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[[Image:Memory_migration_with_page_server.png|thumb|500px|right|Memory migration with page server]]
[[Image:Memory_migration_with_page_server.png|thumb|500px|right|Memory migration with page server]]
When using page server, the memory is dumped not to disk, but directly to network, thus eliminating any disk reads/writes on the source. On the destination system, a page server runs, receiving the data from network and writing it to files on disk or tmpfs.
When using page server, the memory is dumped not to disk, but directly to network, thus eliminating any disk reads/writes on the source. On the destination system, a page server runs, receiving the data from network and writing it to files on disk or tmpfs.
Note that page server is only used to migrate user memory, i.e. ''pagemap.img'' and ''pages.img'' files (see [[memory dumps]] if you don't know what that means). Everything else, including, say, process mappings (''mm.img'') is dumped in a traditional manner and should be moved over when doing migration.
=== Pages deduplication ===
=== Pages deduplication ===
''Main article: [[Memory images deduplication]].''
When iterative memory dumping feature (<code>criu pre-dump</code>) is used, memory is sent to page server a few times. The page server can automatically deduplicate pages, by punching holes in parent images where the child image is replacing an existing page. This functionality is turned on by <code>--auto-dedup</code> option of <code>criu page-server</code> command.
When iterative memory dumping feature (<code>criu pre-dump</code>) is used, memory is sent to page server a few times. The page server can automatically deduplicate pages, by punching holes in parent images where the child image is replacing an existing page. This functionality is turned on by <code>--auto-dedup</code> option of <code>criu page-server</code> command.
== Usage ==
== Usage ==
The obvious use case for page server is [[live migration]]. In most cases, use [[P.Haul]] to hide the details from you. Otherwise, read on.
=== Running page server ===
=== Running page server ===
First, run a page server on a destination node:
First, run a page server on a destination node:
[dst]# criu page-server --images-dir $DIR --port $PORT [--auto-dedup]
[dst]# criu page-server --images-dir $DIR --port $PORT [--auto-dedup] [...]
Note that <code>criu page-server</code> is "one shot" service, meaning you need to run it for every migration, and it exits as soon as all pages are transferred (or on an error). It also makes sense to check its exit code, to make sure there was no error.
The options are:
The options are:
; --auto-dedup
; --auto-dedup
: Perform auto deduplication of images. Useful with iterative memory dumps.
: Perform auto deduplication of images. Useful with iterative memory dumps.
Some other options might also be useful, such as:
; --ps-socket $FD
: Use provided file descriptor as socket for incoming connection. In this case <code>--address</code> and <code>--port</code> are ignored. Useful for intercepting page-server traffic e.g. to add encryption or authentication.
; -o|--logfile $FILE
: A file to write log to.
; -v$N|-vvv[..]
: Set logging level (verbosity). For example, <code>-v4</code> (or <code>-vvvv</code>, which means the same) enables tons of debug info.
=== criu pre-dump/dump ===
=== criu pre-dump/dump ===
On the source system, run <code>criu pre-dump</code> or <code>criu dump</code> as usual (see [[live migration]], [[iterative migration]] etc.).
To use page server, one need to specify a few additional arguments:
; --page-server
; --page-server
To view an example video of using a page server, please go to https://asciinema.org/a/15847.
To view an example video of using a page server, please go to https://asciinema.org/a/15847.
== Limitations ==
* Currently it only works via TCP
* No encryption, no compression, data is passed over network as is
== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[P.Haul]]
* [[P.Haul]]
* [[Live migration]]
* [[Live migration]]
* [[Disk-less migration]]
* [[Iterative migration]]
* [[Iterative migration]]
* [[Incremental dumps]]
* [[Incremental dumps]]
* [[Memory images deduplication]]
* [[Lazy migration]]
* [[Lazy migration]]