Simply dump guest 777 - no snapshot, just archive the guest private area and
configuration files to the default dump directory (usually
/var/lib/vz/dump/
).
# vzdump 777
Use rsync and suspend/resume to create a snapshot (minimal downtime).
# vzdump 777 --mode suspend
Backup all guest systems and send notification mails to root and admin.
# vzdump --all --mode suspend --mailto root --mailto admin
Use snapshot mode (no downtime) and non-default dump directory.
# vzdump 777 --dumpdir /mnt/backup --mode snapshot
Backup more than one guest (selectively)
# vzdump 101 102 103 --mailto root
Backup all guests excluding 101 and 102
# vzdump --mode suspend --exclude 101,102
Restore a container to a new CT 600
# pct restore 600 /mnt/backup/vzdump-lxc-777.tar
Restore a QemuServer VM to VM 601
# qmrestore /mnt/backup/vzdump-qemu-888.vma 601
Clone an existing container 101 to a new container 300 with a 4GB root file system, using pipes
# vzdump 101 --stdout | pct restore --rootfs 4 300 -