Installing Plug-in on Linux

Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN 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 guides:

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

Installing Plug-in from .RPM Package

To install Veeam Plug-in on a Linux machine, perform the following steps:

1. Mount the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk (VeeamBackup&Replication_12.1.0.2131.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.

2. Open the mounted disk image and go to the Plugins\Oracle RMAN\Linux directory.
3. Upload the VeeamPluginforOracleRMAN-12.1.0.2131-1.x86_64.rpm package to the Oracle server. If you need the 32-bit version, choose the i386 package.
4. To install Veeam Plug-in, run the following command:

Unpacking Plug-in from .TAR.GZ Archive

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

1. Mount the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk (VeeamBackup&Replication_12.1.0.2131.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.

2. Open the mounted disk image and go to the Plugins\Oracle RMAN\Linux directory.
3. Upload the VeeamPluginforOracleRMAN.tar.gz file to the Oracle server.
4. Create the /opt/veeam directory.

5. Unpack the plug-in files from the archive to the /opt/veeam directory.