Allow Ops Manager users to move/migrate backup job snapshots from one S3 bucket to a different S3 bucket
Ops Manager users with S3 blockstores may need to move snapshots and backup jobs to a new S3 bucket. For MongoDB blockstores, this is accomplished using a groom.
Move Blocks to a Different Blockstore
https://docs.opsmanager.mongodb.com/current/core/administration-interface/#groom-priority-page
This feature request is to provide the same feature to groom backup snapshots/jobs to a new bucket for S3 blockstores.
Brian
shared this idea
Hi All,
We have developed a solution directly in Ops Manager that will support transitioning your S3-compatible snapshot storage without terminating the backup. Ops Manager will allow you to update the S3 snapshot store ID in the backup job document and the next scheduled snapshot will be a full snapshot in the new S3 snapshot store after the update. This is specifically for S3 stores only at this time.
This feature is included in the Ops Manager 8.0.6 release that came out on April 3rd, 2025.
Information about this feature can be found in these documents:
Release Notes: https://www.mongodb.com/docs/ops-manager/current/release-notes/application/
UI Configuration: https://www.mongodb.com/docs/ops-manager/current/admin/backup/jobs-page/#std-label-transition-s3
API Information: https://www.mongodb.com/docs/ops-manager/current/reference/api/backup/update-backup-config/
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Olivier
commented
This is definitely a weakness. I can understand that moving from a MongoDB snapshot storage to n S3 storage comes with challenges, but moving from an S3 to another S3 should not be that complicated.
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Stephen
commented
https://feedback.mongodb.com/forums/924355-ops-tools/suggestions/40733536-support-migrations-to-different-snapshot-stores - Better if we allow migration between any store type.
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Michael
commented
We would like to see the ability to "migrate" from an existing S3 storage to new S3 storage. Currently, when we create new S3 buckets for storing snapshots we can only make use of it when we terminate the existing backup stored in the "old" S3 bucket. This means we delete all existing backups before we can use the new S3 snapshot storage, which is considered very high risk. We must keep backups for up to few months and cannot delete them just to move to a new S3 backup storage. It would be very good to be able to make use of the new storage without having to delete the existing backup data.