Creating a BigData backup policy for MongoDB clusters with web UI
- On the left, select Protection > Policies.
- Click Add.
- On the Attributes tab, select the following:
Policy type: BigData
- 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
- 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
mongodport 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
mongodport 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
mongodport 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.
- 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=mongodbThe parameter values are case-sensitive.
mongodbhost=mongodbhost.domain.comUse the format
Backup_Host=<FQDN_or_hostname>. The backup host can be a NetBackup client or a media server.ALL_DATABASES
- Click Create.