run-checkpoint

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NAME

run-checkpoint - checkpoint a running container

 

SYNOPSIS

runc checkpoint [option ...] containe-id

 

DESCRIPTION

The checkpoint command saves the state of the running container instance with the help of criu(8) tool, to be restored later.

 

OPTIONS

-imag-path path

Set path for saving criu image files. The default is ./checkpoint.

-wor-path path

Set path for saving criu work files and logs. The default is to reuse the image files directory.

-paren-path path

Set path for previous criu image files, in pr-dump.

-leav-running

Leave the process running after checkpointing.

-tc-established

Allow checkpoint/restore of established TCP connections. See criu-tc-establised option [la]https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--tcp-established[ra].

-tc-ski-i-flight

Skip i-flight TCP connections. See criu-ski-i-flight option [la]https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--skip-in-flight[ra].

-lin-remap

Allow one to link unlinked files back when possible. See criu-lin-remap option [la]https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--link-remap[ra].

-ex-uni-sk

Allow checkpoint/restore of external unix sockets. See criu-ex-uni-sk option [la]https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--ext-unix-sk[ra].

-shel-job

Allow checkpoint/restore of shell jobs.

-laz-pages

Use lazy migration mechanism. See criu-laz-pages option [la]https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--lazy-pages[ra].

-statu-fd fd

Pass a file descriptor fd to criu. Once laz-pages server is ready, criu writes 0 (a zero byte) to that fd. Used together with -laz-pages.

-pag-server I-address:port

Start a page server at the specified I-address and port. This is used together with criu laz-pages. See criu lazy migration [la]https://criu.org/Lazy_migration[ra].

-fil-locks

Allow checkpoint/restore of file locks. See criu-fil-locks option [la]https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--file-locks[ra].

-pr-dump

Do a pr-dump, i.e. dump container's memory information only, leaving the container running. See criu iterative migration [la]https://criu.org/Iterative_migration[ra].

-manag-cgroup-mode soft|full|strict|ignore.

Cgroups mode. Default is soft. See criu-manag-cgroups option [la]https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--manage-cgroups[ra].

-empt-ns namespace

Checkpoint a namespace, but don't save its properties. See criu-empt-ns option [la]https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--empty-ns[ra].

-aut-dedup

Enable auto deduplication of memory images. See criu-aut-dedup option [la]https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--auto-dedup[ra].

 

SEE ALSO

criu(8), run-restore(8), runc(8), criu(8).

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