Installing Plug-In on Linux

Veeam Plug-In for SAP MaxDB 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 guides:

• Installing Plug-In from .RPM Package
• Unpacking Plug-In from .TAR.GZ Archive

Installing Plug-In from .RPM Package

To install Veeam Plug-In on a Linux 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 disk

1. Mount the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk (VeeamBackup&Replication_13.0.1.180_20251101.iso).

If you deploy Veeam backup infrastructure for the first time, you can download the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk image from this Veeam webpage.

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

1. In the \Package folder, find the veeam-openssl3-3.0.0.31-1.x86_64.rpm package.
2. In the \Plugins\SAP MaxDB\Linux folder, find the VeeamPluginforSAPMaxDB-13.0.1.168-1.x86_64.rpm package.

3. Upload veeam-openssl3-3.0.0.31-1.x86_64.rpm and VeeamPluginforSAPMaxDB-13.0.1.180-1.x86_64.rpm packages to the SAP MaxDB server.

Using veeam.com

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

1. In the \VeeamPluginforSAPMaxDB-13.0.1.180\veeam-openssl3 folder, find the veeam-openssl3-3.0.0.31-1.x86_64.rpm package.
2. In the \VeeamPluginforSAPMaxDB-13.0.1.180\Linux\x64 folder, find the VeeamPluginforSAPMaxDB-13.0.1.180-1.x86_64.rpm package.

3. Upload veeam-openssl3-3.0.0.31-1.x86_64.rpm and VeeamPluginforSAPMaxDB-13.0.1.180-1.x86_64.rpm packages to the SAP MaxDB server.

2. Install Veeam Plug-In. To do this, 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 can configure the plug-in settings. For details, see Configuring Environment.

Unpacking Plug-In from .TAR.GZ Archive

To install Veeam Plug-In on a Linux 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 disk

1. Mount the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk (VeeamBackup&Replication_13.0.1.180_20251101.iso).

If you deploy Veeam backup infrastructure for the first time, you can download the Veeam Backup & Replication installation disk image from this Veeam webpage.

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

1. In the \Package folder, find the veeam-openssl3-3.0.0.31-1.x86_64.rpm package.
2. In the \Plugins\SAP MaxDB\Linux folder, find the VeeamPluginforSAPMaxDB.tar.gz archive.

3. Upload veeam-openssl3-3.0.0.31-1.x86_64.rpm and VeeamPluginforSAPMaxDB.tar.gz files to the SAP MaxDB server.

Using veeam.com

1. Download the setup archive for Veeam Plug-In for SAP MaxDB from this Veeam webpage.
2. Open the setup archive and find the following files:

1. In the \VeeamPluginforSAPMaxDB-13.0.1.180\veeam-openssl3 directory, find the veeam-openssl3-3.0.0.31-1.x86_64.rpm package.
2. In the \VeeamPluginforSAPMaxDB-13.0.1.180\x64 directory, find the VeeamPluginforSAPMaxDB.tar.gz archive.

3. Upload veeam-openssl3-3.0.0.31-1.x86_64.rpm and VeeamPluginforSAPMaxDB.tar.gz files to the SAP MaxDB server.

2. Install Veeam Plug-In. To do this, run the following commands:

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

2. Create the /opt/veeam directory.

3. Unpack the plug-in files from the archive to the /opt/veeam directory.

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