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SymQNA
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10 years ago
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Can BE15 backup MongoDB

Can BE15 backup MongoDB? Any version limit? Need to input the DB license? any requirement for MMS?

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  • CraigV's avatar
    CraigV
    10 years ago

    The short answer is No, and I've never seen anyversion support this particular DB.

    You'd have to look at getting a flat file backup of the DB, assuming that file extension isn't under Backup Exec's Active File Exclusion (which I doubt). AFE automatically skips certain file extensions.

    https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.TECH227896

    THis means you'd probably have to stop the DB, grab file-level copies of the files, and once done, start them up aagain. Play around with the pre/post script option that BE has, otherwise you have to find another way to back up MongoDB.

    Thanks!

  • CraigV's avatar
    CraigV
    Moderator
    10 years ago

    The short answer is No, and I've never seen anyversion support this particular DB.

    You'd have to look at getting a flat file backup of the DB, assuming that file extension isn't under Backup Exec's Active File Exclusion (which I doubt). AFE automatically skips certain file extensions.

    https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.TECH227896

    THis means you'd probably have to stop the DB, grab file-level copies of the files, and once done, start them up aagain. Play around with the pre/post script option that BE has, otherwise you have to find another way to back up MongoDB.

    Thanks!

  • pkh's avatar
    pkh
    Moderator
    10 years ago

    The recommended way to backup a database which does not have a BE agent is to dump the database to flat files using the database's built-in utility.  These flat files are then backed up using BE.  Restore is a 2-step process, use BE to restore the flat files and then use the database's built-in utility to restore the database from the flat files.

  • VJware's avatar
    VJware
    Level 6
    10 years ago

    Exactly similar to this thread - https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/can-be15-backup-mongodb-2