Installing and Updating Storage System Plug-ins (Linux Server)

Before you start working with Universal Storage API integrated systems, make sure you have installed the Universal Storage API integrated system plug-in on the Veeam backup server.

Installing Plug-in Initially

To install the plug-in, perform the following steps:

Download a bundle of the required Universal Storage API integrated system plug-in from the Veeam Download page.

Download the bundle to the computer from which you will access the Web UI. Choose the plug-in available for Veeam backup server installed on Linux.

Open the Veeam Updater page.

In a browser, go to Veeam Updater using the following address: https://<backup_server_ip>/updater/updates.

Alternatively, you can open Veeam Updater from the Web UI:

In a browser, go to https://<backup_server_ip>.
Log in using credentials of your backup server.
Switch to the Configuration page.

Navigate to the About tab.
Click Updater Interface.

On the Veeam Updater page, upload and install the plug-in bundle to the Veeam Updater:

Click Upload a hotfix at the bottom of the page.
In the Upload a Hotfix window, browse for the bundle downloaded at step 1.
Click Upload.
Click Install Now.

After the installation finishes, the plug-in appears in the list of available updates.

After you install the plug-in, you must configure the backup infrastructure to be able to use storage snapshots for data protection. For more information, see Infrastructure Overview.

Updating Plug-in

To check if any updates are available and install them:

Open the Veeam Updater page.

In a browser, go to the Veeam Updater using the following address: https://<backup_server_ip>/updater/updates.

Alternatively, you can open the Veeam Updater from the Web UI:

In a browser, go to https://<backup_server_ip>.
Log in using credentials of your Veeam Backup & Replication server.
Switch to the Configuration page.
Navigate to the About tab.

Click Updater Interface.

On the Veeam Updater page, select the required plug-in from the list of available updates and click Install Updates Now.