Updating Veeam Plug-in for RMAN

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 update Veeam Plug-in, note that Veeam Backup & Replication must be the same or newer that the version of Veeam Plug-in. If you want to use the latest functionality, you must update both Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam Plug-in to the latest version.

• Updating Plug-in on Linux Machine
• Updating Plug-in on Solaris Machine
• Updating Plug-in on Windows Machine

Updating Plug-in on Linux Machine

To update Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN on a Linux machine, do the following:

1. Upload the VeeamPluginforOracleRMAN-X.X.X.XXXX.x86_64.rpm package to the Oracle server. If you need the 32-bit version, choose the i386 package.
2. To install Veeam Plug-in, run the following command. Note that the operation requires root privileges.

Updating Plug-in on Solaris Machine

To update Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN on a Solaris machine, do the following:

1. Upload the VeeamPluginforOracleRMAN-X.X.X.XXXX.SPARC.pkg package to the Oracle server. If you need the 32-bit version, choose the i386 package.

2. Make sure the pkgadd administration file (admin_file) contains the following entry: "instance=overwrite". For details, see the Avoiding User Interaction When Adding Packages section of the Oracle Solaris Administration Guide.

3. To update Veeam Plug-in, run the following command:

Updating Plug-in on Windows Machine

To update Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN on a Windows machine, download the VeeamPluginforOracleRMAN.exe file of the new version and launch it. The old version will be replaced with the new version automatically.

You can update Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN to a newer version in the unattended mode using the same command that is used for unattended installation. For details, see Installing Veeam Plug-in on Windows Machine in Unattended Mode.