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== Ezvzdump == | == Ezvzdump == | ||
− | Ezvzdump (not to be confused with | + | Ezvzdump (not to be confused with vzdump) is a shell script that also allows |
you to dump out a running VE container. The key differences are that ezvzdump | you to dump out a running VE container. The key differences are that ezvzdump | ||
allows you to utilize past dumps to speed things up, and that a remote host can | allows you to utilize past dumps to speed things up, and that a remote host can | ||
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The dump files that are created are compatible with those that vzdump creates, | The dump files that are created are compatible with those that vzdump creates, | ||
− | so you must still use | + | so you must still use `vzdump --restore` to restore them. |
Dependencies: sendEmail package for emailing of statistics | Dependencies: sendEmail package for emailing of statistics | ||
== Cron == | == Cron == | ||
− | I recommend using | + | I recommend using nice and ionice to run this script so it doesn't bring the host to it's knees. Place this example in /etc/cron.d/ezvzdump and the backups will run at 3:30 AM every day. |
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