Connect OLVM to Vinchin
Add OLVM Virtual Platform
To connect OLVM to Vinchin, follow the steps below.
Go to Resources > Virtual Infrastructure > Virtual Platform page.
Click on Add button.
In the Platform dropdown list, select Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager(OLVM).
In the IP/Domain field, specify the IP address or domain name of the OLVM engine.
For the Username field, the default username is “admin” and it should be used with the “internal” domain, so you should type “admin@internal” here.
In the Password field, please type in the password for OLVM engine admin user.
In the Name field, specify a custom name for this newly added virtual platform.
As for Engine Backup, it is optional, it can be used to backup the OLVM engine metadata.
To enable engine backup, you need to use root permission of the OLVM engine.
With the above settings, Vinchin Backup & Recovery will automatically backup OLVM engine at 11pm every day, and 30 backups will be saved for restore purpose.
- Click on OK to add the OLVM virtual platform.
Notice
Please make sure Vinchin backup server can access the OLVM virtual platform on ports 443, 29203 and 29204, otherwise you will not be able to add virtual platform or perform VM backup.
Get OLVM Virtual Platform Licensed for Backup
Once you had successfully added the OLVM virtual platform to Vinchin backup server, in the Virtual Platform List, the OLVM virtual platform will be listed.
If your license type is "Per CPU Sockets", the OLVM virtual platform will be in Unlicensed state, at this moment you are unable to create any backup job for the OLVM VMs.
To get the OLVM virtual platform licensed for backup, please do as follows.
- Click on the License button.
- In the Host Licensing dialog, select all hosts of the OLVM virtual platform.
- Click on License button to get the OLVM hosts licensed for VM backup.
Once the OLVM virtual platform gets licensed, you are now able to create backup jobs for the OLVM VMs.