Installing Plug-In on IBM AIX

Veeam Plug-In for IBM Db2 is a feature of Veeam Backup & Replication, the installation package of the plug-in is 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 on an IBM AIX machine, do the following:

 

  1. Download the setup archive for Veeam Plug-In for Oracle RMAN from this Veeam webpage.
  2. Open the setup archive, in the \VeeamPluginforDB2-13.0.0.4967\AIX\ppc64 folder, find the VeeamPluginforDB2-13.0.0.4967-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm file.
  1. Upload the VeeamPluginforDB2-13.0.0.4967-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm package to the machine with IBM Db2.
  1. Install Veeam Plug-In with the following command:

rpm -i VeeamPluginforDB2-13.0.0.4967-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm

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

Page updated 9/11/2025

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