Pre-configuration Wizard

This document explains how to shape your Parallels H-Sphere cluster, add boxes and hosting services and configure basic Parallels H-Sphere settings after Control Panel installation.

Parallels H-Sphere Pre-Configuration Wizard writes the cluster configuration into the specially formatted config.xml file (download sample config.xml from http://hsphere.parallels.com/HSdocumentation/xmls/config.xml). The Configuration File form on the main page enables you to:

• Import: You upload the prepared XML file from a local machine to Parallels H-Sphere and later reconfigure Parallels H-Sphere in the wizard.
• Export: export config.xml with your Parallels H-Sphere cluster configuration to your local machine.
• Restore to Default: choose this option to recreate config.xml and to restart configuring Parallels H-Sphere cluster in the wizard.

To complete the pre-configuration wizard:

1. Click the Edit General Settings icon on the right corner of the General Settings caption and fill in the data on the page that appears:
   • System Domain: Specify the service domain name here.
   • One Server Installation: check this box if you need a single server installation.
   • Use NAT IP mapping: Check this box if you implement NAT on your Parallels H-Sphere.

     Press Submit and return to the main page of the wizard.

2. If you choose multiple server installation mode, you will see the Add Physical Server icon on the right corner of the Physical Servers caption. Click this icon and proceed to the form for adding new physical servers and services.

   Here you set physical server name, IP, root password to connect to, and choose which hosting services (CP, Web, mail, DNS, MySQL, PostgreSQL) will be installed there.

   Note: At the moment, VPS, Windows, MRTG are not installed via Parallels H-Sphere pre-configuration wizard.

   Choose Use defaults for this server to apply default names for Parallels H-Sphere logical servers on this server. By default, they are named webN, mailN, nsN, mailN, mysqlN, respectively.

3. After you have added physical servers into Parallels H-Sphere cluster, you will see them on the main page of the wizard.

   Click the Edit icon in front of a physical server in the list and edit logical server parameters. More on Logical Servers read in Parallels H-Sphere Service Administrator Guide.

4. After you have done with Parallels H-Sphere configuration, press Proceed Installation Wizard.
5. You will be taken to the Confirm Installation page. To complete installation via CP web interface, click Yes, continue
6. On the page that appears check the servers you want to be updated/installed and click Start.
   To see the update log, click the server name link.
7. When update is finished and the light turns green, click Proceed to complete installation.
8. On the page that appears, click Return to Admin CP.

   You will be taken to the administrator control panel where you can maintain your hosting business.