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− | This page describes how to reduce the freeze time of an application by using the [[memory changes tracking]] ability. | + | This page describes how to reduce the freeze time of an application by using the [[memory changes tracking]] ability to perform [[wikipedia:Live_migration#Pre-copy_memory_migration|pre-copy memory migration]]. |
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| {{Note|It is assumed that you already read [[Live migration]] article before this one.}} | | {{Note|It is assumed that you already read [[Live migration]] article before this one.}} |
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| Now you can do regular dump of your processes. | | Now you can do regular dump of your processes. |
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− | [src]# criu dump --tree <pid> --images-dir <path-to-existing-directory-B> --prev-images-dir <path-to-directory-A-relative-to-B> --leave-stopped | + | [src]# criu dump --tree <pid> --images-dir <path-to-existing-directory-B> \ |
| + | --prev-images-dir <path-to-directory-A-relative-to-B> --leave-stopped --track-mem |
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| Note that: | | Note that: |
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| [src]# scp -r <path-to-images-dir> <dst>:/<path-to-images> | | [src]# scp -r <path-to-images-dir> <dst>:/<path-to-images> |
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| + | or using rsync |
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| + | [src]# rsync -rl <path-to-images-dir>/ <dst>:<path-to-images> |
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| + | Note: It is important to enable "copy symlinks as symlinks" (<code>-l</code> for <code>rsync</code>) to ensure that symlinks are preserved between previous directories. When <code>-r</code> is passed to <code>scp</code> it will follow symbolic links encountered in the tree traversal. |
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| === Restore === | | === Restore === |
| On the destination node restore the apps from images: | | On the destination node restore the apps from images: |
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− | [dst]# criu restore --tree <pid> --images-dir <path-to-images> | + | [dst]# criu restore --images-dir <path-to-images> |
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| === Kill === | | === Kill === |
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| [src]# FIXME put command here | | [src]# FIXME put command here |
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| + | == Further reading == |
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| + | * [[P.Haul]] is the Go extension to CRIU doing [[live migration]] |
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| [[Category: HOWTO]] | | [[Category: HOWTO]] |
| + | [[Category: Memory]] |
| + | [[Category: Live migration]] |