diff --git a/xCAT-client/sbin/dumpxCATdb b/xCAT-client/sbin/dumpxCATdb
index 77e84847b..2975b321f 100644
--- a/xCAT-client/sbin/dumpxCATdb
+++ b/xCAT-client/sbin/dumpxCATdb
@@ -33,6 +33,25 @@ use strict;
 my $rc = 0;
 my $cmd;
 &parse_args;
+if ($::BINARY) {  # not using xCAT to dump, using the database utility
+   my $DBname = xCAT::Utils->get_DBName;
+   if ($DBname eq "DB2") {
+     $rc=&DB2_bindump;
+     if ($rc == 0) {
+       xCAT::MsgUtils->message("I", "Backup Complete.");
+     } else {
+       xCAT::MsgUtils->message("I", "Backup Failed.");
+     }
+     exit $rc;
+   }  else {
+    xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E",
+                            "Binary dump (-b) is only supported for DB2");
+    exit 1;
+   }
+}
+
+
+# Dump using xCAT utilities
 my @output = xCAT::Utils->runcmd("tabdump", 0);
 if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
 {    # error
@@ -111,13 +130,14 @@ sub parse_args
 {
     my $msg;
     my  $usagemsg =
-          " dumpxCATdb -h \n dumpxCATdb -v \n dumpxCATdb [-a] [-V] <-p> [path to dump directory]";
+          " dumpxCATdb -h \n dumpxCATdb -v \n dumpxCATdb [-a] [-V] <-p> [path to dump directory] \n dumpxCATdb -b [-V] <-p> [path to dump directory]";
     Getopt::Long::Configure("posix_default");
     Getopt::Long::Configure("no_gnu_compat");
     Getopt::Long::Configure("bundling");
     if (
         !GetOptions(
             'a|all'    => \$::ALL,
+            'b|bin'    => \$::BINARY,
             'p|path=s'  => \$::PATH,
             'h|help'    => \$::HELP,
             'V|verbose'    => \$::DUMPVERBOSE,
@@ -160,3 +180,101 @@ sub parse_args
 
 }
 
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head3 DB_bindump 
+  
+    Uses the DB2 Database supplied dump utility to backup the database
+
+=cut
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub DB2_bindump 
+{
+    my $msg;
+    my $rc=0;
+    # check to see if they are setup to do an online dump
+    # Database has to have defined logretain RECOVERY and there
+    # must already been taken an offline backup.   
+    my $cmd="db2 get database configuration for xcatdb > /tmp/db2output";
+    $rc  = &rundb2cmd($cmd);  # must su to xcatdb
+    if ($rc != 0)
+    {
+      xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E", " $cmd error.");
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+    # check to see if they setup log recover
+    $cmd = " egrep -i \"Log retain for recovery enabled\" /tmp/db2output";
+    my @output=xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, -1);
+    if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0) {
+      xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E", "Log retain for recovery enabled (LOGRETAIN) = RECOVERY must be set to perform ONLINE Backups and one ONLINE backup must have been taken. See  xCAT DB2 documentation. The section - Backup/Restore the database with DB2 Commands."); 
+      return 1;
+    } else {  # check to see if LOGRETAIN is ON
+      if (!grep(/ = RECOVERY/, @output)) {
+      xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E", "Log retain for recovery enabled (LOGRETAIN) = RECOVERY  must be set to perform ONLINE Backups and one ONLINE backup must have been taken. See  xCAT DB2 documentation. The section - Backup/Restore the database with DB2 Commands."); 
+      return 1;
+      }
+    }
+ 
+    # check to see if they have one backup 
+    $cmd = " ls $::PATH";
+    @output=xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, -1);
+    if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0) {
+      xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E", "One ONLINE backup must have been taken and exist in $::PATH. See  xCAT DB2 documentation. The section - Backup/Restore the database with DB2 Commands."); 
+      return 1;
+    } else {  # check to see if LOGRETAIN is ON
+      if (!grep(/XCATDB/, @output)) {
+      xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E", "One ONLINE backup must have been taken and exist in $::PATH. See  xCAT DB2 documentation. The section - Backup/Restore the database with DB2 Commands."); 
+      return 1;
+      }
+    }
+    
+   # finally all checks ok, can take an ONLINE backup
+   # get password from cfgloc
+    
+    my $cmd="cat /etc/xcat/cfgloc";
+    my $info=xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, -1);
+    if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0) {
+      xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E", "Cannot read /etc/xcat/cfgloc."); 
+      return 1;
+    }
+    chomp($info); 
+    my ($db,$inst,$pw) = split(/\|/, $info); 
+
+    my $cmd=" db2 backup db xcatdb user xcatdb using $pw ONLINE to $::PATH";
+    $rc  = &rundb2cmd($cmd);  # must su to xcatdb
+    if ($rc != 0)
+    {
+      xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E", " $cmd error.");
+      return 1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+   
+}
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head3   rundb2cmd
+
+
+  Run a commmand as the xcatdb instance id
+  Input: command
+
+=cut
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub rundb2cmd
+{
+    my $orgcmd = shift;
+    my $rc     = 0;
+    my $cmd    = "\'";
+    $cmd .= $orgcmd;
+    $cmd .= ' 2>&1';
+    $cmd .= "\'";
+    system("su - xcatdb -c $cmd");
+    if ($? > 0)    # error
+    {
+        $rc = $? >> 8;
+    }
+    return ($rc);
+}
+