Installing Plug-In on Linux

Veeam Plug-In for IBM Db2 is a feature of Veeam Backup & Replication, the installation package of the plug-in is included in the Veeam Backup & Replication installation ISO file.

You can install Veeam Plug-In using the .RPM package, the .DEB package or extract the plug-in files from the .TAR.GZ archive. Installation steps depend on the type of installation file suitable for your OS:

• Installing plug-in from .RPM package
• Installing plug-in from .DEB package
• Unpacking plug-in from .TAR.GZ archive

Installing Plug-In from .RPM Package

To install Veeam Plug-In, do the following:

1. Mount the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk (VeeamBackup&Replication_13.0.0.4967_20250822.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.

2. Open the mounted disk image and find the following packages:

1. In the /Package directory, find the veeam-openssl3-3.0.0.31-1.x86_64.rpm package.
2. In the /Plugins/IBM Db2/Linux/x64 directory, find the VeeamPluginforDB2-13.0.0.4967-1.x86_64.rpm package.

3. Upload veeam-openssl3-3.0.0.31-1.x86_64.rpm and VeeamPluginforDB2-13.0.0.4967-1.x86_64.rpm packages to the Linux machine with IBM Db2.
4. To install Veeam Plug-In, run the following commands:

1. Install the veeam-openssl3 package that is required for the Veeam Plug-In functioning:

2. Install Veeam Plug-In:

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

Installing Plug-In from .DEB Package

To install Veeam Plug-In, do the following:

1. Mount the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk (VeeamBackup&Replication_13.0.0.4967_20250822.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.

5. Open the mounted disk image and find the following packages:

1. In the /Package directory, find the veeam-openssl3_3.0.0.31_amd64.deb package.
2. In the /Plugins/IBM Db2/Linux/x64 directory, find the VeeamPluginforDB2_13.0.0.4967-1_amd64.deb package.

3. Upload veeam-openssl3_3.0.0.31_amd64.deb and VeeamPluginforDB2_13.0.0.4967-1_amd64.deb packages to the Linux machine with IBM Db2.

4. To install Veeam Plug-In, run the following commands:

1. Install the veeam-openssl3 package that is required for the Veeam Plug-In functioning:

2. Install Veeam Plug-In:

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

Unpacking Plug-In from .TAR.GZ Archive

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

1. Mount the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk (VeeamBackup&Replication_13.0.0.4967_20250822.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.

2. In the installation disk folder, navigate to the Plugins\IBM Db2\Linux\x64 folder.
3. Upload the VeeamPluginforDB2.tar.gz archive to the Linux machine with IBM Db2.
4. Create the /opt/veeam directory with the following command:

5. Unpack Veeam Plug-In files from the archive to the /opt/veeam directory with the following command:

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