Installation Procedure

To use the MaxBack VSS Writer you have to perform the following steps:

  1. Install the writer binaries each database host

  2. Request a license key

  3. Install the license file

  4. Connect the writer to the database

  5. optional: enable Veeam configuration set

1. Install binaries

You can install the MaxBack VSS Writer binaries with the setup package provided by dbosoft:

http://www.maxback.io/dist/latest/MaxBack.VssWriter.exe

Note

If you have allready installed .NET Framework 4.71 or higher you can also use the alternative Offline Installer.

2. Request a license key

Each license is bound to the writer instance. To request a valid license you have to provide the unique key of the writer instance.

Call the commandline client from a elevated command prompt:

maxback.vssclient getkey

The command output will show you the instance key. Send this key to support@dbosoft.eu together with your customer number to request a license.

3. Install the license file

The support will provide you a license file. To install the license call the commandline client from a elevated command prompt:

maxback.vssclient instlicense

4. Connect to the database

To create the writer instance you again have to use the writer commandline client from a elevated command prompt:

maxback.vssclient connect

The commandline client will now create a writer service for the database instance. It will also create a user named vsswriter with a random password. This user is used for all communication with the database.

5. Enable configuration sets

To enable the veeam best practices configuration set use the following command from a elevated command prompt:

maxback.vssclient enableconfigset -s Veeam

To enable the Azure Backup best practices configuration set use the following command:

maxback.vssclient enableconfigset -s AzureBackup

See also

More options can be used on the maxback.vssconfig command (for example the database name). For a description of these options see Commandline Client.