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    OpenVZ Essentials
    OpenVZ Essentials
    OpenVZ Essentials
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    OpenVZ Essentials

    By Mark Furman

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    OpenVZ (Open Virtuozzo) is an OS-level virtualization technology based on the Linux kernel and OS written in C. It creates multiple secure and isolated Linux containers on a single physical server, enabling better server utilization and ensuring that applications do not conflict. OpenVZ is the only highly scalable virtualization technology with near-zero overhead, strong isolation, and rapid customer provisioning that's ready for production use right now.

    Starting with the very basics of OpenVZ, you will learn to configure templates, create containers, administer your server infrastructure, and utilize the OpenVZ Web Panel.

    Packed with practical examples and precise instructions, this book helps you to set up and configure OpenVZ. An easy-to-follow guide that will help you with real-world container administration tasks. The book has a natural flow from one topic to another and will ensure that you gain expertise in the effective implementation of OpenVZ.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPackt Publishing
    Release dateNov 11, 2014
    ISBN9781782167334
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      OpenVZ Essentials - Mark Furman

      Table of Contents

      OpenVZ Essentials

      Credits

      About the Author

      About the Reviewers

      www.PacktPub.com

      Support files, eBooks, discount offers, and more

      Why subscribe?

      Free access for Packt account holders

      Preface

      What this book covers

      What you need for this book

      Who this book is for

      Conventions

      Reader feedback

      Customer support

      Errata

      Piracy

      Questions

      1. Installing OpenVZ

      What is OS-level virtualization?

      What is OpenVZ?

      System requirements

      The disk partition scheme

      The yum configuration

      Installing vzkernel

      Installing vzctl and vzquota

      Restarting the server

      Summary

      2. OS Templates and Creating Containers

      Getting started with OS templates

      Downloading OS templates

      Using vztmpl-dl to download OS templates

      Manually downloading OS templates

      Selecting a container ID

      Selecting an OS template

      Creating a container

      Container configuration

      Configuring a container to start on boot

      Setting the hostname

      Setting an IP address

      Setting a name server

      Setting the root password

      VE configuration files

      Summary

      3. OpenVZ Container Administration

      Using vzlist

      Listing all the containers on the server

      The vzctl command

      Starting a container

      Stopping a container

      Restarting a container

      Using vzctl to suspend and resume a container

      Suspending a container

      Resuming a container

      Destroying a container

      Using vzctl to mount and unmount a container

      Mounting a container

      Unmounting a container

      Disk quotas

      Setting quotaon and quotaoff for a container

      Turning on disk quota for a container

      Turning off disk quota for a container

      Setting disk quotas with vzctl set

      Further use of vzctl set

      --onboot

      --bootorder

      --userpasswd

      --name

      --description

      --ipadd

      --ipdel

      --hostname

      --disable

      --ram

      --swap

      Summary

      4. Server Administration Using OpenVZ

      Important system files

      Understanding the /etc/vz directory

      Understanding the /vz directory

      Understanding the /proc/user_beancounters file

      Resources

      Managing and configuring the CPU

      CPU share

      vzcpucheck

      Setting up a container to use a set amount of CPU units

      Configuring the number of CPUs used by a container

      Memory management

      vzmemcheck

      LowMem

      MemSwap

      Allocated

      vzmemcheck with the -v flag

      vzmemcheck with the -A flag

      The /var/log/vzctl.log file

      Understanding the /var/log/vzctl.log file

      Summary

      5. Using OpenVZ Web Panel – Part One

      OpenVZ Web Panel

      Installing OpenVZ Web Panel

      Configuring /etc/owp.conf

      Configuring /opt/ovz-web-panel/config/config.yml

      Hardware daemon

      LDAP

      Logging in to OpenVZ Web Panel

      Dashboard

      Physical servers

      Localhost

      OS templates

      Installing a new OS template

      Removing a template

      Server templates

      Adding a server template

      Changing a server template

      Removing a server template

      Virtual servers list

      Managing the virtual server

      Making a virtual server

      Changing the settings

      Removing a virtual server

      Changing the state of the container

      Summary

      6. Using OpenVZ Web Panel – Part Two

      Understanding the virtual server information page

      Change state

      Change settings

      Limits

      Tools

      Reinstall

      Backup

      Backing up a container

      Restoring the container

      Deleting the backup

      Clone

      Create Template

      Console

      IP Addresses

      IP pools list

      Create IP pool

      Edit IP pool

      Remove IP pool

      IP addresses list

      My Profile

      Users

      Add User

      Edit User

      Enable/disable user account

      Disabling a user's account

      Enabling a user's account

      Delete User

      Requests

      Create Request

      Details

      Add comment

      Close request

      Delete Request

      Tasks

      Events Log

      Logout

      Summary

      Index

      OpenVZ Essentials

      OpenVZ Essentials

      Copyright © 2014 Packt Publishing

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews.

      Every effort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. However, the information contained in this book is sold without warranty, either express or implied. Neither the author, nor Packt Publishing, and its dealers and distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this book.

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      First published: November 2014

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      Credits

      Author

      Mark Furman

      Reviewers

      Emilien Kenler

      Unnikrishnan Appukuttan Pillai

      Alexei Yuzhakov

      Commissioning Editor

      Aarthi Kumaraswamy

      Acquisition Editor

      Meeta Rajani

      Content Development Editor

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      Technical Editor

      Nikhil Potdukhe

      Copy Editors

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      Adithi Shetty

      Project Coordinator

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      Proofreaders

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      Amy Johnson

      Indexers

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      Monica Ajmera Mehta

      Production Coordinators

      Manu Joseph

      Nilesh R. Mohite

      Alwin Roy

      Cover Work

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      Nilesh R. Mohite

      About the Author

      Mark Furman is currently working as a systems engineer for Info-Link Technologies. He has been in the IT field for over 10 years and specializes in Linux and open source technologies. In the past, he has worked as an independent IT contractor providing consulting services for small- to medium-sized businesses and as a Linux administrator for HostGator. He has also been managing his own IT company for several years.

      Mark can be reached at <m.furman@live.com>. He can also be found at www.linkedin.com/in/markfurman and www.twitter.com/mfurman.

      I would like to thank my wife, Lynnsey, for being there for me as my support and encouragement while I wrote this book. I would also like to thank my children, Trent, Alissa, Alina, and Kaden, to whom I dedicate this book; my parents, David and Cindy; and my grandparents, Jeanette and Steve, without whom I would not have been the man I am today.

      I would like to thank the OpenVZ community for developing, maintaining, and providing support for OpenVZ.

      I would like to thank Alexei Yuzhakov for developing OpenVZ Web Panel and reviewing my book.

      I would also like to thank the entire Packt Publishing team who made this book possible in

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