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MongoDB Backup and Restore support matrix

Creating and restoring MongoDB backups in PMM currently has the following limitations and requirements:

  • Physical backups and restores are supported only for Percona Server for MongoDB.
  • Physical restores are not supported for deployments with arbiter nodes. For more information, see the Percona Backup for MongoDB documentation.
  • Creating backups for sharded clusters was included in PMM 2.38 and is available straight from the UI. However, restoring these backup artifacts is only possible via the CLI, using Percona Backup for MongoDB. For information on restoring sharded backups, check the PBM documentation.
  • Retention policy is supported only for snapshot types of scheduled backups and for the S3-compatible storage type.
  • Before restoring, make sure to prevent clients from accessing the database.

Support matrix

Backup: Logical

Full or PITR Storage type (S3 or Local) Support level
PITR S3 Full
PITR Local Full
Full S3 Full
Full Local Full

Backup: Physical

Full or PITR Storage type (S3 or Local) Support level
PITR S3 No
PITR Local No
Full S3 Full
Full Local Full

Restore: Logical

Full or PITR Storage type (S3 or Local) Support level
PITR S3 Full
PITR Local No
Full S3 Full
Full Local Full

Restore: Physical

Full or PITR Storage type (S3 or Local) Support level
PITR S3 No
PITR Local No
Full S3 Partial*
Full Local Partial*

* Partial support for non-containerized deployments and NO support for containerized deployments.

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