Upgrading Plug-in for SAP HANA
Periodically, Veeam releases a new version of Veeam Backup & Replication that contains new features and bug fixes. The release package also contains a new version of Veeam Plug-ins.
If you want to upgrade Veeam Plug-in, note that Veeam Backup & Replication must be the same or later that the version of Veeam Plug-in. If you want to use the latest functionality, you must upgrade both Veeam Backup & Replication and to the latest version. After the upgrade, you don't need to to re-run the Veeam Plug-in configuration wizard, the plug-in configuration files will be preserved.
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Before You Begin
Veeam Plug-in installation files are included in the installation disk image of Veeam Backup & Replication. You must upload the installation file to the SAP HANA server. To do this, perform the following steps.
- Mount the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk (VeeamBackup&Replication_11.X.X.XXXX.iso).
- Open the mounted disk image and go to the Plugins\SAP HANA\x64 directory.
- Select the the Veeam Plug-in installation file and upload it to the SAP HANA server.
For instructions on how to upgrade Veeam Plug-in for SAP HANA, see the following guides:
Upgrading Plug-in on Linux (.RPM)
To upgrade Veeam Plug-in for SAP HANA from the .RPM package, perform the following:
- Upload the new VeeamPluginforSAPHANA-11.X.X.XXXX.x86_64.rpm package to the SAP HANA server.
- Run the following command. Note that the operation requires root privileges.
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To find out which version of Veeam Plug-in is installed on your server, you can use the following command: rpm -qa | grep VeeamPlugin* |
Upgrading Plug-in on Linux (.TAR.GZ)
To upgrade Veeam Plug-in for SAP HANA on a Linux machine from the .TAR.GZ archive, do the following: