OpenVZ: Mounting Host Devices/Partitions/Directories In A Container With Bind Mounts (Debian/Ubuntu)

OpenVZ: Mounting Host Devices/Partitions/Directories In A Container With Bind Mounts (Debian/Ubuntu)

Sometimes you are in a situation where you need to mount a hard
drive, partiiton or directory from the OpenVZ host inside an OpenVZ
container – for example, you add a fast SSD to the host and want to put
your container’s MySQL databases on it to make MySQL faster. This
tutorial explains how you can mount host devices/partitions/directories
in an OpenVZ container with bind mounts.