Upgrading to Veeam Plug-in for OLVM and RHV 7

Starting from version 7, Veeam Plug-in for OLVM and RHV comes without the backup appliance that was previously used to perform management operations, process jobs and deliver backup traffic. The functionality of backup appliance is now integrated into the backup server. When upgrading to 7, backup appliance configuration settings will be automatically migrated to the Veeam Backup & Replication configuration database. After the migration is complete, the backup appliance VM will be removed, and a worker will be deployed instead.

Before you start the upgrade process, do the following:

• [Applies only to versions 2a, 3.0, 3a, 3b, 4.0, 4.1 or 5] Upgrade to version 6 as described in the Veeam Backup for OLVM and RHV 6 User Guide, section Upgrading to Veeam Backup for OLVM and RHV 6.
• Download Veeam Backup & Replication version 13.0.1 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 Plug-in for OLVM and RHV.
• Make sure the backup appliance is powered on.

To upgrade Veeam Plug-in for OLVM and RHV to version 7, do the following:

1. Upgrade your Veeam Backup & Replication server to version 13.0.1 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.

Alternatively, complete the following steps:

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 Out of Date.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