Changes in CL Utilities Parallels Plesk Panel 10.0
Changes in the hosting and user accounts
* (-) client_template utility.
* (*) client utility: the commands –convert-to-reseller and –change-owner are no longer supported; the options -template, -sb-user, -status, and -force are no longer supported.
* (*) client_pref utility: the command –set-iis-app-pool-settings and options -iis-app-pool-turned-on, -cpu-usage-state, -cpu-usage-value were added; the options -manage dashboard, -max-mg, -desktop-preset, -max_redir, -max_resp, -lock-screen, -desktop-preset are no longer supported.
Reference: http://parallels.com/
Micro-Updates in Parallels Plesk Panel 9.x, 10.x
There are two ways to install micro-updates for Parallels Plesk Panel.
Using the Command Line Interface:
#$PRODUCT_ROOT_D/admin/sbin/autoinstaller
Note: The “$PRODUCT_ROOT_D” variable in the command should be replaced with its value according to Plesk variables.
The exact value of path variables can be known from /etc/psa/psa.conf file on Parallels Plesk Panel server.
Or use the following parameters:
#$PRODUCT_ROOT_D/admin/sbin/autoinstaller –select-product-id plesk –select-release-current –reinstall-patch –install-component base
Note: The “$PRODUCT_ROOT_D” variable in the command should be replaced with its value.
The exact value of path variables can be known from /etc/psa/psa.conf file on Parallels Plesk Panel server.
Reference: http://parallels.com
Limits in Parallels Plesk Panel for usernames/passwords
User names and passwords in Parallels Plesk Panel are case sensitive. The following limits for user and password length exist:
For Unix/Linux Systems.
Parallels Plesk Panel user name length 1…20
Parallels Plesk Panel user password length 5…14
System user name length 1…16
System user password length 5…255
Latest update of openssl breaks Parallels Panel
Latest update of the openssl package from CentOS breaks Parallels Panel 9.x. Errors are displayed in the /var/log/sw-cp-server/error_log file when Panel is trying to start.
The problem has been fixed since version 9.5.0.
Download the appropriate package using the wget utility. Example for CentOS 5 x86:
#wget -c http://kb.parallels.com/Attachments/12669/Attachments/sw-cp-server-1.0-6.201004011105.centos5.i386.rpm
Install the downloaded package. Example for CentOS 5 x86:
#rpm -Uhv sw-cp-server-1.0-6.201004011105.centos5.i386.rpm
Reference : http://kb.parallels.com/
Changes in Parallels Plesk Panel 10
Control Panel and Auxiliary Users : The new Control Panel provides simpler UI for customers and also introduces auxiliary users able to access Control Panel together with customer. The auxiliary users replace former Domain Administrator and mail users, the amount of operations available to the new Control Panel users is defined using a flexible system of user privileges.
Multi-domain hosting : The concept of a domain has been replaced with a concept of a subscription – a hosting unit able to run multiple sites (domains and subdomains) over given resources and services. As the subscriptions belong to customers, the domain administrator role is removed. However, a customer is able to create user accounts that are eligible to manage all the customer’s sites.
Multiple FTP accounts :Customer can create multiple FTP accounts within a single subscription, defining which part of the subscription files can be accessed by each.Integrated
SiteBuilder 5.0 : SiteBuilder 5.0 (former Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder) is the Panel component that is 100% focused on fast and efficient creation of websites.
Reference : http://parallels.com/
