuozzo Containers for Linux, consider switching the Panel to a special mode of operation - optimized for virtual environments.
The mode switches off InnoDB engine in MySQL database server, and Apache web server modules that are not critical for hosting services.
The only disadvantages of using the optimized mode are as follows:
* Web applications requiring InnoDB will not work.
* Perl, python and ASP scripts will not work because the required Apache modules will be switched off.
* PHP will be available only through CGI.
Note: It is not applicable to the Panel installations upgraded from earlier versions.
Reference: http://parallels.com/
Script for installing Parallels Installer binary from a network location.
This sample script is applicable in cases when the Parallels Installer binary is obtained directly from a network location (the sample URL http://example.com/type_parallels_installer_name_here should be substituted with a valid installer download link).
#!/bin/sh
SERVERS_LIST=”node1.example.com node2.example.com”
for current_server in $SERVERS_LIST; do
ssh -f root@$current_server ‘wget http://example.com/type_parallels_installer_name_here -o parallels_installer;chmod 755 ./parallels_installer;./parallels_installer –source http://updates.example.com/ –target /tmp/panel –select-release-id PLESK_10_0_0 –install-component base –install-component postgresql –install-component spamassassin –notify-email admin@serverbuddies.com’
done
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:
