Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux

You can upgrade an older version of Veeam Agent for Linux to version 13.0.1.

Before You Begin

Before you start the upgrade, consider the following:

Make sure that no jobs are running on the Veeam Agent computer.
During upgrade, configuration and backup files that were created with the previous version of Veeam Agent are not impacted in any way.
In Veeam Agent for Linux version 13.0.1, restore point-based retention is no longer available. After upgrade, backup jobs will continue to operate with their original retention policy settings. To change restore point-based retention to daily retention, edit the backup job settings: in the Retention policy field, select days from the drop-down and specify a number of days for the policy. Note that after you change the retention type, switching back to restore point-based retention will not be possible.

Upgrading Veeam Agent

Depending on the type of the packages you used for Veeam Agent installation, you can use the following upgrade procedures:

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If the computer where you want to upgrade Veeam Agent for Linux is not connected to the internet and does not have access to a local mirror of the Veeam software repository, you can download and re-install Veeam Agent for Linux packages manually. To learn more, see Installing Veeam Agent for Linux in Offline Mode.