Veritas NetBackup™ for MongoDB Administrator's Guide

To create a BigData policy using NetBackup CLI method

1. Log on as an Administrator.
2. Navigate to /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd on UNIX or install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\ on Windows.
3. Create a new BigData policy using the default settings.

   bppolicynew policyname

4. View the details about the new policy using the -L option.

   bpplinfo policyname -L

5. Modify and update the policy type as BigData.

   bpplinfo PolicyName -modify -v -M MasterServerName -pt BigData

6. Specify the Application_Type as MongoDB.

   bpplinclude PolicyName -add "Application_Type=mongodb"

   Note:

   The parameter values for Application_Type=mongodb are case-sensitive.

7. Specify the backup host on which you want the backup operations to be performed for MongoDB.

   bpplinclude PolicyName -add "Backup_Host=IP_address or hostname"

   Note:

   The backup host must have a Linux operating system. The backup host can be a NetBackup client or a media server or a master server.

8. Specify the MongoDB directory or folder name that you want to backup.

   bpplinclude PolicyName -add "ALL_DATABASES"

9. Modify and update the policy storage type for BigData policy.

   bpplinfo PolicyName -residence STUName -modify

10. Specify the host name based on your MongoDB setup as follows:

    • Sharded MongoDB cluster

      The client name as seen in the MongoDB shell and the mongod port 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 mongod port number of the primary node of the replica set in the following format:

      MongoDBNode-portnumber

    • Standalone MongoDB setup

      The client name as seen in the MongoDB shell and the mongod port number of the standalone node in the following format:

      MongoDBNode-portnumber

    bpplclients PolicyName -M "MasterServerName" -add "MongoDB_configserver" "Linux" "RedHat"

    Warning:

    Do not enter the node that acts an Arbiter node for MongoDB.

11. Assign a schedule for the created BigData policy as per your requirements.

    bpplsched PolicyName -add Schedule_Name -cal 0 -rl 0 -st sched_type -window 0 0

    Here, sched_type value can be specified as follows:

    Schedule Type	Description
    FULL	Full backup
    INCR	Differential Incremental backup

    The default value for sched_type is FULL.

    Once you set the schedule, MongoDB data is backed up automatically as per the set schedule without any further user intervention.

12. Alternatively, you can also perform a manual backup for MongoDB data.

    For performing a manual backup operation, execute all the steps from Step 1 to Step 11.

13. For a manual backup operation, navigate to /usr/openv/netbackup/bin

    Initiate a manual backup operation for an existing BigData policy using the following command:

    bpbackup -i -p PolicyName -s Schedule_Name -S MasterServerName -t 44

    Here, -p refers to policy, -s refers to schedule, -S refers to master server, and -t 44 refers to BigData policy type.