[SERVER-808] mongodump should backup indexes when run with --collection option Created: 22/Mar/10 Updated: 12/Jul/16 Resolved: 12/Dec/11 |
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| Status: | Closed |
| Project: | Core Server |
| Component/s: | Tools |
| Affects Version/s: | None |
| Fix Version/s: | 2.1.0 |
| Type: | Improvement | Priority: | Minor - P4 |
| Reporter: | Mathias Stearn | Assignee: | Spencer Brody (Inactive) |
| Resolution: | Done | Votes: | 42 |
| Labels: | rn | ||
| Remaining Estimate: | Not Specified | ||
| Time Spent: | Not Specified | ||
| Original Estimate: | Not Specified | ||
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| Description |
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$ ~/10gen/mongo/mongodump -d test -c twitter_live doesn't backup test.twitterlive entries from system.indexes |
| Comments |
| Comment by Eliot Horowitz (Inactive) [ 14/Apr/11 ] |
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| Comment by Scott Hernandez (Inactive) [ 16/Feb/11 ] |
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When it backs up the indexes it doesn't backup the data, just the definition. Then on restore it recreates the indexes.. |
| Comment by Tianon Gravi [ 16/Feb/11 ] |
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It's somewhat obvious, but it would also be nice to have a command line option for this functionality. Sometimes I want the indices too, but a lot of times I want just the data to save time and space. |
| Comment by Robbie Bow [ 24/Sep/10 ] |
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This feature would enable a very convenient means for creating fixture sets for testing. |
| Comment by Scott Hernandez (Inactive) [ 28/Jun/10 ] |
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It should also backup the collection properties like if it is capped, and how. Even if the --collection flag isn't used it should backup the metadata (like in the case of the server – all dbs). MongoImport should have an option to disable the import of the metadata (creating capped collections, and indexes before loading the collection) I'd suggest not backing up the raw data, but instead creating a companion javascript file that defines the metadata (collection + indexes) creation. This way the metadata is more easily viewable in the dump/restore process. Making this the default behavior will ensure that when you do a dump/restore you get back the same collections and indexes as you started with. |