## Limiting the Bandwidth for Container

If traffic shaping is enabled on Hardware Node, all Containers hosted on this Hardware Node receive 8Kbps traffic guarantee plus access to bandwidth pool to borrow traffic if needed.

In some cases, you may need to set the fixed network rate for Container: for example as a penalty provision (not greater than 8Kbps up to the end of Subscription period). In this case, Container loses access to bandwidth pool and the guaranteed network rate becomes also a limit. You can limit Container bandwidth by 8Kbps or restore the Container bandwidth guarantee plus access the the bandwidth pool simply by clicking one button under a Container properties.

To limit/restore Container network rate:

1. Select Service Director - Virtuozzo Manager - Container. The list of all Virtuozzo Containers appears on the screen.
2. Select the Container you want to limit bandwidth for by clicking on the Container hostname or ID. Make sure that the General Settings tab is selected from the set of Container properties that appear on the screen.

   The Bandwidth limited field shows whether the Container bandwidth is currently limited or not:

   - The red cross in this field means that the Container bandwidth is not limited, i.e., the Container has the 8Kbps bandwidth guarantee and access to the bandwidth pool on a Hardware Node. Accordingly, the Limit Bandwidth button is shown on the screen.
   - The green tick in this field means that the Container bandwidth is currently limited (by default, the limit is 8Kbps) and Container does not have access to the bandwidth pool on a Hardware Node. In this case the Restore Bandwidth button is shown.
3. If the bandwidth is not limited, you can click the Limit Bandwidth button to limit Container network rate. If the bandwidth is limited, you can click the Restore Bandwidth button so that the Container bandwidth limit will become a guarantee and the Container gain access to the bandwidth pool on the Hardware Node.

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