Virtuozzo Containers for Windows 6.0 User's Guide April 21, 2016 Copyright © 1999-2016 Parallels IP Holdings GmbH and its affiliates. All rights reserved. Parallels IP Holdings GmbH Vordergasse 59 8200 Schaffhausen Switzerland Tel: + 41 52 632 0411 Fax: + 41 52 672 2010 www.virtuozzo.com Copyright © 1999-2016 Parallels IP Holdings GmbH and its affiliates. All rights reserved. This product is protected by United States and international copyright laws. The product’s underlying technology, patents, and trademarks are listed at http://www.virtuozzo.com. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, Windows NT, Windows Vista, and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Apple, Mac, the Mac logo, Mac OS, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, FaceTime HD camera and iSight are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the US and other countries. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................... 8 About This Guide ............................................................................................................ 8 Organization of This Guide .......................................................................................................8 Getting Help .................................................................................................................... 9 Learning Virtuozzo Containers for Windows Basics .............................................. 10 About Virtuozzo Containers for Windows 6.0 ................................................................. 10 Applications of Virtuozzo Containers for Windows ................................................................. 11 OS Virtualization ............................................................................................................ 12 Virtuozzo File System .................................................................................................... 13 Resource Management ................................................................................................. 13 Templates ..................................................................................................................... 14 Virtuozzo Containers for Windows 6.0 Management Tools ............................................. 14 Virtuozzo Automator Overview............................................................................................... 15 Hardware Node Availability Considerations .................................................................... 16 Managing Containers .............................................................................................. 17 Creating New Containers ............................................................................................... 17 Before You Begin .................................................................................................................. 17 Choosing a Container ID ....................................................................................................... 18 Creating Containers ............................................................................................................... 18 Starting, Stopping, Querying Status of Containers .......................................................... 19 Accessing Containers .................................................................................................... 19 Configuring Terminal Services in Containers .......................................................................... 19 Using Remote Desktop Connection....................................................................................... 20 Using Windows File Sharing .................................................................................................. 20 Listing Containers ......................................................................................................... 21 Container Statuses ................................................................................................................ 21 Backing Up and Restoring Containers ........................................................................... 22 Backups Overview ................................................................................................................. 22 Setting Default Backup Parameters ....................................................................................... 23 Backing Up Specific Containers ............................................................................................ 23 Contents Backing Up Entire Hardware Nodes ...................................................................................... 23 Browsing Backup Contents ................................................................................................... 24 Restoring Specific Containers ................................................................................................ 24 Restoring Individual Files ....................................................................................................... 24 Using Third-Party Backup Software ....................................................................................... 24 Moving Containers within the Hardware Node ................................................................ 30 Copying Containers within the Hardware Node .............................................................. 30 Migrating Containers ..................................................................................................... 30 Deleting Containers ....................................................................................................... 31 Changing the Administrator's Password ........................................................................ 32 Setting Container Names ............................................................................................... 32 Adding Container Descriptions ...................................................................................... 32 Defragmenting Container Disks ..................................................................................... 32 Defragmenting Virtual Disks Manually .................................................................................... 32 Configuring Containers Boot Order ................................................................................ 34 Forwarding SCSI Disks to Containers ............................................................................ 34 Viewing Container Uptime ............................................................................................. 35 Determining Container ID by Session and Process IDs ................................................... 36 Managing Server Roles in Containers ............................................................................. 37 Accessing Container's Private Area ............................................................................... 40 Changing Registration Information for Containers ........................................................... 40 Enabling and Disabling Spoofing for Containers ............................................................. 42 Managing Resources .............................................................................................. 43 Managing Container Disk Space Quotas ........................................................................ 43 Setting Disk Space Quotas .................................................................................................... 43 Checking Disk Space Quota Status ....................................................................................... 44 Managing Container CPU Resources ............................................................................. 44 Managing Container CPU Usage ........................................................................................... 44 Configuring the Number of CPUs in Containers ..................................................................... 45 Managing CPU Pools ............................................................................................................ 46 Configuring Containers to Use CPUs from NUMA Nodes ...................................................... 50 Managing Container System Resources ........................................................................ 51 Enabling QoS Scheduler for Containers ......................................................................... 52 Managing Network Bandwidth ....................................................................................... 52 Contents Configuring Network Classes ................................................................................................ 53 Viewing Network Traffic Statistics .......................................................................................... 53 Enabling and Disabling Traffic Shaping .................................................................................. 53 Managing Container Configuration Samples ................................................................... 54 Applying New Configurations to Containers ........................................................................... 55 Keeping Your System Up To Date .......................................................................... 56 Updating Virtuozzo Containers for Windows .................................................................