lxc snapshot

Create instance snapshots

Synopsis

Description: Create instance snapshots

When –stateful is used, LXD attempts to checkpoint the instance’s running state, including process memory state, TCP connections, …

lxc snapshot [<remote>:]<instance> [<snapshot name>] [flags]

Examples

  lxc snapshot u1 snap0
  	Create a snapshot of "u1" called "snap0".

  	lxc snapshot u1 snap0 < config.yaml
  		Create a snapshot of "u1" called "snap0" with the configuration from "config.yaml".

Options

      --disk-volumes string   Disk volumes mode. Possible values are "root" (default) and "all-exclusive". "root" only snapshots the instance's root disk volume. "all-exclusive" snapshots the instance's root disk and any exclusively attached volumes (non-shared).
      --no-expiry             Ignore any configured auto-expiry for the instance
      --reuse                 If the snapshot name already exists, delete and create a new one
      --stateful              Whether or not to snapshot the instance's running state

Options inherited from parent commands

      --debug          Show all debug messages
      --force-local    Force using the local unix socket
  -h, --help           Print help
      --project        Override the source project
  -q, --quiet          Don't show progress information
      --sub-commands   Use with help or --help to view sub-commands
  -v, --verbose        Show all information messages
      --version        Print version number

SEE ALSO

• lxc - Command line client for LXD