Performing a database backup based on automatically discovered properties

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer instructions for:

• registering a database node associated with a database system based on registration information;
• causing a backup agent to be installed on the registered database node;
• automatically discovering properties of one or more databases running in the database system that includes the registered database node and one or more other database nodes, comprising:
• determining architectures and corresponding failover roles associated with the one or more databases, wherein one database of the database system hosts an active database service and another database of the database system hosts a passive database service, wherein the one database is used as a failover in the event that the other database is not accessible;
• and
• configuring the backup agent based on the determined architectures and the determined corresponding failover roles;
• providing a command to perform a backup snapshot to the backup agent installed on the registered database node;
• and
• receiving, by the database system, updated database role information from the backup agent, wherein the updated database role information changes a role of at least one of the one database and the other database;
• updating system configuration information based on the received updated database role information;
• and
• providing a set of one or more backup commands to the backup agent based on the updated system configuration information.

A system, comprising:

• one or more processors configured to:
• register a database node associated with a database system based on registration information;
• cause a backup agent to be installed on the registered database node;
• automatically discover properties of one or more databases running in the database system that includes the registered database node and one or more other database nodes, comprising to:
• determine architectures and corresponding failover roles associated with the one or more databases, wherein one database of the database system hosts an active database service and another database of the database system hosts a passive database service, wherein the one database is used as a failover in the event that the other database is not accessible;
• and
• configure the backup agent based on the determined architectures and the determined corresponding failover roles;
• provide a command to perform a backup snapshot to the backup agent installed on the registered database node;
• and
• receive, by the database system, updated database role information from the backup agent, wherein the updated database role information changes a role of at least one of the one database and the other database;
• update system configuration information based on the received updated database role information;
• and
• provide a set of one or more backup commands to the backup agent based on the updated system configuration information;
• and
• a memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to provide the one or more processors with instructions.