Backup & Restore

TheBackup & Restore feature on FPT MongoDB Enterprise helps protect data against risks such as accidental deletion, data corruption, or system failures. The platform supports automatic backups, data restoration from backup files, and Point-in-Time Recovery.

Backup

A backup is a snapshot of database data taken at a specific point in time. Backups are used to restore data in case of operational errors or failures. The backup mechanism is designed to protect data, enable recovery in the event of failures, and meet compliance and security requirements in a cloud environment.

The Backup feature allows you to configure, operate, and monitor backup operations for database clusters. You can:

• Manage backup jobs.
• Monitor backup status through the management interface.

Backup storage

Backups are stored on FPT Cloud's S3 Object, completely separate from the database cluster. This design ensures: data durability, high availability, and reliable recovery in the event of cluster failures.

Backup retention

Backup retention defines the number of full backups retained. When the retention limit is exceeded, the oldest backups are automatically deleted.

Note : When changing backup retention, the new value only applies to backups created after the adjustment is complete; existing backups will remain under the old retention settings.

Restore

Restore allows you to recover a database cluster from an existing backup. The restore operation creates a new database cluster based on the selected backup.

Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR)

Point-in-Time Recovery allows you to restore a database to a specific point in time. PITR is supported by combining periodic full backups and continuously oplogs. This approach enables restoring a database to any valid point within the retention period.

PITR is especially useful for accidental data deletion, application errors and unintended data or configuration changes. Currently, this feature is supported for PostgreSQL, MySQL and MariaDB.

The combination of backup and PITR enhances data protection, ensures high availability, and provides flexible recovery capabilities for real-world operational scenarios.

Required permissions

Permission	Action Type	Description
manageDatabase:ListBackup	View	Allows viewing backup service information.
manageDatabase:ViewJobBackup	View	Allows viewing backup job details.
manageDatabase:RunNowJobBackup	Create	Allows triggering an on-demand backup snapshot for a database cluster.
manageDatabase:EditJobBackup	Edit	Allows editing backup jobs for a database cluster.
manageDatabase:ListRestore	View	Allows viewing available restore points of a database cluster.
manageDatabase:Restore	Create	Allows restoring a database cluster from backup or recover to a point in time.