BAR (Backup and Restore) Tools
November 11, 2025 · View on GitHub
AI Agent Integration with DSA Architecture
flowchart TD
%% AI Agent Layer
User[👤 User] --> LLM[🤖 AI Agent] --> Output[📄 Output]
%% MCP Integration
LLM --> MCP[🔌 MCP Server]
MCP --> API[🌐 DSA API]
API --> DSC[🎛️ DSC]
%% DSA Infrastructure
DSC --> DSMain[📊 DSMain]
DSC --> BarNC[📦 BarNC]
%% Data Flow
DB[(🗄️ Database)] <--> DSMain
DSMain <--> BarNC
BarNC --> Storage{💾 Storage}
%% Storage Options
Storage --> Disk[📁 Disk]
Storage --> Cloud[☁️ Cloud]
Storage --> Enterprise[🔒 Enterprise]
%% Styling
classDef primary fill:#e3f2fd,stroke:#1976d2
classDef secondary fill:#f3e5f5,stroke:#7b1fa2
classDef storage fill:#e8f5e8,stroke:#388e3c
class User,LLM,Output primary
class MCP,API,DSC secondary
class DSMain,BarNC,DB,Storage,Disk,Cloud,Enterprise storage
Prerequisites
DSA Infrastructure must be properly configured and running before using BAR tools
Environment Variables
The BAR tools require the following environment variables for DSA connection:
DSA_BASE_URL- Base URL for DSA API (default: https://localhost:9090/)DSA_USERNAME- Username for DSA authentication (default: admin)DSA_PASSWORD- Password for DSA authentication (default: admin)DSA_VERIFY_SSL- Whether to verify SSL certificates (default: true)DSA_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT- Request timeout in seconds (default: 30)
BAR Profile Configuration
The BAR profile is defined in config/profiles.yml and controls access to BAR-related tools and resources.
Profile Configuration:
bar:
tool:
- ^bar_* # All BAR tools (bar_manageDsaDiskFileSystem, etc.)
- ^base_readQuery$ # Read-only database queries
- ^base_databaseList$ # Database listing
prompt:
- ^bar_* # BAR-specific prompts
resource:
- ^bar_* # BAR-specific resources
What the BAR profile enables:
- Access to all
bar_*tools for backup and restore operations - Basic database read operations for backup source identification
- Database listing capabilities for backup planning
- BAR-specific prompts and resources
Usage: Specify --profile bar when running MCP server to enable BAR-specific functionality.
Available Tools
Total Estimated Tools: 16 (5 ✅ Developed, 11 🚧 Planned)
Storage Configuration Tools
bar_manageDsaDiskFileSystem ✅
Status: Developed Unified tool for managing DSA disk file system configurations for backup storage.
bar_manageAwsS3 🚧
Status: Work-In-Progress Tool for managing AWS S3 bucket configurations for backup storage.
bar_manageAzureBlob 🚧
Status: Planned Tool for managing Azure Blob Storage configurations for backup storage.
bar_manageGoogleCloud 🚧
Status: Planned Tool for managing Google Cloud Storage configurations for backup storage.
bar_manageNetBackup 🚧
Status: Planned Tool for managing NetBackup configurations for enterprise backup storage.
bar_manageIbmSpectrum 🚧
Status: Planned Tool for managing IBM Spectrum Protect configurations for backup storage.
Infrastructure Management Tools
bar_manageMediaServer ✅
Status: Implemented Tool for managing media server configurations including list, get, add, delete, and consumer management operations.
bar_manageTeradataSystem ✅
Status: Implemented Tool for managing Teradata system configurations and consumers in DSA. Supports listing systems, getting system details, configuring new systems, enabling/deleting systems, and managing system consumers.
Target Group Management Tools
bar_manageDiskFileTargetGroup ✅
Status: Implemented Tool for managing disk file target group configurations with comprehensive management of backup target groups including create, list, get, enable, disable, and delete operations.
bar_manageAwsS3TargetGroup 🚧
Status: Planned Tool for managing media server configurations with AWS S3 storage solutions.
bar_manageAzureBlobTargetGroup 🚧
Status: Planned Tool for managing media server configurations with Azure Blob storage solutions.
bar_manageGoogleCloudTargetGroup 🚧
Status: Planned Tool for managing media server configurations with Google Cloud storage solutions.
bar_manageNetBackupTargetGroup 🚧
Status: Planned Tool for managing media server configurations with NetBackup storage solutions.
bar_manageIbmSpectrumTargetGroup 🚧
Status: Planned Tool for managing media server configurations with IBM Spectrum storage solutions.
Operations Management Tools
bar_manageJob ✅
Status: Implemented Comprehensive tool for managing backup and restore job lifecycle including creation, updates, retrieval, retirement, deletion, execution, and status monitoring. Supports all DSA job operations through REST API endpoints.
bar_manageSaveSets 🚧
Status: Planned Tool for managing backup files/objects (save sets) created by backup operations.