How do I Backup / Move LXC containers?

Question

I want to take lxc container backup. We have server with 12.04 LTS ubuntu server and I have installed LXC - 1.0.0.alpha2 in it. I wanted to update our

Answer 1

I agree with Brad Jasperson. I do it this way:

lxc-clone -KMP /path/to/backup name name

If something goes wrong with your container, and downtime costs a lot, you can run the copy:

lxc-start -n name -P /path/to/backup

and stop:

lxc-stop -n name -P /path/to/backup

you can copy it back in place later in appropriate time. Good luck!