Prerequisites and best practice
Before proceeding, ensure that the following prerequisites are met.
In MongoDB Ops Manager, the central URL is a configuration setting that specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the Ops Manager application. This URL is provided by MongoDB Ops Manager.
When configuring credentials
Public key: The public key acts as a username during the API requests.
Central URL: As mentioned above.
Private key: The private key functions as a password and should be kept secure, like any other sensitive credential.
Authentication type: When using SSL enabled authentication, ensure that the CA certificate is configured in Manage credentials.
Third-party APIs allows you to integrate with various external services to enhance monitoring, alerting, and overall management of your MongoDB deployments.
Note:
Contact MongoDB to enable API services.
Automation, backup, and monitoring are enabled on MongoDB servers.
INCR Backup: A FULL backup must exist before you can run an INCR backup. INCR backups are tied to the base FULL snapshot.
TLOG Backup: Ensure the environment is configured for oplog/transaction log collection in Ops Manager (for example, the oplog/TLOG dump location is configured as part of the Ops Manager cluster configuration).
Preferred nodes: Configure at least one preferred node per replica set (and at least one per shard replica for sharded clusters). Preferred nodes are used during snapshot operations, incremental diff calculation, and transaction log capture workflows.
PIT Restore prerequisite: To perform point‑in‑time restore, configure TLOG schedules and ensure TLOG backups are retained for the required recovery window. PIT restore is not supported with FULL + INCR only.