Veritas NetBackup™ for MongoDB Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (9.0.0.1, 9.0)
  1. Overview of protecting MongoDB using NetBackup
    1.  
      About protecting a sharded, replica set, or standalone MongoDB cluster using NetBackup
    2.  
      Protecting MongoDB data using NetBackup
    3.  
      NetBackup for MongoDB terminologies
    4.  
      Limitations
    5.  
      Prerequisites and the best practices for protecting MongoDB
  2. Verify the pre-requisites for the MongoDB plug-in for NetBackup
    1.  
      Operating system and platform compatibility
    2.  
      Prerequisites for configuring the MongoDB plug-in
  3. Configuring NetBackup for MongoDB
    1.  
      About the MongoDB configuration tool
    2.  
      Prerequisites for manually creating the mongodb.conf file
    3. Configuring backup options for MongoDB using the mongodb.conf file
      1.  
        Whitelisting the configuration file path on NetBackup master server
    4.  
      Obtaining the RSA key of the MongoDB nodes
    5. Adding MongoDB credentials in NetBackup
      1.  
        About the credential configuration file
      2.  
        How to add the MongoDB credentials in NetBackup
      3.  
        About the MongoDB roles for protecting the data
    6.  
      Using a non-root user as a host user
    7. Managing backup hosts
      1.  
        Whitelisting a NetBackup client on NetBackup master server
  4. Backing up MongoDB using NetBackup
    1. Backing up MongoDB data
      1.  
        Backing up a MongoDB cluster
    2.  
      Prerequisites for backing up a MongoDB cluster
    3. Configuring NetBackup policies for MongoDB plug-in
      1.  
        Creating a BigData backup policy
      2.  
        Creating BigData policy using the NetBackup Administration Console
      3.  
        Using the Policy Configuration Wizard to create a BigData policy for MongoDB clusters
      4.  
        Using the NetBackup Policies utility to create a BigData policy for MongoDB clusters
      5.  
        Using NetBackup Command Line Interface (CLI) to create a BigData policy for MongoDB clusters
  5. Restoring or recovering MongoDB data using NetBackup
    1.  
      Restoring MongoDB data
    2.  
      Prerequisites for MongoDB restore and recovery
    3. About the restore scenarios for MongoDB database from the BAR interface
      1.  
        High-level steps involved in the Restore and Recovery process
    4.  
      Using the BAR interface to restore the MongoDB data on the same cluster
    5.  
      Using the BAR interface to restore the MongoDB data on an alternate cluster
    6.  
      About restoring MongoDB data in a high availability setup on an alternate client
    7. Recovering a MongoDB database using the command line
      1.  
        Creating or modifying the rename file
      2.  
        Using the command line to recover a MongoDB database
    8.  
      Manual steps after the recovery process
  6. Troubleshooting
    1.  
      About NetBackup for MongoDB debug logging
    2.  
      Known limitations for MongoDB protection using NetBackup
  7. Appendix A. Additional information
    1.  
      Sample MongodB configuration utility workflow to add and update MongodB credentials
  8.  
    Index

Using the BAR interface to restore the MongoDB data on the same cluster

This topic describes how to use the NetBackup Admin console's BAR interface to restore MongoDB data on the same cluster.

To use the NetBackup Admin console's BAR interface to perform a restore

  1. Open the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface.
  2. From the File menu (Windows) or Actions menu (UNIX), choose Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type.
  3. On the Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type wizard, enter the source and destination details for restore.

    • Specify the MongoDB application server as the source for which you want to perform the restore operation.

      From the Source client for restores list, select the required Application server.

    • Specify the backup host as the destination client.

      From the Destination client for restores list, select the required backup host. Restore is faster if the backup host is the media server that had backed up the node.

    • On the Specify NetBackup Machines and Policy Type wizard, enter the policy type details for restore.

      From the Policy type for restores list, choose BigData as the policy type for restore.

      Click Ok.

  4. Select the appropriate date range to restore the complete data set.
  5. Go to the Backup History and select the backup images that you want to restore.
  6. In the Browse directory, specify the root directory ( "/") as the path to browse.

    In the Directory Structure pane, expand the Directory.

    All the subsequent files and folders under the directory are displayed in the Contents of Selected Directory pane.

  7. In the Contents of Selected Directory pane, select the check box for the MongoDB MongoDB nodes that you want to restore.
  8. In the Restore Marked Files dialog box, select the destination for restore as per your requirement.

    • Select Restore everything to its original location to restore your files to the same location where you performed your backup.

  9. Click Start Restore.
  10. Verify that the database nodes gets restored and instantiated.