singularity-checkpoint-instance1
Checkpoint the state of a running instance (experimental)
Usage
apptainer checkpoint
instance
Overview
The checkpoint instance command checkpoints an active instance by name. The instance must
have been started with either --dmtcp-launch or --dmtcp-restart.
Options
-h, --help[=false]
help for instance
-H, --home="/build"
a home directory specification. spec can either be a src path or src:dest pair. src is the source path of the home directory outside the container and dest overrides the home directory within the container.
Examples
To checkpoint an instance: $ apptainer checkpoint instance example-instance