Upgrading Veeam Plug-In for IBM Db2

Periodically, Veeam releases a new version of Veeam Backup & Replication that contains new features and bug fixes. The release package also contains a new version of Veeam Plug-Ins.

Veeam Backup & Replication 13 supports different versions of Veeam Plug-In depending on which OS is running on the backup server:

• Veeam Backup & Replication on Linux supports management of Veeam Plug-Ins 13. Management of previous versions of Veeam Plug-Ins is not supported.
• Veeam Backup & Replication on Microsoft Windows supports management of Veeam Plug-Ins 12.3.2.4165 and later.

Note that Veeam Backup & Replication must be the same or later than the version of Veeam Plug-In. If you want to use the latest functionality, you must upgrade both Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam Plug-In to the latest version. If you use an earlier Veeam Plug-In build, it may not have all the features and bug fixes introduced in your Veeam Backup & Replication version. To learn more about the Veeam Plug-In builds included in Veeam Backup & Replication installation ISO files, see this Veeam KB article.

To restore data from a backup, the version of Veeam Plug-In must be the same or later than the version that created the backup. Restore with an earlier version of Veeam Plug-In from a backup created with a later version is not supported and may cause the restore to fail. This limitation applies to build numbers, not only major versions. For example, you cannot use Veeam Plug-In build 13.0.1.1071 to restore data from a backup created with build 13.0.1.2067.

Before You Begin

Veeam Plug-In installation files are included in the installation image of Veeam Backup & Replication and available for download from veeam.com. You must get the installation files on the IBM Db2 server. To do this, perform the following steps:

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.

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

1. [For Linux] In the \Packages folder, find the openssl-fips-redistributable-3.1.2-3.1.2.2-1.x86_64.rpm package in the format that suits your OS.
2. In the \Plugins\IBM Db2 folder, find the Veeam Plug-In installation file that suits your OS.

3. Upload packages that you need to the IBM Db2 server.

Using veeam.com

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

1. [For Linux] In the \VeeamPluginForIBMDb2-13.1.0.411\openssl-fips-redistributable-3.1.2 folder, find the openssl-fips-redistributable-3.1.2-3.1.2.2-1.x86_64 package in the format that suits your OS.
2. In the \VeeamPluginForIBMDb2-13.1.0.411\ folder, find the Veeam Plug-In installation file that suits your OS.

3. Upload packages that you need to the IBM Db2 server.

After you uploaded the files, you can upgrade Veeam Plug-In. The upgrade procedure depends on the type of package and OS that you use:

• Upgrading Plug-In on Linux (.RPM)
• Upgrading Plug-In on Linux (.DEB)
• Upgrading Plug-In on Linux (.TAR.GZ)
• Upgrading Plug-In on IBM AIX

After the upgrade, you do not need to reconfigure Veeam Plug-In, the plug-in configuration files will be preserved.

Upgrading Plug-In on Linux (.RPM)

To upgrade Veeam Plug-In for IBM Db2 on a Linux machine, do the following:

1. Upload openssl-fips-redistributable-3.1.2-3.1.2.2-1.x86_64.rpm and VeeamPluginforDB2-13.1.0.411-1.x86_64.rpm package to the machine with IBM Db2.
2. To upgrade Veeam Plug-In, run the following commands:

1. Install the openssl-fips-redistributable-3.1.2 package that is required for the Veeam Plug-In functioning:

2. To upgrade Veeam Plug-In, run the following command:

Upgrading Plug-In on Linux (.DEB)

To upgrade Veeam Plug-In for IBM Db2 on a Linux machine, do the following:

1. Upload openssl-fips-redistributable-3.1.2_3.1.2.2_amd64.deb and veeampluginfordb2_13.1.0.411-1_amd64.deb package to the machine with IBM Db2.
2. To upgrade Veeam Plug-In, run the following commands:

1. Install the openssl-fips-redistributable-3.1.2 package that is required for the Veeam Plug-In functioning:

2. To upgrade Veeam Plug-In, run the following command:

Upgrading Plug-In on Linux (.TAR.GZ)

To upgrade Veeam Plug-In for IBM Db2 on a Linux machine from the archive, do the following:

1. Upload openssl-fips-redistributable-3.1.2-3.1.2.2-1.x86_64.rpm and VeeamPluginforDB2.tar.gz file to the IBM Db2 server.
2. Install the openssl-fips-redistributable-3.1.2 package that is required for the Veeam Plug-In functioning:

3. Unpack the plug-in files from the archive to the /opt/veeam directory. Old Veeam Plug-In files will be replaced by new files.

Upgrading Plug-In on IBM AIX

To upgrade Veeam Plug-In for IBM Db2 on an IBM AIX machine, do the following:

1. Upload the VeeamPluginforDB2-13.1.0.411-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm package to the IBM Db2 server.
2. To upgrade Veeam Plug-In, run the following command. Note that the operation requires root privileges.