Parallels Pro Control Panel Installation Checklist

Use the following checklist to verify that you have adequately prepared your system for a successful installation.

1. Verify that the swap partition size of the target server is adequate.
2. Verify that you have installed the following RPMs on the target server:
   1. up2date (if using Red Hat Network (RHN) to obtain RPM updates).

      You must install the RPM up2date on the server if you want to use RHN for obtaining RPM updates.

      After installing the RPM, run the up2date utility to register the server with RHN.

   2. spamassassin-3 or later version.

      You must install the RPM spamassassin-3 or later on the server before you install Parallels Pro Control Panel.

3. Verify that you have set up the yum repository containing the operating system RPMs, RPM updates, and RPM extras (required only if using yum to obtain and update RPMs).

   Set up a yum repository on your local FTP server or on the server on which you are installing Parallels Pro Control Panel. The installer obtains the operating system RPMs, required RPM updates, and RPM extras from the repository.

   Important: Parallels Pro Control Panel is compatible with yum version 2.4 or later. If an earlier version is installed, the installer tries to install/update the installed version; however, to avoid installation failures, it is recommended that you verify the version of yum installed on the server. To verify the yum version, run the following command at the prompt: /usr/bin/yum --version

   For instructions on setting up a yum repository on your local FTP server, refer to the document Setting up a Local FTP server to install Parallels Pro Control Panel for Linux at the Parallels Pro Control Panel for Linux Documentation page (http://www.parallels.com/en/pro/docs).

4. Verify that you have access to one of the following software repositories for installing Parallels Pro Control Panel.
   1. Parallels Pro Control Panel FTP server.

      The installer obtains the installation files from Parallels Pro Control Panel FTP server. The installer knows the address of the FTP server.

   2. Local FTP server.

      he installer obtains the installation files from your local FTP server. For instructions on setting up a local FTP server, see Setting up a local FTP server to install Parallels Pro Control Panel for Linux at the Parallels Pro Control Panel for Linux Documentation page (http://www.parallels.com/en/pro/docs).

5. Verify that you have disabled SELinux (if installed).

   If you enabled SELinux at the time of installing the operating system, disable it and restart the server before proceeding to install Parallels Pro Control Panel, otherwise the installation fails with an error.