vzdump

Backup Utility for virtual machines and containers. More information: <https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/vzdump.1.html>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/vzdump.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install vzdump
Ubuntu
apt-get install vzdump
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install vzdump
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install vzdump
Raspbian
apt-get install vzdump
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/vzdump

Backup Utility for virtual machines and containers. More information: <https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/vzdump.1.html>.

  • Dump a guest virtual machine into the default dump directory (usually `/var/lib/vz/dump/`), excluding snapshots:
    vzdump vm_id
  • Back up the guest virtual machines with the IDs 101, 102, and 103:
    vzdump 101 102 103
  • Dump a guest virtual machine using a specific mode:
    vzdump vm_id --mode suspend|snapshot
  • Back up all guest systems and send an notification email to the root and admin users:
    vzdump --all --mode suspend --mailto root --mailto admin
  • Use snapshot mode (no downtime required) and a non-default dump directory:
    vzdump vm_id --dumpdir path/to/directory --mode snapshot
  • Back up all guest virtual machines excluding the IDs 101 and 102:
    vzdump --mode suspend --exclude 101, 102

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