Veritas NetBackup for MongoDB Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.2)
  1. Overview of protecting MongoDB using NetBackup
    1.  
      About protecting a sharded, replica set, or standalone MongoDB cluster using NetBackup
    2.  
      Protecting MongoDB data using NetBackup
    3.  
      NetBackup for MongoDB terminologies
    4.  
      Limitations
    5.  
      Prerequisites and the best practices for protecting MongoDB
  2. Installing and deploying MongoDB plug-in for NetBackup
    1.  
      Deploying the MongoDB plug-in
    2.  
      Operating system and platform compatibility
    3.  
      Downloading the plug-in
    4.  
      Installing the MongoDB plug-in and the required EEBs
    5.  
      Prerequisites and the best practices for deploying the MongoDB plug-in
    6.  
      Post installation procedures
    7.  
      Verifying the installation of the MongoDB plug-in
  3. Configuring NetBackup for MongoDB
    1.  
      About the MongoDB configuration tool
    2.  
      Prerequisites for manually creating the mongodb.conf file
    3. Configuring backup options for MongoDB using the mongodb.conf file
      1.  
        Whitelisting the configuration file path on NetBackup master server
    4.  
      Obtaining the RSA key of the MongoDB nodes
    5. Adding MongoDB credentials in NetBackup
      1.  
        About the credential configuration file
      2.  
        How to add the MongoDB credentials in NetBackup
      3.  
        About the MongoDB roles for protecting the data
    6.  
      Using a non-root user as a host user
    7. Managing backup hosts
      1.  
        Whitelisting a NetBackup client on NetBackup master server
  4. Backing up MongoDB using NetBackup
    1. Backing up MongoDB data
      1.  
        Backing up a MongoDB cluster
    2.  
      Prerequisites for backing up a MongoDB cluster
    3. Configuring NetBackup policies for MongoDB plug-in
      1.  
        Creating a BigData backup policy
      2.  
        Creating BigData policy using the NetBackup Administration Console
      3.  
        Using the Policy Configuration Wizard to create a BigData policy for MongoDB clusters
      4.  
        Using the NetBackup Policies utility to create a BigData policy for MongoDB clusters
      5.  
        Using NetBackup Command Line Interface (CLI) to create a BigData policy for MongoDB clusters
  5. Restoring or recovering MongoDB data using NetBackup
    1.  
      Restoring MongoDB data
    2.  
      Prerequisites for MongoDB restore and recovery
    3. About the restore scenarios for MongoDB database from the BAR interface
      1.  
        High-level steps involved in the Restore and Recovery process
    4.  
      Using the BAR interface to restore the MongoDB data on the same cluster
    5.  
      Using the BAR interface to restore the MongoDB data on an alternate cluster
    6.  
      About restoring MongoDB data in a high availability setup on an alternate client
    7. Recovering a MongoDB database using the command line
      1.  
        Creating or modifying the rename file
      2.  
        Using the command line to recover a MongoDB database
    8.  
      Manual steps after the recovery process
  6. Troubleshooting
    1.  
      About NetBackup for MongoDB debug logging
    2.  
      Known limitations for MongoDB protection using NetBackup
  7. Appendix A. Additional information
    1.  
      Contents of the MongoDB plug-in installer package file
    2.  
      Sample MongodB configuration utility workflow to add and update MongodB credentials

Using the command line to recover a MongoDB database

You can use the bprestore command to recover a backed-up MongoDB instance.

For more information about the bprestore command, refer to the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.

To recover a MongoDB database

  1. On the NetBackup master server, log on as an Administrator or root user based on Windows or UNIX system respectively.
  2. Run the following command on the NetBackup master server by providing appropriate values:

    bprestore -R /usr/openv/tmp/rename.txt -C MongoDBnode-port -s starttime -e endtime -D backup_host -S master_server -L path_progress_log -t 44 -p policyname -f /usr/openv/tmp/filelist.txt

    Where,

    -C

    Specifies the MongoDB cluster node and port number that you have backed up.

    -D

    Specifies the host name or the FQDN of the backup host.

    -e

    Specifies the end time of the backup window.

    -f

    Specifies a file (listfile) that contains a list of files to be restored and can be used instead of the file names option (filenames). In listfile, list each file path must be on a separate line.

    For MongoDB, the file list must contain <MongoDBnode_hostname>:<port> of all the MongoDB nodes.

    -p

    Specifies the backup policy.

    -R

    Specifies the directory path to a rename file.

    -s

    Specifies the start time of the backup window.

    -S

    Specifies the host name or FQDN of the master server.

    -t 44

    Specifies BigData as the policy type.

    -L progress_log

    Specifies the name of whitelisted file path in which to write progress information.