Install RED Virtualization Backup Plugin

Download Backup Plugin

The RED Virtualization 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 RED Virtualization.
4. In the Version dropdown list, select the exact version of your Red Virtualization.
5. Click on Download button to download the installer.

Install Backup Plugin

The VM backup plugin for RED Virtualization should be installed on all the hosts, please upload the backup plugin installer to all the hosts for installation. After the installer is uploaded, please install it from the RED Virtualization 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 RED Virtualization hosts.

Notice

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

2. Please DO NOT install the backup plugin on the RED Virtualization engine host.

Uninstall Red 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 RED Virtualization, please run the below command.

rpm -e vinchin-stack-patch-cloud

Notice

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