How to duplicate an existing OpenVZ virtual machine?

[jason99]

Seems like making a straight copy of a virtual machine should be easy with Proxmox, but so far I have not been able to figure out how to do it. I check the wiki page on duplicating virtual machines, which states at the top:

This page is meant for Kernel Virtual Machines (KVM) only. For OpenVZ containers, the /etc/vz/conf/<VEID>.conf files contain the info and is preferably set using the Proxmox VE GUI.

Not sure exactly what they mean by that?

 

[jason99]

Bumping...

 

[gkovacs]

I would create a backup from the web interface, than restore it with vzrestore to a different VMID.
http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Backup_-_Restore_-_Live_Migration

Don't forget to change the IP address of copy while the original isn't running.

 

[jason99]

Thanks for the tip - I appreciate it. Worked nicely.