command line control of VMs?

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by BEIGE, Nov 30, 2008.

  1. BEIGE

    BEIGE Member

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    Sorry, I can't find anything in the docs that says how to control a VM from the command line. Can someone point me to the command list and how to set up the path for the Terminal?
     
    BEIGE, Nov 30, 2008
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  2. estrelnikov

    estrelnikov Parallels Team

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    Parallels Desktop command reference guide you can see here
     
    estrelnikov, Nov 30, 2008
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  3. BEIGE

    BEIGE Member

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    prlctl start /Users/beige/Documents/Parallels/Microsoft\ Windows\ XP.pvm/winxp.hdd/winxp.hdd, I get "The Microsoft Windows XP.pvm/ virtual machine does not exist."

    Am I missing something? The help file in the command line utility doesn't tell you what file to launch.
     
    BEIGE, Dec 2, 2008
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  4. NotBill

    NotBill Member

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    while I have not yet tried it, typing prlctl and hitting enter gives quite a bit of info and the help file has much more info. for example, how to start, stop, resume & list VM's are here:

    http://download.parallels.com/desktop/v4/docs/en/Parallels_Command_Line_Reference_Guide/23466.htm

    or

    http://tinyurl.com/63mwea
     
    NotBill, Dec 4, 2008
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