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zfs backup to file

#create snapshot
zfs snapshot POOL/FS@DESCRIPTION
#list snapshots
zfs list -t snapshot
#save
zfs send SNAPSHOT | xz --threads=12 --verbose > FILE.img.xz
#restore
xz --threads=12 --decompress --verbose  FILE.img.xz -c | zfs receive POOL/NEW_FS