Vzctl Commands

EXAMPLES

       To create and start "basic" VE with ID of 1000, using fedora-core-5 OS template, and IP address of
       192.168.10.200:
            vzctl create 1000 --ostemplate fedora-core-5 --config vps.basic
            vzctl set 1000 --ipadd 192.168.10.200 --save
            vzctl start 1000

       To set number of processes barrier/limit to 80/100, and PTY barrier/limit to 16/20 PTYs:
            vzctl set 1000 --numproc 80:100 -t 16:20 --save

       To execute command ls -la in this VE:
            vzctl exec 1000 /bin/ls -la

       To execute command pipe ls -l / | sort in this VE:
            vzctl exec 1000 āls -l / | sortā

       To stop this VE:
            vzctl stop 1000

       To permanently remove this VE:
            vzctl destroy 1000

FILES

       /etc/vz/vz.conf
       /etc/vz/conf/veid.conf
       /proc/vz/veinfo
       /proc/vz/vzquota
       /proc/user_beancounters
       /proc/fairsched

SEE ALSO
vz.conf(5), vps.conf(5), vzquota(8),

Log file : LOGFILE=/var/log/vzctl.log

   [root@server1 vz-scripts]# vzctl status 202
   VEID 202 exist mounted running

   [root@server1 vz-scripts]# vzctl status 201
   VEID 201 deleted unmounted down


   [root@server1 vz-scripts]# vzctl --help
   vzctl version 3.0.16
   Copyright (C) 2000-2007 SWsoft.
   This program may be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL License.

• Usage: vzctl [options] <command> <veid> [parameters]
• vzctl destroy | mount | umount | stop | status | enter <veid>
• vzctl create <veid> {--ostemplate <name>] [--config <name>]

   [--private <path>] [--root <path>] [--ipadd <addr>] | [--hostname <name>]
   vzctl start <veid> [--force] [--wait]

   vzctl exec | exec2 <veid> <command> [arg ...]

   vzctl runscript <veid> <script>

   vzctl chkpnt <veid> [--dumpfile <name>]

   vzctl restore <veid> [--dumpfile <name>]

   vzctl set veid [--save] [--setmode restart|ignore]

   [--ipadd <addr>] [--ipdel <addr>|all] [--hostname <name>]

   [--nameserver <addr>] [--searchdomain <name>] [--onboot yes|no]
   [--userpasswd <user>:<passwd>] [--cpuunits <N>] [--cpulimit <N>] [--cpus <N>]
   [--diskspace <soft>[:<hard>]] [--diskinodes <soft>[:<hard>]]
   [--quotatime <N>] [--quotaugidlimit <N>]
   [--noatime yes|no] [--capability <name>:on|off ...]
   [--devices b|c:major:minor|all:r|w|rw]
   [--devnodes device:r|w|rw|none]
   [--netif_add <ifname[,mac,host_ifname,host_mac]]>] [--netif_del <ifname>]
   [--applyconfig <name>] [--applyconfig_map <name>]
   [--features <name:on|off>] [--name <vename>]
   [--ioprio <N>]
   [--iptables <name>] [--disabled <yes|no>]
   [UBC parameters]
   UBC parameters (N - items, P - pages, B - bytes):
   Two numbers divided by colon means barrier:limit.
   In case the limit is not given it is set to the same value as the barrier.
   --numproc N[:N]      --numtcpsock N[:N]      --numothersock N[:N]
   --vmguarpages P[:P]  --kmemsize B[:B]        --tcpsndbuf B[:B]
   --tcprcvbuf B[:B]    --othersockbuf B[:B]    --dgramrcvbuf B[:B]
   --oomguarpages P[:P] --lockedpages P[:P]     --privvmpages P[:P]
   --shmpages P[:P]     --numfile N[:N]         --numflock N[:N]
   --numpty N[:N]       --numsiginfo N[:N]      --dcachesize N[:N]
   --numiptent N[:N]    --physpages P[:P]       --avnumproc N[:N]