Create a file named parallels_updates.xml on the Web server where it can be accessed via HTTP. The file is an XML document that should contain specifications for a particular Parallels Desktop update available on your local updated server.
To create your own document, use the following sample XML document and the XML document specification that follows it as a reference.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
ParallelsUpdates
Root element.
Product
Container for Parallels Desktop information.
ProductName
string
Use "Parallels Desktop".
UpdateEnabled
int
Specifies whether the automatic updates are enabled. To enable updates, specify 1.
Version
Container for Parallels Desktop version information.
Major
int
Major version number (e.g. 13)
Minor
int
Minor version number. Specify 0.
SubMinor
Build number. This element may be empty.
SubSubMinor
Revision number. This element may be empty.
StringRepresentation
Product codename. This element may be empty.
Update
Container for the information about the Parallels Desktop update.
Attributes:
uuid — String. A globally unique ID identifying the product.
The uuid attribute is very important and must contain the correct information for the update to work. The attribute value consists of the following parameters (substrings) separated by periods (see the provided XML example):
desktop — specify "desktop"
major — major version number (e.g. 13)
minor — minor version number (0)
build — build number
revision — revision number
locale — locale ("en_US", "de_DE", etc)
vendor — vendor ("parallels")
platform — platform ("mac")
UpdateType
int
Update type. Specify 0.
UpdateName
string
The user-defined update name.
UpdateDescription
string
The update description.
FilePath
string
A URL to the update file on your local update server. The actual update files can be obtained from Parallels.
FileSize
int
The update file size, in megabytes.
Status
int
Specify 0.
DateTime
string
Date and time when the updated was published. Use the following format:
yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss
Chargeable
int
Specify 0.
LocaleName
string
Locale name ("en_US", "it_IT", etc).
DistributorName
The update distributor name. Specify "parallels".
OsType
Operating system type. Specify "mac".
Ancestry
Container for the list of updates that directly preceded this update.
Ancestor
string
An individual Parallels Desktop update information.
This element may appear more than once in the same document, one for each update.
The value is combined using the following parameters (substrings) separated by periods (see the provided XML example):
desktop — specify "desktop".
major — Parallels Desktop major version number.
minor — minor version number.
build — build number.
revision — revision number.
locale — locale (e.g. "en_US")
vendor — vendor ("parallels").
platform -— platform ("mac").