vzdump
Backup Utility for virtual machines and containers. tldr-pages
On Linux
Linux
Dump a guest virtual machine into the default dump directory (usually /var/lib/vz/dump/), excluding snapshots
vzdump vm_idIdentifyBack up the guest virtual machines with the IDs 101, 102, and 103
vzdump 101 102 103IdentifyDump a guest virtual machine using a specific mode
vzdump vm_id --mode suspendIdentifyBack up all guest systems and send a notification email to the root and admin users
vzdump --all --mode suspend --mailto root --mailto adminIdentifyUse snapshot mode (no downtime required) and a non-default dump directory
vzdump vm_id --dumpdir path/to/directory --mode snapshotIdentifyBack up all guest virtual machines excluding the IDs 101 and 102
vzdump --mode suspend --exclude 101, 102Identify