Backup Introduction
Last updated: 2025-11-21 20:50:16
Introduction
To prevent data loss or damage caused by hardware or software exceptions, misoperations, or disasters, TencentDB for MongoDB provides the full backup feature, which ensures that the database can be restored to a specific historical time point in case of unexpected situations, maximizing the integrity and availability of business data.
Backup Type
Backup Type | Description | Feature | |
Backup methods classified based on the backup operation triggering mechanism | Automatic backup | A method that periodically and automatically performs backup operations based on a preset backup policy (such as initiating backup tasks at 2:00 to 3:00 AM every day) | Automatic backup execution based on a preset policy |
| Manual backup | A method that sets backup parameters and performs a full backup operation immediately based on business, Ops, troubleshooting, or other immediate requirements | Immediate backup task initiation |
Backup methods classified based on the backup implementation mechanism | Physical backup | A method that directly copies the underlying physical files of the database (such as data files, index files, and log files) | Fast backup speed, direct file copying without parsing database content, and high backup and rollback efficiency |
| Logical backup | A method that backs up data based on the logical structure of the database, such as table structures and data records Note: TencentDB for MongoDB uses the mongodump tool to store the database operation logs to logical backup files for data backup. During data recovery, the operation records are rolled back through the operation logs to restore data. | Slow backup speed, good portability, able to restore logical backups to different database versions, more storage space required, and database performance affected in the backup process |
| Snapshot backup | A method that creates snapshots for Cloud Block Storage (CBS) instances at the storage layer to capture the disk data status at a specific time point | Fast backup speed, minimal impact on database performance, no downtime, and easy data recovery from snapshots |
Backup methods classified based on the backup data integrity requirements | Full backup | A method that saves a complete copy of all data at a specific time point using logical, physical, and snapshot backups | Long backup time, large storage space occupation, and fast data recovery |
| Incremental backup | A method that modifies backup data using incremental data recorded using Oplogs | Short backup time, less storage space occupation (only the changed data), and slow data recovery |
Version Description
Instance Type | Version | Backup Implementation Mechanism |
General Edition | 3.2 and 3.6 | Logical backup |
| 4.0 and later versions (4.0, 4.2, 4.4, 5.0, 6.0, and 7.0) | Logical backup and physical backup |
Cloud Disk Edition | 4.0,4.2,4.4,5.0 | Snapshot backup and physical backup |
Advanced Backup
The backup service of TencentDB for MongoDB General Edition (3.2 and later versions) will be officially commercialized starting from 00:00:00 on November 20, 2025 (UTC+8), and advanced backup features (such as customizing the backup retention period, incremental backup downloading, full backup set deletion, and backup alarm reporting) are launched. The storage capacity occupied by backup data that exceeds the free backup storage quota will be billed in pay-as-you-go mode. You can select whether to enable Advanced Backup in the console based on your data protection requirements. Once it is enabled, it will be billed based on the standard rate.
Supported Feature | Feature Description | Specific Operation |
Backup Cycle | Sets the specific date for automatic backup tasks by week. For example, backup is performed on Monday and Thursday every week. | |
Backup Frequency | Sets the number of backup execution times (N) on a backup day, which can be set to 1 or 2. When Backup Frequency is set to 1, the backup operation is performed once every day. When Backup Frequency is set to 2, a second backup operation is executed approximately 24 hours after the first backup operation. | |
Backup Retention Period | Sets the retention period for backup files flexibly. | Automatic Backup: Backup files are retained for seven days by default. It can be configured flexibly, and the value range is 7 to 365. Manual Backup: The retention period can be configured as required. The value range is 1 to 1095. |
Long-Term Backup | Selects backup files on specific dates by week or month (such as backup data on the 1st and 15th days of each month) and retains them for a longer period. | |
Incremental Backup | Incremental backup can be enabled for automatic backup to back up data changed since the last full backup. | |
Excessive Backup Alarm | Sets the alarm threshold for storage utilization of the backup data set. By default, an alarm is triggered when the backup data volume reaches 100% of the storage capacity (for instances of the General Edition). | |
Pay-as-you-go | Full and incremental backups are billed in pay-as-you-go mode for the occupied storage space. The fees are settled on the hour (UTC+8), accurate to seconds. | Billing description for backup space |
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