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Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux with Kernel Module

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

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 / Rocky Linux / AlmaLinux

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

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 Tumbleweed

zypper update veeam

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 and 15.5

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 – SP5

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 and SP5

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
apt-get install veeam

Upgrading Veeam Agent for Linux in Debian 11 – 12.0 / Ubuntu 22.04, 22.10 and 23.04

To upgrade Veeam Agent for Linux, use the following commands:

apt-get update
apt-get install blksnap veeam

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