diff --git a/zonebackuptozone.sh b/zonebackuptozone.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/bash
+
+usage()
+{
+    echo "Usage: $0 [ -s hostname ] [ -z UUID ] [ -b backupzone ] [ -i idbackupzone ]" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+check_err()
+{
+    STATUS=$?
+    if [ ${STATUS} -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "Unexpected error: ${STATUS}"
+        exit ${STATUS}
+    fi
+}
+
+check_snap()
+{
+    ZONE=$1
+    zfs list -t snapshot zones/${ZONE}@`date +%Y%m%d` 2&>/dev/null 1>&2
+}
+
+create_snap()
+{
+    ZONE=$1
+    echo "Creating snapshot of ${ZONE}..."
+    zfs snapshot zones/${ZONE}@`date +%Y%m%d`
+    check_err
+    echo "done."
+}
+
+while getopts ":s:z:b:i:" opt;
+do
+    case "$opt" in
+        s)
+	    SOURCEGZ=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        z)
+	    UUID=$OPTARG
+	    ;;
+        b)
+	    BACKUPZ=$OPTARG
+	    ;;
+        i)
+	    IDBACKUPZ=$OPTARG
+	    ;;
+        \?)
+	    echo "Error: Invalid Option: -${OPTARG}" >&2
+            usage
+            ;;
+        :)
+            echo "Error: -${OPTARG} requires an argument."
+            usage
+            ;;
+        *)
+	    usage
+	    ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+shift $((OPTIND -1 ))
+
+if [ -z ${SOURCEGZ} ] || [ -z "${UUID}" ] || [ -z ${BACKUPZ} ] || [ -z ${IDBACKUPZ} ]; then
+    usage
+fi
+
+echo "Checking for snapshot of ${UUID}"
+check_snap ${UUID}
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    create_snap ${UUID}
+else
+    echo "Snapshot of ${UUID} already available..."
+    echo "done."
+fi
+
+echo "Sending snapshot to ${BACKUPZ}..."
+zfs send zones/${UUID}@`date +%Y%m%d` | ssh -i /usbkey/ssh/id_rsa -p 2221 $BACKUPZ zfs receive zones/${IDBACKUPZ}/data/${SOURCEGZ}/${UUID}
+check_err
+echo "done."
+
+echo "Sending config to ${BACKUPZ}..."
+zonecfg -z ${UUID} export | ssh -i /usbkey/ssh/id_rsa -p 2221 $BACKUPZ "cat >/data/${SOURCEGZ}/${UUID}.cfg"
+check_err
+echo "done."