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Installing Plug-In for Linux on Power

Veeam Plug-In for IBM Db2 for Linux on Power 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.

You can install the plug-in using the .RPM package or extract the plug-in files from the .TAR.GZ archive. Depending on the type of package suitable for your OS, perform steps in one of the following subsections:

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.

Installing Veeam Plug-In from .RPM Package

To install Veeam Plug-In on a Linux on Power machine, perform the following steps:

  1. 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 image

  1. Mount the Veeam Backup & Replication installation image.

You can download the latest version of the Veeam Backup & Replication installation image from this Veeam webpage.

  1. In the Plugins\IBM Db2\Linux\ppc64le folder, find the VeeamPluginforDB2-13.0.1.180-1.ppc64le.rpm package.
  1. Upload the VeeamPluginforDB2-13.0.1.180-1.ppc64le.rpm package to the machine with IBM Db2.

Using veeam.com

  1. Download the setup archive for Veeam Plug-In for IBM Db2 from this Veeam webpage.
  2. In the \VeeamPluginForIBMDb2-13.0.1.180\Linux\ppc64le folder, find the VeeamPluginforDB2-13.0.1.180-1.x86_64.rpm package.
  1. Upload VeeamPluginforDB2-13.0.1.180-1.ppc64le.rpm package to the machine with IBM Db2.
  1. Install Veeam Plug-In with the following command:

rpm -i VeeamPluginforDB2-13.0.1.180-1.ppc64le.rpm

Installing Veeam Plug-In from .DEB Package

To install Veeam Plug-In on a Linux on Power machine, perform the following steps:

  1. 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 image

  1. Mount the Veeam Backup & Replication installation image.

You can download the latest version of the Veeam Backup & Replication installation image from this Veeam webpage.

  1. In the Plugins\IBM Db2\Linux\ppc64le folder, find the VeeamPluginforDB2-13.0.1.180-1.ppc64le.deb package.
  1. Upload the VeeamPluginforDB2_13.0.1.180-1_ppc64le.deb package to the machine with IBM Db2.

Using veeam.com

  1. Download the setup archive for Veeam Plug-In for IBM Db2 from this Veeam webpage.
  2. In the \VeeamPluginForIBMDb2-13.0.1.180\Linux\ppc64le folder, find the VeeamPluginforDB2-13.0.1.180-1.ppc64le.deb package.
  3. Upload the VeeamPluginforDB2_13.0.1.180-1_ppc64le.deb package to the machine with IBM Db2.
  1. Install Veeam Plug-In with the following command:

apt-get install VeeamPluginforDB2_13.0.1.180-1-ppc64le.deb

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

Unpacking Veeam Plug-In from .TAR.GZ Archive

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

  1. 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 image

  1. Mount the Veeam Backup & Replication installation image.

You can download the latest version of the Veeam Backup & Replication installation image from this Veeam webpage.

  1. In the \Plugins\IBM Db2\Linux\ppc64le folder, find the VeeamPluginforDB2.tar.gz archive.
  2. Upload the VeeamPluginforDB2.tar.gz archive to the machine with IBM Db2.

Using veeam.com

  1. Download the setup archive for Veeam Plug-In for IBM Db2 from this Veeam webpage.
  2. In the \VeeamPluginForIBMDb2-13.0.1.180\Linux\ppc64le folder, find the VeeamPluginforDB2.tar.gz archive.
  3. Upload the VeeamPluginforDB2.tar.gz archive to the machine with IBM Db2.
  1. Install Veeam Plug-In. To do this, run the following commands:
  1. Create the /opt/veeam directory.

mkdir /opt/veeam

  1. In the terminal, open the folder that contains the VeeamPluginforDB2.TAR.GZ archive.
  2. Unpack the plug-in files from the archive to the /opt/veeam directory.

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.

Page updated 12/1/2025

Page content applies to build 13.0.1.180

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