Install HOSTVM Backup Plugin

Download Backup Plugin

The HOSTVM 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 HOSTVM .
4. In the Version dropdown list, select the exact version of your HOSTVM virtual platform.
5. Click on Download button to download the installer.

Install Backup Plugin

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

yum install vinchin-stack-patch-cloud-xxx.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 HOSTVM hosts

Notice

1. The backup plugin for HOSTVM must be installed with yum command instead of rpm command.

2. Please DO NOT install the backup plugin on the HOSTVM engine.

Uninstall HOSTVM 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 HOSTVM , please run the below command.

rpm -e vinchin-stack-patch-cloud

Notice

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