Creating VZFS-based Containers

When you install Virtuozzo 6, your system is automatically configured to use the new Container-in-a-file layout for Containers. So when you create a new Container, all its files are put to a single image, similar to a virtual machine's hard disk.

If you want to create a legacy Container using the VZFS file system, you first need to complete these tasks:

1. Set the VEFSTYPE parameter to vz4 in the global configuration file /etc/vz/vz.conf.
2. Create a VZFS-compatible OS template cache using the vzpkg create cache command. For example, to create an updated cache for the CentOS 6 template, run this command:

   # vzpkg create cache centos-6-x86

3. Once the cache is updated, you can create a Container in the usual way using the prlctl create command, for example:

   # prlctl create 101 --ostemplate centos-6-x86

Note: For more information on managing legacy Containers, see the documentation for Parallels Server Bare Metal 5.0.