The following table describes the connection types and protocols that your client program can use to communicate with Parallels Agent. The recommended options are indicated in the Description column.
Connection |
Description |
SSL over TCP/IP |
This is the recommended option for permanent connections. Agent is listening on port |
TCP/IP |
Plain TCP/IP connection. No encryption is used so this connection should be used with care. Agent is listening on port |
Unix Domain sockets |
Unix-type connectivity. No encryption is used with this connection type. |
Named Pipes |
Windows Named Pipes. No encryption. |
SOAP over HTTPS |
Web Services clients. |
SSH (deprecated) |
This connection type was used in the previous versions of Virtuozzo software. It is retained for compatibility purposes only and is not officially supported. |