Before You Begin

Before you start the installation process, review the following information and prerequisites.

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. For more information on system requirements and limitations, see System Requirements.
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 select Linux distributions. For more information on system requirements and limitations, see System Requirements for Nosnap Veeam Agent for Linux.
Nosnap Veeam Agent for Linux on Power — this set of nosnap packages is specifically designed for IBM Power Systems. For more information on system requirements and limitations, see System Requirements for Nosnap Veeam Agent for Linux on Power.

The computer on which you plan to install Veeam Agent must satisfy system requirements specified in this document. To learn more, see System Requirements.
To install Veeam Agent 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 install Veeam Agent in a UEFI system with Secure Boot, you must configure UEFI Secure Boot to enable your system to work with Veeam Agent. You can configure UEFI Secure Boot before or after the installation of Veeam Agent, but before you run a backup job. For more information, see Configuring UEFI Secure Boot.

You must not install Veeam Agent on the server that is used as a hardened repository in the Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure.

If you have used the Beta version of Veeam Agent, you must remove Veeam Agent software packages prior to installing the release version of the product. To learn more, see Uninstalling Veeam Agent for Linux.