To add a policy for a MongoDB cluster backup

1. On the left, select Protection > Policies.
2. Select the Policies tab.
3. Click Add.
4. On the Attributes tab, select the following:

   • Policy type: BigData

5. On the Schedules tab, configure all the necessary schedules. For example, Full and incremental schedules.

   Name	Type	Frequency	Retention
   Full-backup	Full backup	1 week	2 weeks
   Incremental-backup	Differential incremental backup	1 day	2 weeks

6. On the Clients tab, add the client name. Use the format MongoDBNode-portnumber.

   The following list backs up the primary configuration server on port 1.

   Client name	Hardware	Operating system
   primaryconfigserver-01	Linux	Red Hat 2.6.32

7. On the Backup selections tab, add the application type, the backup hosts, and manually add the ALL_DATABASES directive.

   Backup selection list	Notes
   Application_Type=mongodb	The parameter values are case-sensitive.
   mongodbhost=mongodbhost.domain.com	Use the format Backup_Host=<FQDN_or_hostname>. The backup host can be a NetBackup client or a media server.
   ALL_DATABASES

8. Click Create.