OpenVZ commands
1] To Start the VPS.
[root@server ~]# vzctl start 101
2] To Stop the VPS.
[root@server ~]# vzctl stop 101
3] To stop the VPS quickly and forcefully.
[root@server ~]# vzctl stop 101 –fast
4] To restart the VPS.
[root@server ~]# vzctl restart 101
5] To destroy VPS.
[root@server ~]# vzctl destroy 101 (good idea to stop it first)
6] To enter into VPS.
[root@server ~]# vzctl enter 101
7] To logout from VPS.
[root@101 ~]# exit
8] To display the list of active VPS's.
[root@server ~]# vzlist
9] To display the list of all VPS.
[root@server ~]# vzlist -a
10] To check the status of a VPS.
[root@server ~]# vzctl status 101
11] To show resource usage on VPS.
[root@server ~]# vzcalc -v 101
12] Execute commands against the VPS.
[root@server ~]# vzctl exec 101 df -h
13] To set the Hostname of a VPS.
[root@server ~]# vzctl set 101 --hostname server.linuxhome.in --save
14] To set new IP to the VPS.
[root@server ~]# vzctl set 101 --ipadd 192.168.1.1 --save
15] To remove IP of VPS.
[root@server ~]# vzctl set 101 --ipdel 192.168.1.1 --save
16] To set the nameserver for VPS.
[root@server ~]# vzctl set 101 --nameserver 192.168.1.254 --save
17] To set root password of VPS.
[root@server ~]# vzctl set 101 --userpasswd root:test
18] To set boot status.
[root@server ~]# vzctl set 101 --onboot yes --save
19] To check CPU Power and Utilization.
[root@server ~]# vzcpucheck -v
20] To set the number of CPUs available to a VPS.
[root@server ~]# vzctl set 101 --cpus 2 --save
21] To set the minimum and maximum CPU limits.
[root@server ~]# vzctl set 101 --cpuunits 1500 --cpulimit 4 --save
22] To check Container's Resources Usage.
[root@server ~]# vzcalc -v 101
23] To set quota & hardisk space.
[root@server ~]# vzctl set 101 --diskspace 10G:11G --save
24] To check the disk quota of a VPS.
[root@server ~]# vzquota stat 101 -t
25] To check memory consumption.
[root@server ~]# vzmemcheck -v
26] To assign disk inodes.
[root@server ~]# vzctl set 101 --diskinodes 90000:91000 --save
27] To run yum update on VPS.
[root@server ~]# vzyum 101 -y update
28] To install package using yum on VPS.
[root@server ~]# vzyum 101 -y install vsftpd*
29] To install package using rpm on VPS.
[root@server ~]# vzrpm 101 -Uvh vsftpd*
30] To find out the templates installed on your system.
[root@server ~]# vzpkgls
