Before You Begin
Before you start the installation process, review the following information and prerequisites.
Types of Veeam Agent for Linux Installation Packages
You can install Veeam Agent for Linux using one of the available installation packages:
- Veeam Agent for Linux — this set of packages depends on the Veeam kernel module for creating system snapshots. It works with the widest range of Linux distributions and file systems.
- Nosnap Veeam Agent for Linux — this set of packages does not depend on the Veeam kernel module for creating system snapshots. Nosnap Veeam Agent for Linux leverages native file system snapshot capabilities on the select Linux distributions.
- Nosnap Veeam Agent for Linux on Power — this set of nosnap packages is specifically designed for IBM Power Systems. These packages are available for installation starting from the release of Veeam Agent version 6.1.
For information on installation, see Installing Veeam Agent for Linux and Installing Veeam Agent for Linux in Offline Mode.
Before you start the installation process, consider the following:
- The computer on which you plan to install Veeam Agent for Linux must satisfy system requirements specified in this document. To learn more, see System Requirements.
- To install Veeam Agent for Linux software packages, you must use the root account or any user account that has super user (root) privileges on the computer where you plan to install the product.
- If you have used the Beta version of Veeam Agent for Linux, you must remove Veeam Agent for Linux software packages prior to installing the release version of the product. To learn more, see Uninstalling Veeam Agent for Linux.
Considerations for Installing Veeam Kernel Modules on UEFI Systems with Secure Boot
Consider the following about installing Veeam kernel modules on UEFI systems with Secure Boot:
- [Pre-built kernel modules] To make UEFI systems with Secure Boot work with pre-built Veeam kernel modules, Veeam Agent requires the Veeam public key enrolled to the Machine Owner Key (MOK) list. To learn more, see Enrolling Veeam Kernel Module Key Using MOK Management.
- [DKMS kernel modules] DKMS modules do not have a ueficert package because it is not possible to automatically sign such modules. You must either sign the module yourself and enroll the key to your system or disable Secure Boot.