Install H3C Backup Plugin

Download Backup Plugin

The H3C VM backup plugin can be downloaded from the login screen of Vinchin backup server's web console.

1. By clicking on Download Backup Plugin, you'll see the download options.
2. In Type dropdown list, select VM Backup Plugin option.
3. In the Platform dropdown list, select H3C UIS/CAS.
4. In the Version dropdown list, select the exact version of your H3C virtual platform.
5. Click on Download button to download the installer.

Install Backup Plugin

The VM backup plugin for H3C should be installed on all the H3C hosts, please upload the backup plugin installer to all the hosts for installation. After the installer is uploaded, please install it from the H3C hosts' command line interface (CLI).

1. By using the below command to decompress the .tar.gz package. tar -zvxf vinchin-kvm-backup-patch-xxx-x86_64.tar.gz Where the 'xxx' should be the version number same as the actually downloaded installer.
2. Enter the backup plugin package folder. cd vinchin-kvm-backup-patch-xxx-x86_64 Where the 'xxx' should be the version number same as the installer package's version number.
3. Install with the below command. ./kvm_backup_patch_install Where the 'xxx' should be the version number same as the actually downloaded installer. Please make sure you upload and install the backup plugin installer on all the H3C hosts

Uninstall H3C Backup Plugin

In order to reinstall the backup plugin or to install a newer version of backup plugin, you need to first uninstall the existing backup plugin.

To uninstall Vinchin backup plugin for H3C, please run the below command H3C host CLI.

./kvm_backup_patch_uninstall

Notice

If the H3C backup plugin gets uninstalled without reinstallation or installing a newer version of backup plugin, your VM backup jobs will fail.