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3.3. Backup and Restoration Utilities¶

Any container is defined by its private area, configuration files, action scripts, and quota information. Backing up these components allows you to restore all the content of a container on any Virtuozzo-based system at any time if the container gets broken.

3.3.1. prlctl backup, backup-list, backup-delete, restore¶

Creates, lists, deletes or restores container backups.

prlctl backup <CT_name|CT_UUID> [-f, --full] [-i, --incremental]
              [-s, --storage [<user>[:<passwd>]@]<server>[:<port>]]
              [--description <desc>] [--no-compression] [--no-tunnel]
prlctl backup-list [<CT_name|CT_UUID>] [-f, --full] [--localvms] [--vmtype ct]
                   [-s, --storage [<user>[:<passwd>]@]<server>[:<port>]]
prlctl backup-delete {<CT_name|CT_UUID> | -t, --tag <backup_ID>} [--keep-chain]
prlctl restore {<CT_UUID> | -t, --tag <backup_ID>} [-n, --name <new_name>]
               [--dst=<path>] [-s, --storage [<user>[:<passwd>]@]<server>[:<port>]]
               [--no-tunnel]

Name	Description
`<CT_name\|CT_UUID>`	Container name or UUID. Use with `prlctl backup` to create a backup of the specified container. Use with `prlctl backup-list` to list backups of the specified container. Use with `prlctl backup-delete` to delete all backups of the specified container. Use <CT_UUID> with `prlctl restore` to restore the most recent backup of the specified container.
`-s, --storage [<user>[:<passwd>]@]<server>[:<port>]`	Specifies a remote backup server address, port, and credentials. If this option is omitted, the backup will be saved on the default backup server that can be configured using the `prlsrvctl set` command.
`--description <desc>`	Backup description. Descriptions with white spaces must be enclosed in quotation marks.
`-f, --full`	Use with `prlctl backup` to create a full backup of the container. A full backup contains all container data. Use with `prlctl backup-list` to display full backup information.
`-i, --incremental`	Create an incremental backup of the container. An incremental backup contains only the files changed since the previous full or incremental backup. This is the default backup type.
`--localvms`	List local backups only.
`--vmtype ct`	List container backups on the server.
`-t, --tag <backup_ID>`	The ID of the backup to restore or delete.
`-n, --name <new_name>`	A new name to assign to the restored container. If this option is omitted, the container will be restored with the original name.
`--dst=<path>`	Restore the container to the specified directory on the server. If this option is omitted, the container will be restored to `/vz/private/<CT_UUID>`.
`--no-compression`	Do not compress the created backup image.
`--no-tunnel`	Disables connection tunneling for backup. Connection tunneling provides secure data transmission. To use this option, configure the firewall of the destination server to allow incoming connections on any port on the corresponding network interface.
`--keep-chain`	Preserve the rest of the backup chain when deleting specific backups.

Version 7.0.5 — Sep 29, 2017

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