[lxc-users] LXD "offline" migration

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On 2016-03-13 04:27, david.andel at bli.uzh.ch wrote:
> What encryption is LXD using for the move behind the scenes?
> 
> -----"lxc-users" <lxc-users-bounces at lists.linuxcontainers.org> wrote:
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> Use the lxc "move" command:
> 
>  lxc move [remote:]<source container> [remote:]<destination container>
> 
> On 2016-03-12 14:23, david.andel at bli.uzh.ch wrote:
>> Hi
>> 
>> For simple "offline" migration, i.e. migration of a stopped
> container,
>> can I just copy /var/lib/lxd/containers/xyz to another host or do I
>> need to use specific lxc commands?
>> Can I move images in a similar way, by simply copying
>> /var/lib/lxd/images/xyz to another host?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
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I am not quite sure, but I think it depends on the underlying 
filesystems of the hosts. For example, if they are both btrfs, it will 
use "btrfs send" to move the container, but if they don't match it will 
use rsync.