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 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 the plug-in, use the sudo command or a user with root privileges.

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

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:

Download the setup archive for Veeam Plug-In for IBM Db2 from this Veeam webpage.
Open the setup archive and find the following packages:

In the \VeeamPluginForIBMDb2-13.0.0.4967\veeam-openssl3 folder, find the veeam-openssl3-3.0.0.31-1.x86_64.rpm package.
In the \VeeamPluginForIBMDb2-13.0.0.4967\Linux\x64 folder, find the VeeamPluginforDB2-13.0.0.4967-1.x86_64.rpm package.

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

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

rpm -i veeam-openssl3-3.0.0.31-1.x86_64.rpm

Install Veeam Plug-In:

rpm -ivh VeeamPluginforDB2-13.0.0.4967-1.x86_64.rpm

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:

Download the setup archive for Veeam Plug-In for IBM Db2 from this Veeam webpage.
Open the setup archive and find the following packages:

In the \VeeamPluginForIBMDb2-13.0.0.4967\veeam-openssl3 folder, find the veeam-openssl3_3.0.0.31_amd64.deb package.
In the \VeeamPluginForIBMDb2-13.0.0.4967\Linux\x64 folder, find the VeeamPluginforDB2_13.0.0.4967-1_amd64.deb package.

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.

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

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

apt-get install veeam-openssl3_3.0.0.31_amd64.deb

Install Veeam Plug-In:

apt-get install VeeamPluginforDB2_13.0.0.4967-1_amd64.deb

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:

Download the setup archive for Veeam Plug-In for IBM Db2 from this Veeam webpage.
Open the setup archive and find the following files:

In the \VeeamPluginForIBMDb2-13.0.0.4967\veeam-openssl3 folder, find the veeam-openssl3-3.0.0.31-1.x86_64.rpm package.
In the \VeeamPluginForIBMDb2-13.0.0.4967\Linux\x64 folder, find the VeeamPluginforDB2.tar.gz archive.

Upload veeam-openssl3-3.0.0.31-1.x86_64.rpm and VeeamPluginforDB2.tar.gz files to the Linux machine with IBM Db2.
Install the veeam-openssl3 package that is required for the Veeam Plug-In functioning:

rpm -i veeam-openssl3-3.0.0.31-1.x86_64.rpm

Create the /opt/veeam directory with the following command:

mkdir /opt/veeam

Tip

The /opt/veeam directory is a default directory for the Veeam Plug-In installation. This directory is used in relevant command examples in this guide.

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

tar -xzvf VeeamPluginforDB2.tar.gz -C /opt/veeam

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