Parallels Virtuozzo Containers - 4.7 - Linux Reference Guide
Parallels Virtuozzo
Containers 4.7 for Linux
Reference Guide
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Contents
Preface ....................................................................................................................... 7
About Parallels Virtuozzo Containers ................................................................................ 8
About This Guide ............................................................................................................ 9
Organization of This Guide .......................................................................................................9
Documentation Conventions ................................................................................................. 10
Getting Help .................................................................................................................. 11
Feedback ...................................................................................................................... 12
Configuring Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.7 ...................................................... 13
Matrix of Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Configuration Files ............................................. 14
Global Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Configuration File ......................................................... 16
Container Configuration File ................................................................................................... 23
Linux Distribution Configuration Files ..................................................................................... 31
Network Classes Definition File .............................................................................................. 33
vzup2date Configuration File ................................................................................................. 34
vzup2date-mirror Configuration File ....................................................................................... 35
vzvpn Configuration File ......................................................................................................... 38
vzreport Configuration File ..................................................................................................... 39
Kernel Parameters ................................................................................................................. 40
Offline Management Configuration Files ................................................................................. 41
vzlmond Configuration File ..................................................................................................... 42
vzstat Configuration File......................................................................................................... 44
vzrmond Configuration File .................................................................................................... 46
vzstatrep Configuration File ................................................................................................... 49
Backup Configuration File ...................................................................................................... 51
vzrhnproxy Configuration File ................................................................................................. 54
vzpkgproxy Configuration File ................................................................................................ 55
vztt Configuration File ............................................................................................................ 56
Managing Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Scripts ............................................................ 56
Overview ............................................................................................................................... 57
Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Action Scripts ......................................................................... 58
Contents
Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Command-Line Interface ...................................... 60
Matrix of Parallels Virtuozzo Containers Command Line Utilities ...................................... 61
vzctl .............................................................................................................................. 64
vzctl create ............................................................................................................................ 66
vzctl delete and vzctl destroy ................................................................................................. 67
vzctl mount and vzctl umount ................................................................................................ 67
vzctl start, vzctl stop, vzctl restart, and vzctl status................................................................ 68
vzctl set ................................................................................................................................. 70
vzctl unset ............................................................................................................................. 79
vzctl exec, vzctl exec2, and vzctl enter .................................................................................. 79
vzctl recover and vzctl reinstall .............................................................................................. 80
vzctl quotaon, vzctl quotaoff, and vzctl quotainit .................................................................... 81
vzctl suspend and vzctl resume ............................................................................................. 81
vzctl convert .......................................................................................................................... 82
vzctl runscript ........................................................................................................................ 82
vzlist ............................................................................................................................. 83
vzlist Output Parameters and Their Specifiers ........................................................................ 85
vzquota ......................................................................................................................... 89
vzquota init ............................................................................................................................ 90
vzquota drop ......................................................................................................................... 91
vzquota on and vzquota off ................................................................................................... 91
vzquota setlimit ..................................................................................................................... 92
vzquota setlimit2 ................................................................................................................... 92
vzquota stat and vzquota show ............................................................................................. 93
Licensing Utilities ........................................................................................................... 94
vzlicload ................................................................................................................................ 94
vzlicupdate ............................................................................................................................ 95
vzlicview ................................................................................................................................ 96
Migration Utilities ........................................................................................................... 97
vzmigrate ............................................................................................................................... 97
vzmlocal .............................................................................................................................. 100
vzp2v................................................................................................................................... 101
Backing-Up Utilities ..................................................................................................... 102
vzabackup ........................................................................................................................... 103
vzarestore............................................................................................................................ 106
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