Install Sangfor HCI Backup Plugin
Download Backup Plugin
The Sangfor HCI VM backup plugin can be downloaded from the login screen of Vinchin backup server's web console.
- By clicking on Download Backup Plugin, you'll see the download options.
- In Type dropdown list, select VM Backup Plugin option.
- In the Platform dropdown list, select Sangfor HCI.
- In the Version dropdown list, select the exact version of your Sangfor HCI virtual platform.
- Click on Download button to download the installer.
Install Backup Plugin
The VM backup plugin for Sangfor HCI should be installed on all the Sangfor HCI hosts, please upload the backup plugin installer to all the hosts for installation. After the installer is uploaded, please install it from the Sangfor HCI hosts' command line interface (CLI).
- By using the below command to decompress the .tar.gz package.
tar -zvxf vinchin-kvm-backup-patch-xxx-Debian.7-x86_64.tar.gz
Where the 'xxx' should be the version number same as the actually downloaded installer.
- Enter the backup plugin package folder.
cd vinchin-kvm-backup-patch-xxx-Debian.7-x86_64
Where the 'xxx' should be the version number same as the installer package's version number.
- 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 Sangfor HCI hosts
Uninstall Sangfor HCI 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 Sangfor HCI, please run the below command Sangfor HCI host CLI.
./kvm_backup_patch_uninstall
Notice
If the Sangfor HCI backup plugin gets uninstalled without reinstallation or installing a newer version of backup plugin, your VM backup jobs will fail.