runc-checkpoint(8)

NAME

runc checkpoint - checkpoint a running container

SYNOPSIS

runc checkpoint [command options] <container-id>

Where "<container-id>" is the name for the instance of the container to be checkpointed.

DESCRIPTION

The checkpoint command saves the state of the container instance.

OPTIONS

    --image-path value           path for saving criu image files
    --work-path value            path for saving work files and logs
    --parent-path value          path for previous criu image files in pre-dump
    --leave-running              leave the process running after checkpointing
    --tcp-established            allow open tcp connections
    --ext-unix-sk                allow external unix sockets
    --shell-job                  allow shell jobs
    --lazy-pages                 use userfaultfd to lazily restore memory pages
    --status-fd value            criu writes \0 to this FD once lazy-pages is ready
    --page-server value          ADDRESS:PORT of the page server
    --file-locks                 handle file locks, for safety
    --pre-dump                   dump container's memory information only, leave the container running after this
    --manage-cgroups-mode value  cgroups mode: 'soft' (default), 'full' and 'strict'
    --empty-ns value             create a namespace, but don't restore its properties
    --auto-dedup                 enable auto deduplication of memory images