Chapter 3

Data Backup to Tape

About this chapter  

This chapter describes how to use the dump command to back up data on the storage system to tape.

Topics in this chapter  

This chapter discusses the following topics:

• Introduction to data backup to tape
• How the dump command works
• Preparing to use the dump command
• Using the dump command
• Appending backups to a tape
• Examples of the dump command
• Verifying the contents of a dump command backup
• Checking the status of a dump command backup
• Restarting a dump command backup
• Deleting restartable dump command backups

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