Backup Parameters

Bacula Enterprise Only

This solution is only available for Bacula Enterprise. For subscription inquiries, please reach out to sales@baculasystems.com.

The following parameters control backup scope and behavior.

Backup parameters
Option	Required	Default	Values	Example	Description
`database`	No	All application databases	Database name	`appdb`	Application database to include. Repeat or use comma-separated values where supported.
`database_exclude`	No		Database name	`analytics_tmp`	Database to exclude after include selection.
`collection`	No	All collections	Collection name	`widgets`	Collection name to include across selected databases.
`collection_exclude`	No		Collection name	`temp_events`	Collection to exclude after include selection.
`include_admin`	No	`no`	`yes` or `no`	`yes`	Include `admin` database. Intended only for isolated disaster-recovery artifacts.
`skip_security`	No	`no`	`yes` or `no`	`yes`	Skip application users and custom roles.
`cleanup_on_success`	No	`no`	`yes` or `no`	`yes`	Delete local artifact root after successful backup. Mainly for orchestrated runs.
`dry_run`	No	`no`	`yes` or `no`	`yes`	Run backup preflight only.
`report_format`	No	`text`	`text` or `json`	`json`	Dry-run report format.

Bacula Level Behavior

The plugin uses Bacula job metadata and local chain state to resolve the previous artifact for Incremental and Differential jobs.

For standalone and sharded deployments, Incremental and Differential jobs run as safe full-style fallback artifacts. For replica-set primaries, they capture oplog segments and participate in a point-in-time recovery chain.

Security Capture

By default, the plugin captures selected application database users and custom roles when the MongoDB user has sufficient privileges. Use skip_security=yes for lower-privilege data-only backups.

Use include_admin=yes only when the backup is intended for isolated disaster recovery. Normal in-place restore of admin content is intentionally guarded because it can overwrite administrative users and roles.