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Manage S3 Blockstore Snapshot Storage¶
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Ops Manager can back up MongoDB databases as snapshots to one or more of the following storage options:
- Another MongoDB database, called a Blockstore,
- As files stored on a local or network-attached file system, and/or
- An AWS S3 bucket.
This tutorial covers backing up your MongoDB databases as snapshots stored in S3 and S3-compatible buckets. The metadata for S3 snapshot stores is stored in a MongoDB database.
Note
You may have issues that require you to use more than one snapshot store like needing more capacity, localizing data, or meeting privacy regulations. To learn how to assign snapshot stores to different data centers, see Assign Snapshot Stores to Specific Data Centers.
Considerations¶
S3 Blockstore Can’t Be Moved¶
After you create an S3 blockstore, you cannot move it to another S3 bucket. If you need to use a different S3 bucket to host your S3 blockstore, you must create a new S3 blockstore in that S3 bucket.
Storage API Support¶
MongoDB supports endpoints for:
- AWS S3 API
- IBM Cloud Object Storage API
- Dell EMC Elastic Cloud Storage API.
IBM and Dell EMC support a subset of the full AWS S3 API.
You can use other S3-compatible endpoints. Ops Manager attempts to validate these endpoints when you save the S3 blockstore setup. If validation passes, Ops Manager saves the configuration. If validation fails, Ops Manager displays an error and doesn’t save the configuration.
Prerequisites¶
Metadata Storage Prerequisites¶
- Deploy the dedicated MongoDB instance(s) to serve the S3 snapshot store metadata and Oplog Store. Serve these instances on the same hosts as the Ops Manager server, the backing databases, or snapshot stores. Attach storage volume(s) with enough capacity to store the databases these instances manage.
- Ensure the host serving the Ops Manager Backup Daemon service has enough capacity to store the head database.
- Secure the instance that stores your S3 snapshot store metadata database using authentication and SSL. S3 snapshot store metadata databases support all authentication mechanisms.
AWS S3 Storage Prerequisites¶
Make sure you have an IAM user on AWS.
Create your own AWS access keys for your IAM user. This allows you to create S3 buckets and store snapshot files in them. MongoDB does not create or issue AWS access keys.
Create your own S3 bucket to store your S3 snapshot store snapshots.
Note
The IAM user for which you created the AWS access keys must own /AmazonS3/latest/user-guide/set-bucket-permissions.html> the AWS S3 Bucket.
IBM Cloud Object Storage Prerequisites¶
- Create an Access Key and Secret Key using IBM credential tools.
- Create your own S3-compatible bucket.
DellEMC Elastic Cloud Storage Prerequisites¶
- Create an Access Key and Secret Key from your ECS User ID.
- Create your own S3-compatible bucket.
Other S3-Compatible Storage¶
Other S3-compatible endpoints can be used. Ops Manager attempts to validate these endpoints when you save the configuration. If validation passes, the configuration is saved. If validation fails, Ops Manager displays an error and the configuration is not saved.
Add an S3 Blockstore¶
Click Create New S3 Blockstore.¶
Provide the S3 blockstore details.¶
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Name | Required | Type the name for the S3 blockstore. | |||||||||||||||
S3 Bucket Name | Required | Type the name of the S3 bucket where you want to host the the S3 blockstore. | |||||||||||||||
S3 Endpoint | Required | Type the URL for this AWS S3 or S3-compatible bucket. What URL you write depends upon:
Example You created an S3 bucket called
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S3 Max Connections | Required | Type a positive integer indicating the maximum number of connections to this AWS S3 or S3-compatible bucket. | |||||||||||||||
Path Style Access | Optional | Select if you want your AWS S3 or S3-compatible bucket
to use a path-style URL endpoint
( To review the S3 bucket URL conventions, see the AWS S3 documentation |
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Server Side Encryption | Optional | Select to enable server-side encryption. Clear to disable server-side encryption. | |||||||||||||||
Datastore Type | Required | Select Standalone, Replica Set or Sharded Cluster. This MongoDB database stores the metadata for the blockstore. | |||||||||||||||
MongoDB Host List | Conditional | Type a comma-separated list of Example
This field displays only if you set Datastore Type to Replica Set or Sharded Cluster. |
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MongoDB Hostname | Conditional | Type the hostname of the S3 blockstore metadata database. This field displays only if you set Datastore Type to Standalone. |
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MongoDB Port | Conditional | Type the port number of the S3 blockstore metadata database. This field displays only if you set Datastore Type to Standalone. |
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Username | Optional |
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Password | Optional | Warning If you did not use the credentialstool to encrypt this password, it is stored as plaintext in the database.
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Connection Options | Optional | Type any additional configuration file options for the MongoDB instance. This field supports unescaped values only. For proper syntax, see Connection String URI Format in the MongoDB manual. |
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Encrypted Credentials | Optional | Select if the credentials for the database were encrypted using the credentialstool. The credentials include the Username, Password, AWS Access Key ID and AWS Secret Key. | |||||||||||||||
Use TLS/SSL | Optional | Select if the S3 blockstore metadata database only accepts connection encrypted using TLS. Beyond this checkbox, to connect this S3 blockstore using TLS, you must enable:
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New Assignment Enabled | Optional | Select if you want to enable this S3 blockstore after creating it. This is selected by default so the S3 blockstore can be assigned backup jobs. If you clear this checkbox, the S3 blockstore is created but you cannot assign backups to this S3 blockstore. |
Click Create.¶
Edit an Existing S3 Blockstore¶
Once created, S3 snapshot stores are listed directly on the Snapshot Storage page in a table. Each row contains the settings for each S3 blockstore.
Navigate to the Snapshot Storage page.¶
- Click the Admin link.
- Click the Backup tab.
- (Optional) If you have not previously set the head directory, set it in the Head Directory box.
- Click the Snapshot Storage page.
Go to the row for the blockstore you want to edit.¶
In the MongoDB Connection column, update any values that need to be changed in the following fields:¶
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S3 Bucket Name | Required | Type the name of the S3 bucket where you want to host the the S3 blockstore. | |||||||||||||||
S3 Endpoint | Required | Type the URL for this AWS S3 or S3-compatible bucket. What URL you write depends upon:
Example You created an S3 bucket called
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S3 Max Connections | Required | Type a positive integer indicating the maximum number of connections to this AWS S3 or S3-compatible bucket. | |||||||||||||||
Path Style Access | Optional | Click if you want your AWS S3 or S3-compatible bucket
to use a path-style URL endpoint
( To review the S3 bucket URL conventions, see the AWS S3 documentation |
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Server Side Encryption | Optional | Click to enable server-side encryption. Clear to disable server-side encryption. | |||||||||||||||
<hostname>:<port> | Required | Type in one or more hosts that comprise the S3 blockstore
metadata database in the Important If these hosts are changed, the blockstore they host must have the same data as the original blockstore. Changing the host to a new blockstore results in data loss.
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MongoDB Auth Username | Optional |
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MongoDB Auth Password | Optional | Warning If you did not use the credentialstool to encrypt this password, it is stored as plaintext in the database.
Note The existing MongoDB Auth Password is not displayed. |
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Encrypted Credentials | Optional | Select if the credentials for the database were encrypted using the credentialstool. The credentials include the Username, Password, AWS Access Key ID and AWS Secret Key. | |||||||||||||||
Use TLS/SSL | Optional | Select if the blockstore database only accepts connection encrypted using TLS. Beyond this checkbox, to connect this S3 blockstore using TLS, you must enable:
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Connection Options | Optional | Type any additional configuration file options for the MongoDB instance. This field supports unescaped values only. For proper syntax, see Connection String URI Format in the MongoDB manual. |
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Assignment Labels | Optional | Type a comma-separated list of labels to assign the S3 blockstores to specific projects. | |||||||||||||||
Load Factor | Optional | Type any positive integer that expresses how much backup work you want this snapshot store to perform compared to another snapshot store. Important If you have only one snapshot store, skip this setting. Backup work includes running backups, restoring snapshots or grooming blockstores. The term of backup work ratio assigned to a single snapshot store is called its Load Factor. By default, Ops Manager assigns each snapshot store a
Load Factor of As a snapshot store’s Load Factor increases, it
performs more backup work compared to another snapshot store.
If the Load Factor of snapshot store Example How to estimate Load Factor Consider a five-shard sharded cluster with the following backup storage configuration:
In this example, Set the Load Factors of Snapshot stores with greater compute or storage performance should be given a greater Load Factor:
Load Factor can be set to |
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Write Concern | Required | Select your preferred Write Concern:
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Select the checkbox in the Assignment Enabled column.¶
Select if you want to enable this S3 blockstore after creating it. This is selected by default so the S3 blockstore can be assigned backup jobs. If you clear this checkbox, the S3 blockstore is created but you cannot assign backups to this S3 blockstore.
Click Save.¶
If you change any connection string values or the Write Concern, restart all the Ops Manager instances including those running Backup Daemons.¶
Warning
Modifying the connection string values or the Write Concern for an existing blockstore requires all Ops Manager components, including those only running the Backup Daemon, to be restarted to apply those changes. Connection parameters include:
- <hostname>:<port>
- MongoDB Auth Username
- MongoDB Auth Password
- Encrypted Credentials
- Use TLS/SSL
- Connection Options
- Write Concern
If you change to another blockstore host, the data on the existing blockstore is not copied automatically to the other blockstore.
See also
For more details on the MongoDB connection string URI, see Connection String URI Format in the MongoDB Manual.
Delete an S3 Blockstore¶
Navigate to the Snapshot Storage page.¶
- Click the Admin link.
- Click the Backup tab.
- (Optional) If you have not previously set the head directory, set it in the Head Directory box.
- Click the Snapshot Storage page.