@@ -5,22 +5,27 @@ Backup Databases Using Binary Database Dumps
55.. default-domain:: mongodb
66
77This section describes the process for writing the entire contents of
8- your MongoDB instance to a file in a binary format. If
9- disk-level snapshots are not available, this approach
10- provides the best option for full system database backups.
8+ your MongoDB instance to a file in a binary format. If disk-level
9+ snapshots are not available, this approach provides the best option for
10+ full system database backups. If your system has disk level snapshot
11+ capabilities, consider the backup methods described in
12+ :doc:`/tutorial/backup-databases-with-filesystem-snapshots`.
13+
14+ This page describes the following:
15+
16+ - :ref:`backup-mongodump`
17+
18+ - :ref:`backup-restore-dump`
1119
1220.. seealso::
1321
14- The :doc:`/reference/mongodump` and :doc:`/reference/mongorestore`
15- documents contain complete documentation of these tools. If you
16- have questions about these tools not covered here, please refer to
17- these documents.
22+ - :doc:`/reference/mongodump`
23+ - :doc:`/reference/mongorestore`
1824
19- If your system has disk level snapshot capabilities, consider the
20- backup methods described in :doc:`/tutorial/backup-databases-with-filesystem-snapshots`.
25+ .. _backup-mongodump:
2126
22- Database Dump with ``mongodump``
23- --------------------------------
27+ Backup a Database with ``mongodump``
28+ -------------------------------------
2429
2530The :program:`mongodump` utility can perform a live backup of data or
2631can work against an inactive set of database files.
@@ -84,8 +89,8 @@ and password credentials to specify database authentication.
8489
8590.. _backup-restore-dump:
8691
87- Restore Database from Binary Dump with ``mongorestore``
88- -------------------------------------------------------
92+ Restore a Database with ``mongorestore``
93+ ----------------------------------------
8994
9095The :program:`mongorestore` utility restores a binary backup created by
9196:program:`mongodump`. Consider the following example command:
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