Upgrading to Veeam Backup for OLVM and RHV 6

You can upgrade Veeam Backup for Red Hat Virtualization from version 2.0, 2a, 3.0, 3a, 3b, 4.0, 4.1 or 5 to Veeam Backup for OLVM and RHV version 6.

Important

To upgrade Veeam Backup for Red Hat Virtualization 1.0 and 2.0 to version 6, you must first upgrade it to version 2a as described in the Veeam Backup for RHV 2.0 User Guide, section Upgrading to Veeam Backup for RHV 2a.

Before you start the upgrade process, do the following:

Download Veeam Backup & Replication version 12.3 from the Veeam downloads page.
Plan a maintenance period. Typically, the upgrade process takes up to one hour. Make sure there are no jobs currently running or scheduled to run during this period. Wait for the jobs to complete or disable the jobs manually before you start upgrading Veeam Backup for OLVM and RHV.
Make sure the backup appliance is powered on.
Back up the configuration database of the backup appliance. For more information, see the following sections:

For Veeam Backup for Red Hat Virtualization version 2.0 and 2a, see Backup for Veeam Backup for RHV 2.0 User Guide, section Performing Configuration Backup.
For Veeam Backup for Red Hat Virtualization version 3.0 and 3a, see Backup for Veeam Backup for RHV 3.0 User Guide, section Performing Configuration Backup.
For Veeam Backup for Red Hat Virtualization version 4.0, see Backup for Veeam Backup for RHV 4.0 User Guide, section Backing Up Configuration Settings Manually.

For Veeam Backup for OLVM and RHV version 4.1, see Backup for Veeam Backup for OLVM and RHV 4.1 User Guide, section Backing Up Configuration Settings Manually.
For Veeam Backup for OLVM and RHV version 5, see Backup for Veeam Backup for OLVM and RHV 5 User Guide, section Backing Up Configuration Settings Manually.

To upgrade Veeam Backup for OLVM and RHV to version 6, do the following:

Upgrade your Veeam Backup & Replication server to version 12.3 as described in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide, section Upgrading to Veeam Backup & Replication 12. Then, complete the Components Update wizard as described in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide, section Server Components Upgrade.
Upgrade the backup appliance to version 6. To do that:

In the Veeam Backup & Replication console, open the Backup Infrastructure view.
Navigate to Backup Proxies > Out of Date.
Select the backup appliance and click Missing Updates on the ribbon.
In the Components Update window, click Apply.