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-'vzdump' is a utility to make consistent snapshots of running virtual
-machines (VMs). It basically creates an archive of the VM private
-area, which also includes the VM configuration files. 'vzdump'
+'vzdump' is a utility to make consistent snapshots of running guest
+systems. It basically creates an archive of the guest private
+area, which also includes the guest configuration files. 'vzdump'
currently supports LXC containers and QemuServer VMs.
There are several ways to provide consistency (option `mode`):
`stop` mode::
-Stop the VM during backup. This results in a very long downtime.
+Stop the guest during backup. This results in a very long downtime.
`suspend` mode::
Examples
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-Simply dump VM 777 - no snapshot, just archive the VM private area and
+Simply dump guest 777 - no snapshot, just archive the guest private area and
configuration files to the default dump directory (usually
'/var/liv//vz/dump/').
# vzdump 777 --mode suspend
-Backup all VMs and send notification mails to root and admin.
+Backup all guest systems and send notification mails to root and admin.
# vzdump --all --mode suspend --mailto root --mailto admin
# vzdump 777 --dumpdir /mnt/backup --mode snapshot
-Backup more than one VM (selectively)
+Backup more than one guest (selectively)
# vzdump 101 102 103 --mailto root
-Backup all VMs excluding VM 101 and 102
+Backup all guests excluding 101 and 102
# vzdump --mode suspend --exclude 101,102
-Restore a container to a new VM 600
+Restore a container to a new CT 600
# pct restore 600 /mnt/backup/vzdump-lxc-777.tar
-Restore a Qemu/KVM machine to VM 601
+Restore a QemuServer VM to VM 601
# qmrestore /mnt/backup/vzdump-qemu-888.vma 601