Integration with Veeam Backup & Replication

Important

To use Veeam Agent for Linux 6.1 with Veeam Backup & Replication, you must install Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1 on the Veeam backup server.

To use Veeam Agent for Linux 6.0 with Veeam Backup & Replication, you must install Veeam Backup & Replication 12.0 on the Veeam backup server.

You can store backup files created with Veeam Agent for Linux on backup repositories managed by Veeam Backup & Replication. To do this, you must select a Veeam Backup & Replication backup repository as a target location in the properties of the backup job. To store Veeam Agent backups, you can use a simple backup repository or a scale-out backup repository.

NOTE

Consider the following:

  • The current guide covers subjects related to Veeam Agent for Linux operating in the standalone mode.
  • You can also use Veeam Backup & Replication to manage Veeam Agent for Linux on computers in your infrastructure. As part of the Veeam Agent management scenario, you can remotely deploy Veeam Agent to your computers, as well as configure and manage Veeam Agent backup jobs in Veeam Backup & Replication. To learn more, see Veeam Agent Management Guide.
  • If you create a backup job with the Veeam Agent command line interface, you need to specify a Veeam backup repository in the backup job settings. Veeam backup repository appears in the list of backup repositories after you connect to a Veeam backup server. To learn more, see Managing Veeam Backup & Replication Servers.

Veeam Agent for Linux works with the Veeam Backup & Replication backup repository as with any other backup repository. Backup files are stored to a separate folder; you can perform standard restore operations using these files.

Information about Veeam Agent backups stored on the Veeam Backup & Replication backup repositories, backup jobs and sessions becomes available in the Veeam Backup & Replication console:

  • The Veeam Agent for Linux backup job is displayed in the list of jobs in Veeam Backup & Replication.
  • Backup files created with Veeam Agent for Linux are displayed in the list of backups, under the Agents node.
  • Performed job sessions are available in the History view of Veeam Backup & Replication.

Backup administrators working with Veeam Backup & Replication can perform a set of operations with Veeam Agent backups:

  • Perform data protection operations: copy Veeam Agent backups to secondary backup repositories and archive these backups to tape.
  • Perform restore operations: restore individual files and directories, application items from Veeam Agent backups; restore computer disks and convert them to the VMDK, VHD or VHDX format; restore to Microsoft Azure and Amazon EC2.
  • Perform administrative tasks: disable and delete Veeam Agent backup jobs, remove Veeam Agent backups and so on.

Integration with Veeam Backup & Replication 

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