3.1. Matrix of OpenVZ Command-Line Utilities

The table below contains the full list of OpenVZ command-line utilities and command you can use for managing containers.

Table 3.1. General Utilities

NameDescription

prlctl

Utility to control containers.

prlctl list

Utility to view a list of containers existing on the server with additional information.

Table 3.2. Container Migration Utilities

NameDescription

prlctl clone

Command for the local cloning of containers.

Table 3.3. Template Management Utilities

NameDescription

vzpkg

Utility to manage OS and application EZ templates either inside your containers or on the server itself.

Table 3.4. Supplementary Utilities

NameDescription

vzps, vztop

Utilities working as the standard ps and htop utilities, with container-related functionality added.

vzpid

Utility that prints container UUID the process belongs to.

vzsplit

Utility to generate container configuration file sample, "splitting" the server into equal parts.

pfcache

Memory and IOPS deduplication management utility.

pcompact

Utility to compact containers by removing unused blocks from their virtual disks.