I only know Avamar 7.0 so I'm assuming the basic principles are the same. Yes you will need the SharePoint plugin on all servers in the farm. Please follow the documentation for installing the SharePoint plugin on your backend SQL Server. It will need to be installed under farm admin credentials so the VSS writers register properly. Installing a backend client is different from installing the frontend client.
What version of the Avamar clients are you running? Was it ever working before? What does the SharePoint backup log on the SQL server say? Are the VSS writers related to SQL and SharePoint in a stable state on both servers?
Version is 6.1. On the SharePoint server there is Avamar windows and SharePointPlugin. On the SQL server there is Avamar windows and SQL plugin (because the are more instances and databases, different type of backup). Based on your question do I need to install SharePoint plugin on the SQL server? VSS writers are OK.
Here are errors:
2015-07-22 03:05:37 avmossvss Error <0000>: The back-end client [SQL] will be dropped later in the processs. Please examine its activity logs for more information. (Log #4) 2015-07-22 03:05:40 avmossvss Error <0000>: The back-end client [SQL] will be dropped later in the processs. Please examine its activity logs for more information. (Log #4) 2015-07-22 03:10:56 avmossvss Error <13968>: The back-end client [SQL] has failed to backup, so its components will not be displayed for restore. (Log #4)
and more:
2015-07-22 03:00:37 avmossvss Info <13994>: Preparing a manager for the federated backup. 2015-07-22 03:00:37 avmossvss Info <12962>: Master plugin runs on: '127.0.0.1' 2015-07-22 03:00:37 avmossvss Info <13995>: Sending sub-workorders to the back-end clients. 2015-07-22 03:00:37 avmossvss Info <13962>: Number of back_end_clients: [1] 2015-07-22 03:00:37 avmossvss Info <12978>: Forwarding [snapup] request to: 172.16.10.46 2015-07-22 03:00:37 avmossvss Info <13967>: Back-End Client: SQL,172.16.10.46, Status: SENT_SUBWORKORDER 2015-07-22 03:00:37 avmossvss Info <13088>: Waiting for back-end clients to start sub-workorders ... 2015-07-22 03:05:37 avmossvss Info <13089>: Initiating VSS Snapshot creation on back-end clients 2015-07-22 03:05:37 avmossvss Error <0000>: The back-end client [SQL] will be dropped later in the processs. Please examine its activity logs for more information.
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I only know Avamar 7.0 so I'm assuming the basic principles are the same. Yes you will need the SharePoint plugin on all servers in the farm. Please follow the documentation for installing the SharePoint plugin on your backend SQL Server. It will need to be installed under farm admin credentials so the VSS writers register properly. Installing a backend client is different from installing the frontend client.