NetBackup™ for MongoDB Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (10.3.0.1, 10.3)
  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.  
        Including the configuration file path on NetBackup primary server allowed list
    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.  
        Including a NetBackup client on NetBackup primary server allowed list
  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 for MongoDB clusters with web UI
  5. Restoring or recovering MongoDB data using NetBackup
    1.  
      Restoring MongoDB data
    2.  
      Prerequisites for MongoDB restore and recovery
    3.  
      Using NetBackup web UI to restore the MongoDB data on the same cluster
    4.  
      Using NetBackup web UI to restore the MongoDB data on an alternate cluster
    5.  
      About restoring MongoDB data in a high availability setup on an alternate client
    6.  
      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

Creating a BigData backup policy for MongoDB clusters with web UI

  1. On the left, select Protection > Policies.
  2. Click Add.
  3. On the Attributes tab, select the following:

    • Policy type: BigData

  4. On the Schedules tab, configure all the necessary schedules. For example, Full and incremental schedules.

    Name

    Type

    Frequency

    Retention

    Full-backup

    Full backup

    1 week

    2 weeks

    Incremental-backup

    Differential incremental backup

    1 day

    2 weeks

  5. On the Clients tab, based on your MongoDB setup enter the following value:

    Sharded MongoDB cluster:

    • The client name as seen in the MongoDB shell and the mongod port number of the primary configuration server in the following format:

      MongoDBNode-portnumber

    Replica set MongoDB cluster:

    • The client name as seen in the MongoDB shell and the mongod port number of the primary node for replica set in the following format:

      MongoDBNode-portnumber

    Standalone MongoDB setup:

    • The client name as seen in the MongoDB shell and the mongod port number of the standalone node in the following format:

      MongoDBNode-portnumber

    Warning:

    Warning: Do not enter the node that acts an Arbiter node for MongoDB.

  6. On the Backup selections tab, add the application type, the backup hosts, and manually add the ALL_DATABASES directive.

    Backup selection list

    Notes

    Application_Type=mongodb

    The parameter values are case-sensitive.

    mongodbhost=mongodbhost.domain.com

    Use the format Backup_Host=<FQDN_or_hostname>. The backup host can be a NetBackup client or a media server.

    ALL_DATABASES

  7. Click Create.