Upgrading to Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV 5.1

You can upgrade Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV from version 3.0, 3a, 4.0, 4a or 5.0 to 5.1.

Before you start the upgrade process, do the following:

  • [Applies only to upgrading from version 3.0 or 3a] Download Veeam Backup & Replication version 12.1 from the Veeam downloads page.
  • Download the latest Nutanix AHV Plug-in version from the Veeam downloads page.
  • Plan a maintenance period. Typically, the upgrade process takes up to one hour. Make sure there are no jobs currently running or scheduled to run during this period. Wait for the jobs to complete or disable the jobs manually before you start upgrading Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV.
  • Make sure the Nutanix AHV backup appliance is powered on.
  • Back up the configuration database of the Nutanix AHV backup appliance. For more information, see the following sections:

To upgrade Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV to version 5.1, do the following:

  1. [Applies only to upgrading from version 3.0 or 3a] Upgrade your Veeam Backup & Replication server to version 12.1 as described in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide, section Upgrading to Veeam Backup & Replication 12. Then, complete the Components Update wizard as described in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide, section Server Components Upgrade.

Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV will be upgraded to version 5.1.

  1. [Applies only to upgrading from version 4.0, 4a or 5.0] Upgrade Nutanix AHV Plug-in to version 5.1. To do that, run the installation file and complete the Nutanix AHV Plug-in for Veeam Backup & Replication wizard using default settings.
  2. Upgrade the Nutanix AHV backup appliance to version 5.1. To do that:
  1. In the Veeam Backup & Replication console, open the Backup Infrastructure view.
  2. Navigate to Backup Proxies > Out of Date.
  3. Select the Nutanix AHV backup appliance and click Upgrade Proxy on the ribbon.
  4. In the Components Update window, click Apply.

Tip

To protect the Nutanix AHV backup appliance, you must use the Configuration Backup functionality in the Veeam Backup & Replication console. Starting from version 4.0, an auto-protection PD snapshot job is no longer created for protecting the Nutanix AHV backup appliance and can be deleted if it is still present in the job list after upgrade from version 3.0 or 3a.