Installing Veeam Plug-In for oVirt KVMin Unattended Mode
You can install Veeam Plug-in for oVirt KVM in the unattended mode using the command line interface. The unattended installation mode does not require user interaction — the installation runs automatically in the background, and you do not have to respond to the installation wizard prompts. You can use the unattended installation mode to automate the plug-in installation process in large-scale environments.
To install Veeam Plug-in for oVirt KVM in the unattended mode, use either of the following options:
- If the plug-in is a part of Veeam Backup & Replication installation package, follow the instructions provided in section Installing Veeam Backup & Replication in Unattended Mode.
- If the plug-in is delivered as a separate .EXE file, follow the instructions provided in this section.
Before You Begin
Before you start unattended installation, do the following:
- Download the KVMPlugin_13.7.0.473.exe file as described in section Installing oVirt KVM Plug-In (steps 1-3).
- Check compatibility of the Veeam Plug-in for oVirt KVM and Veeam Backup & Replication versions. For more information, see System Requirements.
Installation Command-Line Syntax
Open the command prompt and run the .EXE file using the following parameters:
%path% /silent /accepteula /acceptthirdpartylicenses /acceptlicensingpolicy /acceptrequiredsoftware |
The following command-line parameters are used to run the setup file:
Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
%path% | Yes | Specifies a path to the installation .EXE file on the backup server or in a network shared folder. |
/silent | Yes | Sets the user interface level to None, which means no user interaction is needed during installation. |
/accepteula | Yes | Confirms that you accept the terms of the Veeam license agreement. |
/acceptthirdpartylicenses | Yes | Confirms that you accept the license agreement for 3rd party components that Veeam incorporates. |
/acceptlicensingpolicy | Yes | Confirms that you accept the Veeam licensing policy. |
/acceptrequiredsoftware | Yes | Confirms that you accept the license agreements for each required software that Veeam will install. |
/uninstall | No | Uninstalls the plug-in. |
/repair | No | Replaces missing files and firewall rules. |
Examples
The following command installs the plug-in:
KVMPlugin_13.7.0.473.exe /silent /accepteula /acceptthirdpartylicenses /acceptlicensingpolicy /acceptrequiredsoftware |
The following command repairs the plug-in:
KVMPlugin_13.7.0.473.exe /silent /accepteula /acceptthirdpartylicenses /acceptlicensingpolicy /acceptrequiredsoftware /repair |
The following command uninstalls the plug-in:
KVMPlugin_13.7.0.473.exe /silent /accepteula /acceptthirdpartylicenses /acceptlicensingpolicy /acceptrequiredsoftware /uninstall |
Veeam Plug-in for oVirt KVM provides the following status codes to report about the installation result:
Code | Description |
|---|---|
0 | plug-in installation has successfully completed. |
1603 | plug-in installation has failed. |
3010 | plug-in installation has successfully completed. The backup server requires rebooting. |
Tip |
For detailed logs of plug-in installation, navigate to the Program Data\Veeam\Setup\Temp\ folder on the backup server and view the following files:
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