How to setup OLVM backup over storage network?

If your Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager (OLVM) environment has existing storage network, you could choose to run VM backups over storage network, this can eliminate the impact on production network during the backup process.

Step 1: Network connection

Make sure there are at least 2 network interfaces on your Vinchin Backup Server. Connect Vinchin backup server to both the management network and the storage network.

Warning

If your Vinchin Backup Server is already licensed, adding new network interface card to the server will invalid the license. If you have to do so, please contact Vinchin support for help.

Step 2: Install Vinchin backup plugin for OLVM

Download Vinchin backup plugin for OLVM from the login screen of Vinchin backup server web console. By clicking on the Download Backup Plugin and then select the OLVM version to download.

Upload the downloaded backup plugin installation file to each of the OLVM hosts, then run the below command from each of the OLVM hosts’ CLI to install.

In the above command, where “6.5.0-17449” should be the actual version number of the backup plugin you downloaded.

Note:

1.       Please DO NOT install backup plugin on OLVM Engine.

2.       Please install the backup plugin using yum command instead of rpm command.

Step 3: Add OLVM to Vinchin Backup Server

Open Vinchin backup server web console, add OLVM to Vinchin backup server under VM Backup > Virtual Infrastructure.

Please add OLVM by using IP/domain and admin (also specify the domain, e.g., admin@internal) user credentials of the OLVM engine.

Step 4: Create VM backup job

Create a VM backup job under VM Backup > Backup, follow the New Backup Job wizard to complete the job settings.

In the 3^rd step - Backup Strategies, under Transmission Strategy tab, please select LAN in the Transfer via dropdown list. And in the Transmission Network field, please enter the storage network address, e.g., 10.10.10.100/24.

With the above configurations, the VM backups will be transferred through the storage network.