This is an archive version of the document. To get the most up-to-date information, see the current version.Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux with Kernel Module
IMPORTANT |
[For upgrade of Veeam Agent to version 6.3.2.1307 on Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL 7 and 8] Before you run the upgrade command, you must update the Veeam GPG key by installing the latest veeam-release package from this Veeam webpage or from Veeam Software Repository as described in this Veeam KB article. For more information on installing the veeam-release package, see Connecting to Veeam Software Repository. |
The commands for the upgrade of Veeam Agent for Linux differ depending on the Linux distribution:
- Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux in CentOS 7 / RHEL 6 – 8 / Rocky Linux 8 / AlmaLinux 8
- Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux in RHEL 9 and 10 / Rocky Linux 9 and 10 / AlmaLinux 9 and 10
- Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux in Oracle Linux 6 – 8
- Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux in Fedora / Oracle Linux 9 and 10
- Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux in openSUSE
- Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux in SLES 12 SP4 – SP5, 15 SP1 – SP2
- Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux in SLES 15 SP3 – SP7 and 16.0
- Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux in Debian 10 / Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04 (kernel 5.4)
- Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux in Debian 11– 13 / Ubuntu 22.04 – 25.04
Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux in CentOS 7 / RHEL 6 – 8 / Rocky Linux 8 / AlmaLinux 8
To upgrade Veeam Agent for Linux, use the following command:
yum update veeam |
With these commands, a pre-built binary package with Veeam kernel module will be installed in your system. To stay on the DKMS version of the Veeam kernel module, use the following command for upgrade:
yum update veeamsnap && yum update veeam |
Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux in RHEL 9 and 10 / Rocky Linux 9 and 10 / AlmaLinux 9 and 10
To upgrade Veeam Agent for Linux, use the following command:
yum install kmod-blksnap veeam --allowerasing |
With this command, a pre-built binary package with the Veeam kernel module will be installed in your system. The --force key is required to properly replace the missing link to .ko in case of update from the DKMS version of the Veeam kernel module to a pre-built binary. To stay on the DKMS version, use the following command for upgrade:
yum install blksnap veeam --allowerasing |
Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux in Oracle Linux 6 – 8
To upgrade Veeam Agent for Linux, use the following command:
yum update veeam |
Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux in Fedora / Oracle Linux 9 and 10
To upgrade Veeam Agent for Linux, use the following command:
yum update veeam --allowerasing |
Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux in openSUSE
To upgrade Veeam Agent for Linux, use the following commands:
For openSUSE Leap 15.3 with default kernel
zypper in -- replacefiles blksnap-kmp-default veeam |
For openSUSE Leap 15.3 with preemptive kernel
zypper in -- replacefiles blksnap-kmp-preempt veeam |
For openSUSE Leap 15.4 – 15.6
zypper in -- replacefiles blksnap-kmp-default veeam |
With these commands, a pre-built binary package with the Veeam kernel module will be installed in your system. The --force key is required to properly replace the missing link to .ko in case of update from the DKMS version of the Veeam kernel module to a pre-built binary. To stay on the DKMS version, use the following command for upgrade:
zypper update veeam |
Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux in SLES 12 SP4 – SP5, 15 SP1 – SP2
To upgrade Veeam Agent for Linux, use the following commands:
For default kernel
zypper in veeamsnap-kmp-default veeam |
For preemptive kernel
zypper in veeamsnap-kmp-preempt veeam |
With these commands, a pre-built binary package with Veeam kernel module will be installed in your system. The --force key is required to properly replace the missing link to .ko in case of update from the DKMS version of the Veeam kernel module to a pre-built binary. To stay on the DKMS version, use the following command for upgrade:
zypper update veeam |
Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux in SLES 15 SP3 – SP7 and 16.0
To upgrade Veeam Agent for Linux, use the following commands:
For SLES 15 SP3 with default kernel
zypper in --replacefiles blksnap-kmp-default veeam |
For SLES 15 SP3 with preemptive kernel
zypper in --replacefiles blksnap-kmp-preempt veeam |
For SLES 15 SP4 – SP7 and 16.0
zypper in --replacefiles blksnap-kmp-default veeam |
With these commands, a pre-built binary package with the Veeam kernel module will be installed in your system. The --force key is required to properly replace the missing link to .ko in case of update from the DKMS version of the Veeam kernel module to a pre-built binary. To stay on the DKMS version, use the following command for upgrade:
zypper in --replacefiles blksnap veeam |
Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux in Debian 10 / Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04 (kernel 5.4)
To upgrade Veeam Agent for Linux, use the following commands:
apt-get update |
Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux in Debian 11 – 13 / Ubuntu 22.04 – 25.04
To upgrade Veeam Agent for Linux, use the following commands:
apt-get update |