Filesystem Backup

This module allows you to backup and restore entire filesystems using the dump and restore family of commands. Filesystem backups are normally made to tape, but can also be saved to a file on another filesystem if you do not have a tape drive.

On some operating systems, the tar command will be used instead when backing up a filesystem that does not have a native dump. For example, NFS, FAT and Reiserfs have no filesystem-specific backup commands. The tar format cannot store certain advanced file information, such as ACLs, EXT and XFS attributes, so it is preferable to use the dump format where possible.

The main page of the module contains a list of configured backups (if any), a button for adding a new backup and a button for restoring a backup of some filesystem type.