Create a BigData policy for HBase clusters

Use the following procedure to create a BigData policy.

To create a BigData policy for HBase clusters

Open the NetBackup web UI.
On the left, click Protection > Policies.
Click Add.
On the Attributes tab, select BigData as the policy type.
On the Schedules tab, click Add to create a schedule.
You can create a schedule for a Full backup, Differential incremental backup, or Cumulative incremental backup. After you set the schedule, HBase data is backed up automatically as per the set schedule without any further user intervention.
On the Start window tab, configure the window during which you want the backup to start.
On the Clients tab, enter the IP address or the host name of the NameNode.
On the Backup selections tab, enter the following parameters and their values as shown:
- Application_Type=hbase
  The parameter values are case-sensitive.
- Backup_Host=IP_address or hostname
  The backup host must be a Linux computer. The backup host can be a NetBackup client or a media server.
  You can specify multiple backup hosts.
- Tables to back up
  You can specify multiple tables.
  Note:
  When you define a BigData policy with Application_Type=hbase, the table names cannot contain space or comma in their names.
Click Create.

For more information on using NetBackup for BigData applications, see the NetBackup documentation page.