Installing Plug-In on IBM AIX

Veeam Plug-In for IBM Db2 is an additional component of Veeam Backup & Replication. The installation package of the plug-in is included in the Veeam Backup & Replication installation ISO file and available for download from veeam.com.

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 Veeam Plug-In, use the sudo command or a user with root privileges. Make sure the root user has privileges to add the .PKG file.

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

To install Veeam Plug-In for IBM Db2 on an IBM AIX machine, perform the following steps:

Export installation packages to the machine with a database that you plan to protect. You can do it in the following ways:

Using the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk

Mount the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk (VeeamBackup&Replication_13.0.1.180_20251101.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\AIX\ppc64 folder.

Upload the VeeamPluginforDB2-13.0.1.180-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm package to the machine with IBM Db2.

Using veeam.com

Download the setup archive for Veeam Plug-In for IBM Db2 from this Veeam webpage.

Open the setup archive, in the \VeeamPluginforDB2-13.0.1.180\AIX\ppc64 folder, find the VeeamPluginforDB2-13.0.1.180-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm file.
Upload the VeeamPluginforDB2-13.0.1.180-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm package to the machine with IBM Db2.

Install the plug-in from package with root privileges. Make sure the root user has privileges to add the PKG file.

rpm -i VeeamPluginforDB2-13.0.1.180-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm

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