Edit a Backup’s Settings¶

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Backup Settings Available to All FCVs
Backup Settings Available to FCV 4.2 and Later
Backup Settings Available to FCV 4.0 and Earlier

Available backup settings depend on the FCV value of your MongoDB database.

To edit Backup’s settings:

Click Continuous Backup.
Overview tab. Ops Manager lists all available backups.
Click ellipsis h icon next to each backup to access its settings.

Backup Settings Available to All FCVs¶

Edit Snapshot Schedule and Retention Policy¶

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Click Continuous Backup.¶

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On the row for the process, click the backup’s ellipsis icon, then click Edit Snapshot Schedule.¶

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Configure the snapshot settings.¶

Enter the following information as needed.

See also

To learn about retention values, see Snapshot Frequency and Retention Policy.

Take snapshots every … hours and save for … days	Sets how frequently, in hours, Ops Manager takes a base snapshot of the deployment and the number of days Ops Manager retains base snapshots.
Create cluster checkpoint every … minutes (Sharded Clusters only)	Sets how frequently, in minutes, Ops Manager creates a Checkpoints in between snapshots of a sharded cluster. Checkpoints provide restore points that you can use to create custom point-in-time snapshots. Important You may use checkpoints for clusters that run MongoDB with `Feature Compatibility Version` of 4.0 or earlier. Checkpoints were removed from MongoDB instances with FCV of 4.2 or later.
Store daily snapshots for	Sets the number of days that Ops Manager retains daily snapshots.
Store weekly snapshots for	Sets the number of weeks that Ops Manager retains weekly snapshots.
Store monthly snapshots for	Sets the number of months that Ops Manager retains monthly snapshots. Note Ops Manager takes monthly snapshots every 28 days, not by calendar month.
Day of Week for Full Snapshot	Sets the day of the week when Ops Manager takes a full snapshot. This ensures a recent complete backup. Ops Manager sets the default value to Sunday.

Allow point-in-time restores going back

Sets the number of days that Ops Manager retains oplogs alongside snapshots.

Edit Security Credentials¶

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Click Continuous Backup, then the Overview tab.¶

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Select the backup’s ellipsis icon and select Edit Credentials¶

On the line listing the process, click the ellipsis icon and click Edit Credentials.

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Provide the authentication information.¶

Enter the following information as needed and click Submit.

Auth Mechanism	The authentication mechanism that the MongoDB host uses. MongoDB Community options include: Username/Password X.509 Client Certificate MongoDB Enterprise options also include: Kerberos LDAP
DB Username	For `Username/Password` or `LDAP` authentication, the username used to authenticate the MongoDB Agent with the MongoDB deployment. See Configure MongoDB Agent for Authentication or Configure MongoDB Agent for LDAP.
DB Password	For `Username/Password` or `LDAP` authentication, the password used to authenticate the MongoDB Agent with the MongoDB deployment.
Allows TLS for connections	If checked, Backup uses TLS to connect to MongoDB. See Configure MongoDB Agent to Use TLS.

Modify the Storage Engine Your Backups Use¶

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Click Continuous Backup, then the Overview tab.¶

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Select the backup’s ellipsis icon and select Edit Storage Engine¶

On the line listing the process, click the ellipsis icon and click Edit Storage Engine.

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Select the storage engine.¶

Select the storage engine. See: Storage Engine for more about choosing an appropriate storage engine for your backup.

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Select the sync source.¶

Select the Sync source from which to create the new backup. In order to use the new storage engine, Ops Manager must resync the backup on the new storage engine.

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Click Submit.¶

Backup Settings Available to FCV 4.2 and Later¶

Edit the Preferred Member for Backup¶

When each snapshot starts, Ops Manager selects a replica set member to run the snapshot. This automatically selected member should have the least performance impact on the replica set. You can override the default selection.

Important

Use default selection whenever possible. This choice ensures backup availability.

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Click Continuous Backup, then the Overview tab.¶

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Open the Select Preferred Member to Backup panel.¶

On the line listing the process, click ellipsis icon then click Select Preferred Member to Backup.

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Choose a replica set member to create snapshots.¶

Click Select a member manually.

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Select an available member.¶

From the Select an available member drop-down, select the hostname and process port for the desired member.

Note

If the selected member becomes unavailable, an error message appears in the panel. Ops Manager uses a default member until the selected member is available.

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Click Submit.¶

Backup Settings Available to FCV 4.0 and Earlier¶

Enable Cluster Checkpoints¶

Important

You may use checkpoints for clusters that run MongoDB with Feature Compatibility Version of 4.0 or earlier. Checkpoints were removed from MongoDB instances with FCV of 4.2 or later.

Cluster checkpoints provide restore points in between scheduled snapshots. You can use checkpoints to create custom snapshots at points in time between regular snapshots.

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Click Continuous Backup, then the Overview tab.¶

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Select the backup’s ellipsis icon and select Edit Snapshot Schedule.¶

On the line listing the process, click the ellipsis icon and click Edit Snapshot Schedule.

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Enable cluster checkpoints.¶

Select Create cluster checkpoint every.
Set the interval.
Click Submit.

Edit the Namespaces Filter¶

The Namespaces Filter specifies which databases and collections Ops Manager backs up.

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Click Continuous Backup, then the Overview tab.¶

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Select the backup’s ellipsis icon and select Edit Namespaces Filter.¶

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Add or remove namespaces and click Submit.¶

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