About NetBackup for MySQL
NetBackup for MySQL Agent extends the capabilities of NetBackup to include backup and restore operations of MySQL databases. The agent supports MySQL version 5.5.5 and later.
NetBackup for MySQL Agent is available with the NetBackup client.
The agent also supports to:
Validate the backup information.
Query backups.
Delete the backup information from the catalog files.
Redirect restore to a client that is different from the client that originally performed the backup.
Note:
Ensure that all NetBackup hosts are of the same NetBackup versions for successful backup and restore operations.
The agent communicates with the MySQL database to create a snapshot. The Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) for Microsoft Windows or Logical Volume Manager (LVM) for Linux, takes a snapshot of the database.
The agent then interacts with the NetBackup XBSA interface to update the server name, policy, and schedule type information. The NetBackup primary server connects to the NetBackup client to backup or retrieve the data that you want to protect. The agent mounts the snapshot, copies the file, and sends it to the NetBackup XBSA interface.
The NetBackup XBSA interface writes this data to the mounted media or disk storage that is managed by the NetBackup media server.