Integration with Veeam Backup & Replication
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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 learn more about supported backup repositories, see the Backup Repositories and Scale-Out Backup Repositories sections in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.
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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.
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