NetBackup™ for MongoDB Ops Manager Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (11.1)

Prerequisites and best practice

Before proceeding, ensure that the following prerequisites are met.

  • In MongoDB Ops Manager, the central URL is a configuration setting that specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the Ops Manager application. This URL is provided by MongoDB Ops Manager.

    When configuring credentials

    • Public key: The public key acts as a username during the API requests.

    • Central URL: As mentioned above.

    • Private key: The private key functions as a password and should be kept secure, like any other sensitive credential.

    • Authentication type: When using SSL enabled authentication, ensure that the CA certificate is configured in Manage credentials.

  • Third-party APIs allows you to integrate with various external services to enhance monitoring, alerting, and overall management of your MongoDB deployments.

    Note:

    Contact MongoDB to enable API services.

  • The cluster to be protected must be the enterprise version.

  • The cluster to be protected must be either a replica set or a sharded cluster.

  • Atleast one node should be selected as a preferred node within a replica set/shard.

  • Automation, backup, and monitoring are enabled on MongoDB servers.

  • Granular recovery is not supported using third party APIs.

  • Following the recovery, MongoDB cluster is reverted to the state of the chosen backup images.

  • Ensure that the NetBackup clients are installed on all the nodes of the target cluster.