Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Reference Guide

Parallels

Parallels Virtuozzo
Containers 4.6 for
Windows

Reference Guide

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Contents

Preface 5

About Parallels Virtuozzo Containers .......................................................................................................... 6

About This Guide ......................................................................................................................................... 7

Organizati on of This Gui de............................................................................................................... 7

Documentation Conventions ............................................................................................................. 8

Getting Help ................................................................................................................................................. 9

Feedback .................................................................................................................................................... 10

Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Utilities Overview 11

General Utilities 13

vzctl ............................................................................................................................................................ 14

vzctl create ...................................................................................................................................... 16

vzctl delete and vzctl destroy .......................................................................................................... 17

vzctl mount and vzctl umount ......................................................................................................... 17

vzctl start, vzctl stop, vzctl restart, and vzctl status ........................................................................ 17

vzctl set ........................................................................................................................................... 18

vzctl exec, vzctl exec2, and vzctl enter ........................................................................................... 23

vzctl mountext and vzctl umounte xt ............................................................................................... 24

vzctl partadd and vzctl partdel ........................................................................................................ 24

vzctl reinstall ................................................................................................................................... 25

vzctl shrink ...................................................................................................................................... 25

vzctl defrag ..................................................................................................................................... 26

vzctl addrole, vzctl delrole, vzctl enumrole .................................................................................... 27

vzlist ........................................................................................................................................................... 28

vzlist Output Parameters and Their Modifiers ................................................................................ 29

vzquota ....................................................................................................................................................... 31

vzquota setlimit ............................................................................................................................... 32

vzquota stat and vzquota show ........................................................................................................ 32