Veritas NetBackup™ for MongoDB Administrator's Guide

• NetBackup master server

• NetBackup media server

• A backup host (NetBackup media server or a NetBackup client)

Refer to the following topics to get a protection overview and the best practices:

• See Protecting MongoDB data using NetBackup.

• See NetBackup for MongoDB terminologies.

• See Prerequisites and the best practices for protecting MongoDB.

Refer to the following topics before you use the plug-in:

• See Operating system and platform compatibility.

• See Prerequisites for configuring the MongoDB plug-in.

Run MongoDB configuration tool to generate the following files automatically:

• The file for the MongoDB cluster topology credentials.

• The MongoDB configuration file that configures the global NetBackup parameters for the MongoDB cluster.

Create a mongodb.conf file to configure backup options in NetBackup:

• See Prerequisites for manually creating the mongodb.conf file.

• See Configuring backup options for MongoDB using the mongodb.conf file .

• See Whitelisting the configuration file path on NetBackup master server.

  Note:

  If you use the MongoDB configuration tool, these steps are not required.

Get the RSA key of the MongoDB node for adding MongoDB credentials to NetBackup:

• See Obtaining the RSA key of the MongoDB nodes.

  Note:

  If you use the MongoDB configuration tool, these steps are not required.

Add the MongoDB credentials to NetBackup to facilitate communication:

• See Adding MongoDB credentials in NetBackup.

• See About the credential configuration file.

• See How to add the MongoDB credentials in NetBackup.

  Note:

  If you use the MongoDB configuration tool, these steps are not required.

Give the appropriate permissions to a NetBackup user in MongoDB:

• See About the MongoDB roles for protecting the data.

To use a non-root user or a user without root permissions as a host user:

• See Using a non-root user as a host user.

Identify and configure a backup host.

• See Managing backup hosts.

• To use NetBackup client as a backup host, whitelist the NetBackup client on the master server.

  See Whitelisting a NetBackup client on NetBackup master server.

Overview of the backup process:

• See Backing up MongoDB data.

• See Backing up a MongoDB cluster.

Prerequisites or the best practices for backing up MongoDB databases:

• See Prerequisites for backing up a MongoDB cluster.

Creating and using a backup policy:

• See Creating a BigData backup policy.

• NetBackup Administration Console

  See Creating BigData policy using the NetBackup Administration Console.

Create a BigData policy using:

• Policy configuration wizard

  See Using the Policy Configuration Wizard to create a BigData policy for MongoDB clusters.

• NetBackup policies utility

  See Using the NetBackup Policies utility to create a BigData policy for MongoDB clusters.

• NetBackup command line interface

  See Using NetBackup Command Line Interface (CLI) to create a BigData policy for MongoDB clusters .

Overview of the restore and the recovery process:

• See Restoring MongoDB data.

Prerequisites or the best practices for backing up MongoDB databases:

• See Prerequisites for MongoDB restore and recovery.

Understanding the restore and the recovery scenarios for MongoDB:

• See About the restore scenarios for MongoDB database from the BAR interface.

• See High-level steps involved in the Restore and Recovery process.

• Restore and recovery using the BAR UI:

  • See Using the BAR interface to restore the MongoDB data on the same cluster.

  • See Using the BAR interface to restore the MongoDB data on an alternate cluster.

• Restore and recovery using the command line interface:

  • See Recovering a MongoDB database using the command line.

  • See Creating or modifying the rename file.

  • See Using the command line to recover a MongoDB database.

  • Manual steps after the recovery process

    See Manual steps after the recovery process.