Veritas NetBackup™ for MariaDB Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.1.1)
  1. Introduction to NetBackup for MariaDB Agent
    1.  
      About NetBackup for MariaDB Agent
    2.  
      Features of NetBackup for MariaDB
    3.  
      The NetBackup for MariaDB Agent package
    4.  
      About the NetBackup for MariaDB Agent license
    5.  
      NetBackup for MariaDB documentation
  2. Installing the NetBackup for MariaDB Agent
    1.  
      Planning the Installation of NetBackup for MariaDB Agent
    2.  
      Verifying the operating systems and the platforms
    3.  
      Installing prerequisites for NetBackup for MariaDB Agent
    4.  
      Post-installation requirements for NetBackup for MariaDB Agent
    5.  
      Describing the NetBackup for MariaDB Agent package
    6.  
      Installing NetBackup for MariaDB Agent
    7.  
      Authenticating the password
    8.  
      Uninstalling the NetBackup for MariaDB Agent
  3. Configuring the NetBackup for MariaDB
    1.  
      The nbmariadb.conf configuration file
    2.  
      Configuring NetBackup for MariaDB backups with DataStore policies
  4. The NetBackup for MariaDB backups and restores
    1.  
      About MariaDB backups
    2.  
      Performing MariaDB backups
    3.  
      Validating the backup information
    4.  
      Querying the backups
    5.  
      Deleting backup information from the NetBackup catalog files
    6.  
      About restoring MariaDB backups
    7.  
      Performing the restores for MariaDB databases
    8.  
      Redirected restores
    9.  
      Disaster recovery
  5. Troubleshooting for NetBackup for MariaDB
    1.  
      Troubleshooting errors when using NetBackup for MariaDB
  6. Appendix A. About NetBackup for MariaDB commands and conventions
    1.  
      About NetBackup for MariaDB commands
    2.  
      About NetBackup for MariaDB command conventions
  7. Appendix B. The NetBackup for MariaDB commands
    1.  
      nbmariadb -o backup
    2.  
      nbmariadb -o restore
    3.  
      nbmariadb -o query
    4.  
      nbmariadb -o delete

About NetBackup for MariaDB Agent

NetBackup for MariaDB extends the capabilities of NetBackup to include backups and restores of the MariaDB databases. The NetBackup for MariaDB agent is located on the NetBackup client and supports the operations on standalone setups. The agent supports the MariaDB version 5.5 and later.

The agent also supports to:

  • Validate the backup.

  • Query a backup and restore.

  • Delete the backup information from the catalog files.

  • Redirect restores.

NetBackup for MariaDB workflow

The NetBackup for MariaDB Agent reads the parameters from the nbmariadb.conf file and then initiates the operations. The nbmariadb.conf file includes the parameters that you must set to run the respective operations.

The agent communicates with the MariaDB database to create a snapshot. The Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) for Windows or Logical Volume Manager (LVM) for Linux, takes a snapshot of the MariaDB database.

The agent then interacts with the NetBackup XBSA interface to update the server name, policy, and schedule type information. The NetBackup master 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 then sends it to the NetBackup XBSA interface. The NetBackup XBSA interface then writes this data to the mounted media or disk storage managed by the NetBackup media server.