From: Emmanuel Kasper Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:58:35 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Replace VM occurences with 'guest' or 'container' when appropriate X-Git-Url: https://git.proxmox.com/?p=pve-docs.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=c31f32a9c1755e8908c2beb86b407d4bc3260d09 Replace VM occurences with 'guest' or 'container' when appropriate also replace Qemu/KVM with QemuServer as it is the detailed term used in the vzdump man page --- diff --git a/vzdump.adoc b/vzdump.adoc index 67ce1f3..a5a9ebf 100644 --- a/vzdump.adoc +++ b/vzdump.adoc @@ -25,16 +25,16 @@ Backup and Restore include::attributes.txt[] endif::manvolnum[] -'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:: @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Configuration files are also stored inside the backup archive Examples -------- -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/'). @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ Use rsync and suspend/resume to create a snapshot (minimal downtime). # 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 @@ -158,19 +158,19 @@ Use snapshot mode (no downtime). # 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