Veritas NetBackup™ for MariaDB Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.1.1)
  1. Introduction to NetBackup for MariaDB Agent
    1.  
      About NetBackup for MariaDB Agent
    2.  
      Features of NetBackup for MariaDB
    3.  
      The NetBackup for MariaDB Agent package
    4.  
      About the NetBackup for MariaDB Agent license
    5.  
      NetBackup for MariaDB documentation
  2. Installing the NetBackup for MariaDB Agent
    1.  
      Planning the Installation of NetBackup for MariaDB Agent
    2.  
      Verifying the operating systems and the platforms
    3.  
      Installing prerequisites for NetBackup for MariaDB Agent
    4.  
      Post-installation requirements for NetBackup for MariaDB Agent
    5.  
      Describing the NetBackup for MariaDB Agent package
    6.  
      Installing NetBackup for MariaDB Agent
    7.  
      Authenticating the password
    8.  
      Uninstalling the NetBackup for MariaDB Agent
  3. Configuring the NetBackup for MariaDB
    1.  
      The nbmariadb.conf configuration file
    2.  
      Configuring NetBackup for MariaDB backups with DataStore policies
  4. The NetBackup for MariaDB backups and restores
    1.  
      About MariaDB backups
    2.  
      Performing MariaDB backups
    3.  
      Validating the backup information
    4.  
      Querying the backups
    5.  
      Deleting backup information from the NetBackup catalog files
    6.  
      About restoring MariaDB backups
    7.  
      Performing the restores for MariaDB databases
    8.  
      Redirected restores
    9.  
      Disaster recovery
  5. Troubleshooting for NetBackup for MariaDB
    1.  
      Troubleshooting errors when using NetBackup for MariaDB
  6. Appendix A. About NetBackup for MariaDB commands and conventions
    1.  
      About NetBackup for MariaDB commands
    2.  
      About NetBackup for MariaDB command conventions
  7. Appendix B. The NetBackup for MariaDB commands
    1.  
      nbmariadb -o backup
    2.  
      nbmariadb -o restore
    3.  
      nbmariadb -o query
    4.  
      nbmariadb -o delete

About MariaDB backups

The nbmariadb -o backup command initiates the backup operation using the -S, -P, -s and -l as required parameters. The parameter -z is the required parameter for Linux operating systems.

The parameter portnum is the optional parameter. Configure these parameters in the nbmariadb.conf file or provide them on the nbmariadb command line, where the parameters provided on the command line takes precedence.

The agent protects the following files:

  • Schema files that are associated with all database tables.

  • Files that are associated with the database tables.

  • Data and index files.

The NetBackup for MariaDB workflow

When you initiate a backup, the agent connects to the MariaDB database to execute a flush and read only lock on all tables. The agent then reads the associated MariaDB database files from the mounted directory and initiates the backup. The LVM or VSS, then creates a snapshot, and mounts the snapshot.

The agent copies the associated files (the whole instance or the individual database) and then sends to the NetBackup XBSA interface. The NetBackup XBSA interface writes this data to the mounted media or disk storage managed by the NetBackup media server.

The command prompt displays the successful completion status of the backup. The Activity Monitor also displays the status for the backup job.