Managing backup hosts
A backup host acts as a proxy client which hosts all the backup and restore operations for MongoDB clusters. In case of MongoDB plug-in for NetBackup, backup host performs all the backup and restore operations without any separate agent installed on the MongoDB cluster.
The backup host must have a Linux operating system. NetBackup supports only RHEL and SUSE platforms as a backup host.
The backup host can be a NetBackup client or a media server or a primary server. NetBackup recommends that you have media server as a backup host.
Consider the following before adding a backup host:
For backup and restore operations, you can add one or more backup hosts.
A primary, media, or client can perform the role of a backup host.
MongoDB plug-in for NetBackup is installed on all the backup hosts.
When using multiple backup host, make sure that all backup hosts are communicating with the media server.
You can add a backup host while configuring BigData policy using the NetBackup web UI.
For more information on how to create a policy, see See Creating a BigData backup policy for MongoDB clusters with web UI.