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→Performing Full Backups
#On your host machine, run the following commands:<br><source lang=bash>mkdir -p /backup/full
dump -z100 -f /backup/full/backup-test /var/lib/libvirt/images/backup-test.qcow2</source>
#When the backup operation has been completed, issue the following command to determine the file-type:<br><source lang=bash>file /backup/full/backup-test/full</source>
#What is type of file is this? Use the '''ls -lh''' command to determine the size of this file.
#Remove the vm you just created by issuing the follow command:<br><source lang=bash>rm /var/lib/libvirt/images/backup-test.qcow2</source>
