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Integrated backup plugins
In the Abiquo backup feature, backup plugins were previously run as a separate service and they have now been integrated into the core product.
Abiquo backup plugins support the following backup systems:
- Veeam
- Avamar
The Abiquo integration with both of these systems supports Complete backups only.
Configure backup plugins
There are two new properties to configure the backup plugin and load the configuration files for each backup system.
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For details of these configuration files, see Configure Abiquo Avamar Plugin and Configure Abiquo Veeam Backup Plugin properties
Changes to configuring backups in infrastructure
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The backup plugins work with the API (for backup management), and remote services: virtual factory and cloud provider proxy. The backup plugins are configured using:
- Abiquo property on API / Server: check Abiquo property on Remote Services: configuration file location
- Backup system configuration files in the same folder as the Abiquo properties file on the remote services
API changes
There are new Abiquo API methods for working with backups. Previously, developers could create a backup integration using VM metadata and events. Now developers should upgrade their integration to use the new API methods for backups, with new data media types. The Abiquo UI now works with the Abiquo API instead of VM metadata. So backup results and restores in VM metadata is valid but it will not be visible through the Abiquo UI. Backup results cannot be written using the Abiquo API.
In the API, there have been changes to the methods for VM backups. And Abiquo now stores VM backup policy definitions in the VM instead of under metadata. And Abiquo stores backup and restore results in the database instead of the VM metadata. See API Changelog v4.0
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Configurations and constraints
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