Installing Plug-in for Linux on Power

Veeam Plug-in for IBM Db2 for Linux on Power is an additional component of Veeam Backup & Replication, and the installation package of the plug-in is included in the Veeam Backup & Replication installation ISO file.

You can install the plug-in using the .RPM package or extract the plug-in files from the .TAR.GZ archive. Depending on the type of package suitable for your OS, perform steps in one of the following subsections:

Installing Plug-in from .RPM Package
Installing Plug-in from .DEP Package
Unpacking Plug-in from .TAR.GZ Archive

Important

Keep in mind the following:

IBM Db2 must be installed on the machine.
The /opt/veeam directory must be writable.

The NOEXEC mount option must be disabled for the /var and /tmp directories.

To install the plug-in, use the sudo command or a user with root privileges.

If you want to install Veeam Plug-in scale-out cluster, repeat the described installation process on all cluster nodes.

Installing Veeam Plug-in from .RPM Package

To install Veeam Plug-in for IBM Db2 for Linux on Power, do the following:

Mount the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk (VeeamBackup&Replication_12.3.2.4165_20251006.iso).

If you deploy Veeam backup infrastructure for the first time, you can download the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk image from the Veeam Backup & Replication: Download page.

Open the mounted disk image and go to the /Plugins/IBM Db2/Linux/ppc64le directory.

Upload the VeeamPluginforDB2-12.3.2.4165-1.ppc64le.rpm file to the Linux machine with IBM Db2.

To install Veeam Plug-in, run the following command:

rpm -i VeeamPluginforDB2-12.3.2.4165-1.ppc64le.rpm

Installing Veeam Plug-in from .DEB Package

To install Veeam Plug-in, do the following:

Mount the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk (VeeamBackup&Replication_12.3.2.4165_20251006.iso).

If you deploy Veeam backup infrastructure for the first time, you can download the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk image at the Download Veeam Products page.

In the installation disk folder, navigate to the Plugins\IBM Db2\Linux\ppc64le folder.

Upload the veeampluginfordb2_12.3.2.4165-1_ppc64el package to the Linux machine with IBM Db2.

To install Veeam Plug-in, run the following command:

apt-get install veeampluginfordb2_12.3.2.4165-1_ppc64el.deb

Once Veeam Plug-in is installed, you must configure the plug-in settings. For details, see Configuring Plug-in.

Unpacking Veeam Plug-in from .TAR.GZ Archive

To extract plug-in files from the .TAR.GZ archive, perform the following:

Mount the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk (VeeamBackup&Replication_12.3.2.4165_20251006.iso).

If you deploy Veeam backup infrastructure for the first time, you can download the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk image from the Veeam Backup & Replication: Download page.

Open the mounted disk image and go to the /Plugins/IBM Db2/Linux/ppc64le directory.
Upload the VeeamPluginforDB2.tar.gz file to the Linux machine with IBM Db2.
Create the /opt/veeam directory.

mkdir /opt/veeam

In the terminal, open the folder that contains the VeeamPluginforSAPHANA.TAR.GZ archive.
Unpack the plug-in files from the archive to the /opt/veeam directory.

tar -xzvf VeeamPluginforDB2.tar.gz -C /opt/veeam