generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://docs.parallels.com/ (Parallels Desktop CLI + RAS PowerShell)
clis:
- name: prlctl
  scope: Parallels Desktop for Mac
  docs: https://docs.parallels.com/landing/pd-guides/parallels-desktop-for-mac.md
  description: Command-line tool to create, configure, register, and control Parallels Desktop virtual machines.
  install: bundled with Parallels Desktop for Mac
  command_families:
  - list — list registered virtual machines
  - create — create a new virtual machine
  - start / stop / restart / suspend / pause — control VM power state
  - set — change VM configuration (cpu, memory, devices)
  - clone / delete / register / unregister — manage VM lifecycle
  - snapshot / snapshot-list / snapshot-delete — manage snapshots
  - exec / enter — run commands inside a running VM
- name: prlsrvctl
  scope: Parallels Desktop host / server
  description: Command-line tool to manage the Parallels Desktop host — licensing, host settings, networking, and usb.
  install: bundled with Parallels Desktop for Mac
  command_families:
  - info — show host and license information
  - install-license / deactivate-license — manage licensing
  - net — manage host virtual networks
  - usb — manage USB device assignment
- name: RASAdmin (PowerShell)
  scope: Parallels RAS (Remote Application Server)
  docs: https://docs.parallels.com/landing/ras-powershell-api-guide/index-1
  description: PowerShell administration surface for Parallels RAS — the scripting counterpart to the RAS REST API.
  install: Import-Module RASAdmin
  command_families:
  - New-RASSession — authenticate and open a RAS admin session
  - Get-Command -Module RASAdmin — enumerate available cmdlets
  - RASGW / RASRDS / RASVDI — manage gateways, session hosts, VDI
  - RASPubApp / RASPubDesktop — manage published applications and desktops
  - Invoke-RASApply — commit pending configuration changes