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Howto: Re-create/re-install a VPS

October 13, 2009    |   Posted by admin   |    Category: VPS Management

How to re-create/re-install a OpenVZ VPS?

1) Make a backup of the configuration file:

cp -p /etc/sysconfig/vz-scripts/VEID.conf  /etc/sysconfig/vz-scripts/VEID.conf_old

2) Stop the VPS:

vzctl stop VEID

3) Destroy/Terminate the VPS:

vzctl destroy VEID

4) Create the VPS using the OS templates stored under /vz/template/cache directory:

vzctl recreate VEID –ostemplate os-template-name

5) Copy the original configuration file back to have the original parameters:

cp -p /etc/sysconfig/vz-scripts/VEID.conf_old /etc/sysconfig/vz-scripts/VEID.conf

6) Start the VPS and reset the password

vzctl start VEID
vzctl set VEID –userpasswd root:password –save

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