diff --git a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/dumpxCATdb.1.pod b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/dumpxCATdb.1.pod
index e96e60526..e208327db 100644
--- a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/dumpxCATdb.1.pod
+++ b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/dumpxCATdb.1.pod
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ B<dumpxCATdb> - dumps the xCAT db tables .
 
 B<dumpxCATdb> [B<-a>] [B<-V>] [{B<-p>|B<--path>} I<path>]
 
+B<dumpxCATdb> [B<-b>] [B<-V>] [{B<-p>|B<--path>} I<path>]
+
 B<dumpxCATdb> [B<-h>|B<--help>] [B<-v>|B<--version>]
 
 
@@ -27,6 +29,14 @@ B<-V>          Verbose.
 
 B<-a>          All,without this flag the eventlog and auditlog will be skipped.
 
+B<-b>          This flag is only used for the DB2 database. The routine will 
+               the DB2 backup utilities to create a binary backup of the entire
+               DB2 database. Note to use this backup, you will have first had
+               to modify the logging of the database and have taken an offline
+               initial backup. Refer to the documentation at the following link
+               for more instructions:
+               https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/xcat/index.php?title=Setting_Up_DB2_as_the_xCAT_DB#Backup.2FRestore_the_database_with_DB2_Commands
+
 B<-p>          Path to the directory to dump the tables. It will be created, if it does not exist.
 
 
@@ -46,18 +56,23 @@ B<dumpxCATdb -p /tmp/db>
 
 B<dumpxCATdb -a -p /tmp/db>
 
-2. To have dumpxCATdb not backup the hosts or passwd table:
+3. To have dumpxCATdb not backup the hosts or passwd table:
 
 B<chtab key=skiptables site.value="hosts,passwd">
 
 B<dumpxCATdb  -p /tmp/db>
 
-2. To have dumpxCATdb not backup the hosts or passwd table:
+4. To have dumpxCATdb not backup the hosts or passwd table:
 
 B<export XCAT_SKIPTABLES="hosts,passwd">
 
 B<dumpxCATdb  -p /tmp/db>
 
+5. To have dumpxCATdb use DB2 utilities to backup the DB2 database:
+
+B<dumpxCATdb -b -p /install/db2backup>
+
+
 =head1 FILES
 
 /opt/xcat/sbin/dumpxCATdb