XFS features including 64-bit inode numbers, file lengths, and holes

regular, directory, symbolic link, block and character special, FIFO, and socket file types

retain hard links.

multiple media types (tape, files)

do not affect the state of the filesystem being dumped (for example, access times are retained).

xfsrestore detects and bypasses media errors and recovers rapidly after encountering them.

xfsdump does not crossmount points, local or remote

support for automated and incremental backups