OpenVZ container-related commands

This section shows commands for performing OpenVZ container-based VM-related tasks.

How to do it…

Let's start using OpenVZ container-related commands by working through the following steps:

1. Use the following command to see a list of all the containers in a node:

   #pvectl list
   

   The preceding command only shows the list of containers that are hosted in the node where this command is issued. Pvectl is a wrapper from Proxmox around the original OpenVZ vzctl command.

   The following screenshot shows a list of containers in the example pmx1 node:

   

2. Use the following command to start a container:

   #pvectl start <ct_id>
   

3. Use the following command to stop a container:

   #pvectl stop <ct_id>
   

   The preceding command is equivalent to pushing the power button or unplugging the power cord of a physical node

4. Use the following command to shut down a container gracefully:

   #pvectl shutdown <ct_id>
   

5. Use the following command to restart a container:

   #pvectl restart <ct_id...