What does OFFLINE_MANAGEMENT ('Enable Offline Management') option mean?

Article ID: 659 
Last Review: Oct,6 2008
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To simplify the usage of Virtuozzo Power Panel by a VE owner, VZPP web interface can be accessible on the VE IP address. By default, port 4643 is used. If the VE has an IP address 192.168.0.1 assigned  the VZPP management interface is accessible by https://192.168.0.1:4643 even if the VE is stopped. VZPP accessibility on VE IP address is controlled by OFFLINE_MANAGEMENT per-VE configuration parameter. By default, it is set to "yes". To enable/disable it for VE #101 use the following
commands:

# vzctl set 101 --offline_management=yes --save
# vzctl set 101 --offline_management=no --save


Virtuozzo Power Panel has the following login mechanisms:

  • If OFFLINE_MANAGEMENT parameter is set to "yes", VZPP accepts the VE "root" login with the corresponding password when connecting to VE IP address.
  • If OFFLINE_MANAGEMENT is enabled and Plesk Control Panel is installed in the VE - loging in the VE using Plesk credentials (user admin with the corresponding password) is supported on the VE IP address. In this case, however, the management capabilities available via web interface are limited.
  • The Service VE administrative credentials (user vzagent0 with the corresponding password) are supported as well. Upon administrative login all the VEes on the Node are manageable.
When offline management is on for a VE and the VE has Plesk installed, Plesk panel interface works via Service VE (in other words, port 8443 is forwarded to Service VE). In this case some additional Virtuozzo-related functionality is added to Plesk interface.
Keywords: offline_management,vzpp,vzcc,plesk,vzplesk
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