`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

  --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

lxc operation list LXD server and client