Install ZStack Backup Plugin
Download Backup Plugin
The ZStack 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 ZStack Cloud.
- In the Version dropdown list, select the exact version of your ZStack virtual platform.
- Click on Download button to download the installer.
Install Backup Plugin
The VM backup plugin for ZStack should be installed on all the ZStack hosts, please upload the backup plugin installer to all the hosts for installation. After the installer is uploaded, please install it from the ZStack hosts' command line interface (CLI).
Enter the directory where you uploaded the backup plugin, and then use below command to install the backup plugin.
yum install vinchin-stack-patch-cloud-xxx-1.el7.x86_64.rpm
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 ZStack hosts.
Uninstall ZStack 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 ZStack, please run the below command from ZStack host CLI.
rpm -e vinchin-stack-patch-cloud
Notice
If the ZStack backup plugin gets uninstalled without reinstallation or installing a newer version of backup plugin, your VM backup jobs will fail.