NAME
lxc-checkpoint - checkpoint a container
SYNOPSIS
lxc-checkpoint {-n name} {-D PATH} [-r] [-s] [-v] [-d] [-F]
DESCRIPTION
lxc-checkpoint checkpoints and restores containers.
OPTIONS
- FC-r, --restoreF[0]
-
Restore the checkpoint for the container, instead of dumping it. This option is incompatible with FC-sF[0].
- FC-D F[0]PATHFC, --checkpoint-dir=F[0]PATH
-
The directory to dump the checkpoint metadata.
- FC-s, --stopF[0]
-
Optionally stop the container after dumping. This option is incompatible with FC-rF[0].
- FC-v, --verboseF[0]
-
Enable verbose criu logging.
- FC-d, --daemonF[0]
-
Restore the container in the background (this is the default). Only available when providing FC-rF[0].
- FC-F, --foregroundF[0]
-
Restore the container in the foreground. Only available when providing FC-rF[0].
COMMON OPTIONS
These options are common to most of lxc commands.
- FC-?, -h, --helpF[0]
-
Print a longer usage message than normal.
- FC--usageF[0]
-
Give the usage message
- FC-q, --quietF[0]
-
mute on
- FC-P, --lxcpath=F[0]PATH
-
Use an alternate container path. The default is /var/lib/lxc.
- FC-o, --logfile=F[0]FILE
-
Output to an alternate log FILE. The default is no log.
- FC-l, --logpriority=F[0]LEVEL
-
Set log priority to LEVEL. The default log priority is FCERRORF[0]. Possible values are : FCFATALF[0], FCALERTF[0], FCCRITF[0], FCWARNF[0], FCERRORF[0], FCNOTICEF[0], FCINFOF[0], FCDEBUGF[0], FCTRACEF[0].
Note that this option is setting the priority of the events log in the alternate log file. It do not have effect on the ERROR events log on stderr.
- FC-n, --name=F[0]NAME
-
Use container identifier NAME. The container identifier format is an alphanumeric string.
- FC--rcfile=F[0]FILE
-
Specify the configuration file to configure the virtualization and isolation functionalities for the container.
This configuration file if present will be used even if there is already a configuration file present in the previously created container (via lxc-create).
- FC--versionF[0]
-
Show the version number.
EXAMPLES
- lxc-checkpoint -n foo -D /tmp/checkpoint
-
Checkpoint the container foo into the directory /tmp/checkpoint.
- lxc-checkpoint -r -n foo -D /tmp/checkpoint
-
Restore the checkpoint from the directory /tmp/checkpoint.
SEE ALSO
lxc(7), lxc-create(1), lxc-copy(1), lxc-destroy(1), lxc-start(1), lxc-stop(1), lxc-execute(1), lxc-console(1), lxc-monitor(1), lxc-wait(1), lxc-cgroup(1), lxc-ls(1), lxc-info(1), lxc-freeze(1), lxc-unfreeze(1), lxc-attach(1), lxc.conf(5)